Interrupted authority and written vetting rules at center of New Mexico crash lawsuit
This article is contributed content from an independent writer. It does not represent the views or opinions of FreightWaves or any of its subsidiaries. A trucking company hauling an Amazon Prime trailer had lost its operating authority, returned to service and accumulated safety violations before a crash injured three people on a New Mexico interstate, […] The post Interrupted authority and…
This lawsuit challenges Amazon's carrier selection and oversight practices following a crash in New Mexico that injured three people. Amazon's Prime trailer was hauled by Road Warriors Logistic, a trucking company that had lost its operating authority in May 2022 but was reinstated in May 2024. The plaintiffs claim that Amazon allowed Road Warriors to transport freight before the carrier met Amazon's requirement for 180 days of active operating authority, despite safety violations and another crash occurring less than a month before the collision.
The amended complaint alleges that Amazon failed to follow the standard it had set for itself, leading to the careless driving citation of Road Warriors' driver, Harmanpreet Singh, who lost control of his tractor and collided with other vehicles.
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