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America’s Dangerous Trucks

Inside the Battle to Prevent Deadly Crashes

Hundreds of people die every year when cars slide beneath trucks. In the face of opposition from the industry, the federal government has failed for decades to take simple steps to limit the danger.

How Recent State Laws Are Making It Harder to Sue Trucking Companies After Crashes

by James O’Donnell, FRONTLINE,

DOT Researchers Suggested a Way to Make Big Trucks Safer. After Meeting With Lobbyists, Agency Officials Rejected the Idea.

by Kartikay Mehrotra, ProPublica, and A.C. Thompson, ProPublica and FRONTLINE, photography by Amy Osborne for ProPublica,

Trapped Under Trucks

by A.C. Thompson, ProPublica and FRONTLINE, Kartikay Mehrotra, ProPublica, and Julia Ingram, FRONTLINE,

New Investigation by ProPublica and FRONTLINE Reveals How Regulators and Lobbyists Blocked Measures to Prevent Deadly Crashes

by ProPublica and PBS's Frontline,