EXPOSÉ | "Eyes on the Road" | PBS

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In 2004, an 18-wheeler crossed the median on a highway north of Dallas and collided with two vehicles, killing ten people, including three children - a tragedy that represented but a fraction of the roughly 5,000 Americans who die each year in accidents involving big trucks.

However, it was this particular accident that set an investigative team from The Dallas Morning News on a 14 month-long exploration that revealed - among other things - unqualified drivers, dangerous working conditions, lack of safety inspections, and very little oversight of an industry that affects every city in the country.

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• Trucking
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• Texas
• Regulation

[scaniamichael]

work it out 150,000 miles a year is 12,500 miles a month truck does 50 mph. 250 hours a month at non stop 50mph is 10 hours a day 6 days a week. add in traffic stops, picking up loads,holidays etc this woman is doing 20 hours a day like most truckers thats why they fall asleep and cross into traffic.can't belive she on tv boasting of how safe she is DUMBASS

[msjrpepeelapu]

also may GOD and Jesus Christ help you to become strong throw your hard times.i also know how it feels to lose someone you love you are close to.

[msjrpepeelapu]

i just want to say if you think that truckers don't care they do. most truckers that see accidents feel the pain of what took place there.when a trucker has a accident we all want to know what happened because no one what to see someone killed.again i'm sorry of your loss.

[msjrpepeelapu]

i'm a trucker.i know what the dangers are.i'm very sorry to see what happen to your family.i hope your pain passes.being on road my i've seen many things happen when it comes to accidents.if can see the roads in a way most trucker do then you may come to a understanding some time it's the trucker and some time it's the cars or in both broken parts.again i'm sorry for your loss.