The Federal Motor Carrier Administration (FMSCA) is the government agency that is in charge of oversight of all commercial trucking. The agency has stringent rules and regulations in place that all commercial trucking companies and drivers must...
Family Fights for New Truck Law Following Fatal Crash
One Texas family is taking the pain from tragedy and fighting for lawmakers in Washington DC to pass a law that would require owners of tractor-trailers and other large trucks to take the measures to increase vehicle visibility.
In October 2018,...
Do I Need a Virginia Truck Accident Attorney for My Accident Case?
If you’ve been injured in a truck accident, you’ve likely suffered injuries serious enough to interfere with both your personal and professional life. Many truck accident victims sustain injuries that require extensive or long-term medical...
Differences Between Car and Truck Crashes
Crashes involving large commercial trucks are different than crashes involving passenger vehicle accidents. Commercial truck accidents often involve catastrophic injuries, many times fatal ones.
One reason for this difference is because of the...
How to Avoid Becoming a Victim of a Virginia Truck Accident
According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), there are more than 13 million large trucks and buses on the nation’s roads. Statistics also reveal that these numbers continue to increase every year. Although more trucks...
Speeding: Leading Cause of Deadly Truck Crashes
Over the past several years, there has been an increase each year in the number of fatal truck accidents that occur. According to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), one of the most critical reasons for this increase is due to rising...
How Truck Driver Health Can Affect Crash Risks
The cause of many truck accidents is negligence on the part of the truck drivers. This negligence can take many forms, such as engaging in distracted driving behaviors and speeding. However, there are also health risks that truck drivers face...
The Dangers of Poorly Maintained Trucks
Just like people, vehicles need regular “checkups and maintenance” to ensure that they are in good working order. This is especially true for tractor-trailers and other commercial vehicles since these vehicles spend so much time on the road,...
Illegal Parking by Truck Driver Leads to Fatal Crash
It’s not uncommon to drive down the highway late at night and see a random tractor-trailer puller over the side of the road. While you may think that it is because the truck broke down, in the majority of these scenarios, the truck driver has...
The Dangers of Trucks with Overweight or Unsecured Loads
When most people think of truck accidents, they imagine a horrific scene of a huge tractor-trailer having slammed into a much smaller passenger vehicle. But the truth is that a truck does not even have to actually hit another vehicle in order for...