A tractor trailer rear ended a school bus in Aberdeen NC on Nov. 12, which sent several children and adults to the hospital with minor injuries.
The North Carolina Highway Patrol stated that the bus had stopped to pick up a child at a bus stop...
Big Rig Driver Charged in Virginia Wreck
A big rig driver from North Carolina has been charged in a chain reaction crash on I-85 in Virginia that involved a firetruck and a sheriff's cruiser.
The truck driver from High Point NC - Lonnie Mixter - was charged with reckless driving in...
Dump Truck Driver Charged in Bridge Crash on I-81
Virginia State Police have charged a dump truck driver from Staunton after his truck bed slammed into an overpass over I-81. The bed hit the bridge with enough force that the bed broke off the truck. It landed vertically on the highway.
The...
Congress Could Hide Truck Safety Records
A bill that is pending in Congress could block the American public from viewing trucking firms' safety ratings online. This is a change that the trucking lobby has long wanted because they maintain the system is unfair.
That online database was...
2 Mysterious Factors That Lead To Truck Wrecks
Two researchers from the University of Utah’s Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health recently set out to discover why truck drivers crash. They looked at 25 variables, including:
- Gender
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How Experienced Truck Accident Attorneys Prove Negligence
Commercial truck crashes have devastating consequences on innocent people every day. When a big rig driver is negligent and collides with a passenger vehicle, terrible injuries and even death can occur.
When a truck crash occurs, the truck...
Tractor Trailer Crash Training Held in Virginia Mountain Tunnels
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and Transportation Operation and Management, LLC, VDOT’s partner in emergency response for the Interstate 77 mountain tunnels, held a truck crash training exercise in early November. This vital...
Tractor Trailer Crash on I-64 Kills One
A Nov. 4 tractor trailer crash near Newport News, VA on I-64 East killed one when it hit a stationary VDOT service vehicle, according to Virginia State Police.
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Truck Driver Admits to Falling Asleep Behind Wheel in Deadly Crash
A truck driver in Georgia who has been accused of hitting and killing a AAA contractor on the side of I-85 admitted that he nodded off behind the wheel of his rig.
The Georgia State Patrol stated Nov. 3 that a AAA worker had stopped on the...
Big Rig Driver Charged in Wreck That Killed 3
A tractor trailer driver was charged this week in connection to a wreck in Rockingham County NC that killed two adults and a three year old boy. The truck driver was charged with three counts of misdemeanor death by motor vehicle and one count of...