Marijuana may be somewhat or completely legal in multiple states across the nation, but it remains a huge concern for employers in the trucking and transportation industries. In fact, fleet operators have begun looking at ways to drive out those...
Preventing Side-Impact Truck Accidents
More than 4,000 people die each year in truck accidents, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). The majority of those people (82 percent) were occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians, bicyclists, or motorists. The most...
Truck Accidents Involving Drowsy Truck Drivers
Accidents involving large trucks vehicles tend to be extremely serious. Think about it -- when a huge, 40,000-pound truck collides with an average-sized, 4,000-pound vehicle, there is bound to be much more damage to the smaller vehicle. Truck...
Study Links Brain Injuries and Dementia
The injuries sustained in truck accidents are often serious or catastrophic. One of the most common is brain injuries. Many brain injury victims require long-term recovery or are left with permanent disabilities. But even once a victim has fully...
Snowplow Truck Accidents in Virginia
Although Virginia winters are certainly not as harsh as other parts of the country, there are winter days where the state sees a fair amount of snow. When the white stuff starts to fall, the snowplow trucks descend on Virginia roads. And just...
Drowsy Driving a Common Factor in Truck Accidents
When keeping a tight schedule and juggling multiple job responsibilities, it is easy to get off track in terms of your sleep schedule. Unfortunately, in addition to having negative effects on your overall physical and mental health, it can also...
Income Taxes and Truck Accident Awards
When a personal injury lawsuit comes to a successful end, either by settlement or award, the victim will receive financial compensation for the losses they suffered, minus attorney fees and other legal costs. Up until that point, many victims do...
Are Older Truck Drivers Causing the Increase in Truck Accidents?
According to national statistics, about 70 percent of all merchandise and goods that are sold in this country are transported by commercial trucks. Unfortunately, there is a national truck driver shortage, and this has led to a large number of...
Left Lane Passing and Truck Accidents
Virginia law prohibits motorists from driving below the speed limit in the left lane, or from being in the left lane if they are not passing another car or turning left. The law is meant to keep traffic from backing up, but also to make roads...
Virginia Truck Accident Investigations
Commercial truck accidents are one of the most devastating to victims and their families. Every year, approximately 4,000 truck accident victims die from the injuries they sustain. Victims that do survive often suffer catastrophic injuries that...