One of the many common scenarios in tractor trailer crashes involves the lost truck driver looking for a destination, making turns across traffic, attempting to turn around in inadequate locations, blocking roadways in the dark, etc. One of the many new technological solutions being offered to trucking companies seeks to reduce the problem of lost truckers, while making the company operations more efficient and profitable.

In Nashville, TN, Continental Express is seeking return of a road tractor-trailer and cargo of paper that was involved in a 7/19/04 crash that killed a police officer. Police say the truck driver was speeding on Interstate 40 and driving recklessly when he crashed into the officer’s cruiser. A stranded motorist the officer was helping was seriously injured. The truck driver’s lawyer said a data recorder on the truck proves that his defendant was not speeding. See article.