Truck-involved fatalities up during first year of ELD mandate

Preliminary numbers reveal truck-involved fatalities increased in 2018, despite an overall decrease.

August-September 2019

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Tyson Fisher

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Traffic fatalities were down overall for the second consecutive year in 2018 and the seventh consecu
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Tyson Fisher joined Land Line Magazine in March 2014. An award-winning journalist and tireless researcher, his news reports, features and blogs bring depth to our editorial content, backed with solid detail. Tyson is a lifelong Kansas Citian.