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Justice For Truckers

Justice For Truckers

Justice For Truckers. This past week Rogel Aguilera-Mederos, the trucker that was involved in a quadruple fatality in 2019, was resentenced for the deadly crash. Originally Aguilera-Mederos received 110 years in prison for the charges of vehicular homicide. He was given clemency by the Governor of Colorado and his sentence was dropped to 10 years. With good behavior he could be out of prison at the end of 2026. JUSTICE FOR TRUCKERS

Some safety violations can turn into misdemeanor or felony convictions

Paul O. Taylor recently wrote an article outlining violations that truckers take for granted. There are several violations that truckers commit everyday without realizing the consequences could mean jail time. For example, an employment application. Yes, did you know when you falsify a driver application, it could lead to jail time. The bottom line, it’s a federal offense because all truckers are underneath federal rules.

Trucker stay with broke down rig in frigid North Dakota

A truck driver that ended up in a ditch with his tractor trailer, waited for a tow truck with his rig for two days. The unknown trucker was offered several opportunities to be placed in a hotel but refused, stayed and slept in his stuck truck for two days. Please check out the rest of the story over at CDL Life.

All these stories and more are on the next TalkCDL Trucking Podcast episode. Please tune in and hear the show. We also wanted to say Happy New Year to all that have supported the show. That you for a great 2021. We encourage all of you to keep sending the kind emails, the videos and the pictures of life on the road. Thank you!

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