ID:

184

Date:

2007-05-03

Headline:

Records show tanker involved in freeway collapse cited many times

Reporter's name:

Aaron C. Davis

Delay/denial:

No

Lawsuit:

No

Fees:

No

Media outlet:

Associated Press

City:

Sacramento, CA

Summary:

A tanker truck that exploded and collapsed an interstate connector to the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge has been cited repeatedly by federal officials for safety violations and was ordered off the road last year, according to documents obtained under FOIA by the Associated Press from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Among the violations: unsafe brakes and carrying too much gasoline.

Keywords:

trucking, safety, citation, explosion, San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge

Agencies:

DOT

States:

CA

Categories:

transportation