Government statistics state that tractor trailer crashes have risen 17% since 2014, with this news report highlighting the greater number of crashes in the New York State area in particular.
According to the AAA, most cities in the US get at...
Deadly I-81 Truck Crash Kills 79 Year-Old Woman
Virginia State Police are investigating a deadly truck crash on I-81 in Pulaski County that took the life of a 79 year-old woman. The crash occurred on Sunday at 1 PM.
The police stated that Hazel Mumpower from Alexandria VA was a passenger in...
Rear End Truck Crash in New York State Kills 1
A fiery truck crash on Sept. 21 left a person dead and shut down I-81 in New York near Binghamton for almost eight hours, according to the New York State Police.
The tractor trailer wreck happened at 9 am south of the Broad Ave. exit on I-81....
Two Injured After Truck Crash on Ohio Turnpike
Two truckers were hurt - one with serious injuries - when a big rig crashed on the Ohio Turnpike in a construction zone in Maumee OH on Sept. 22, the Ohio Highway Patrol reported.
Duah Kwaku, 57, of Manchester KY, was resting in the sleeper...
2 Ohio Tractor Trailers Collide, One Seriously Injured
Two men in Lindsey OH were hurt when their tractor trailers collided at US 20 and State Route 590 on Sept. 8.
Both drivers suffered injuries when one of the trucks rear ended the other at a red light. The Jaws of Life had to be used to remove...
Trucker Couple Says Better Driving Training Needed
According to a husband and wife truck driving team in Trucks.com, the federal government adding new trucking industry regulations - including speed limiters for trucks and electronic logging devices - will not address the root causes of most...
North Carolina Man Faces Felony Death Charges in I-85 Wreck
A man from Graham NC is facing a charge of felony death by motor vehicle and other charges after a fatal wreck on I-85 in North Carolina that closed the interstate for five hours on Tuesday evening.
The...
Brain Injury Association Fights Bigger Tractor Trailers
The Brain Injury Association in Rhode Island is fighting against longer and heavier tractor trailers that have been proposed several times in Congress in recent years, according to a Sept. 5 article in the Providence Journal.
Several...
Hit and Run Truck Driver Kills Pedestrian in MA
A big rig driver in Milford MA suspected of killing a 64 year old pedestrian on Sept. 3 has turned himself into state police.
The women was hit by the tractor trailer in downtown Milford at 4:15 PM at Main and South Bow streets, police...
New York City Woman Dies from Tractor Trailer Injuries
A 61 year old woman from Queens NY has died from injuries sustained when she was hit by a tractor trailer in a crosswalk.
The woman suffered massive injuries to her lower body, and she also lost a leg, when she was hit by the truck near Mott...