The FMCSA teaches truck drivers that Driver fatigue may be due to a lack of adequate sleep, extended work hours, strenuous work or non-work activities, or a combination of other factors. Here is a report on a wreck involving trucker fatigue:
The northbound side of the Buckman Bridge was shut down for hours during Friday morning’s rush hour because of a fiery crash involving two tractor-trailers and a box truck.
The box truck was carrying industrial cleaners, and because firefighters used water to douse the blaze, the city’s biohazard team was called in to make sure the hazardous material didn’t run off into the St. Johns River, according to a Jacksonville Fire and Rescue spokesperson.
The box truck was carrying industrial cleaners, and because firefighters used water to douse the blaze, the city’s biohazard team was called in to make sure the hazardous material didn’t run off into the St. Johns River, according to a Jacksonville Fire and Rescue spokesperson.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a tractor-trailer was waiting on the bridge for a tow truck after a previous wreck Thursday night and it was rear-ended by the box truck when the driver fell asleep at the wheel.
More here: https://www.news4jax.com/traffic/2022/10/21/fiery-semi-crash-shuts-down-northbound-side-of-buckman-bridge/
