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Speeding: Leading Cause of Deadly Truck Crashes

October 8, 2020causes of truck crashes, fatal truck accidents, speeding, Virginia truck accident attorneyUncategorizedLeave a commentvirginiatruckaccidentlawyer

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...

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Virginia Truck Accidents and Falsified Logbooks

March 24, 2020UncategorizedLeave a commentvirginiatruckaccidentlawyer

Driving a tractor-trailer can be a hard job, especially those who driver interstate routes. Tractor-trailer drivers are required to drive for long hours each day in order to meet the stringent delivery deadlines trucking companies require....

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Dangerous Drug Use by Long-Haul Truck Drivers Continues Despite Mandatory Testing

October 30, 2018UncategorizedLeave a commentvirginiatruckaccidentlawyer

The federal government and the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles require commercial truck drivers to undergo regular physical exams and drug tests. These rules are enforced to prevent crashes that injure and kill innocent people, but the...

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Crash Avoidance System May Have Reduced Truck Crash Damage

April 5, 2018UncategorizedLeave a commentvirginiatruckaccidentlawyer

A collision avoidance system could have prevented or lessened the severity of a 2016 tractor trailer and SUV crash in Kansas that killed six and injured five in 2016, according to a new report released by trhe National Transportation Safety...

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Gravel Truck Crash Near DC Injures Dozens

April 2, 2018UncategorizedLeave a commentvirginiatruckaccidentlawyer

A March 19 gravel truck crash near Washington DC injured at least two dozen people, according to local media reports. 

WTOP in Montgomery County, Maryland reported that a big rig hauling gravel overturned on I-270 and lost its load of gravel...

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Is Platooning Tractor Trailers Safe?

December 18, 2017UncategorizedLeave a commentvirginiatruckaccidentlawyer

Is it a smart idea for two 80,000 pound 18 wheelers to be tailgating each other? Many states today are debating whether to allow the platooning of tractor-trailers, as technology is emerging that is designed to make the practice safer.

The...

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11 Injured When Tractor Trailer Brakes Fail

November 30, 2017UncategorizedLeave a commentvirginiatruckaccidentlawyer

A tractor-trailer in Churchill, Pennsylvania with failing brakes exited I-376 near Pittsburgh on Nov. 17 and hit several cars, leading to a chain reaction truck crash that left 11 injured. 

Churchill police stated that the driver of the...

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Hit and Run Big Rig Driver Injures 3 in Georgia

November 13, 2017UncategorizedLeave a commentvirginiatruckaccidentlawyer

A tractor-trailer driver fled the scene of a serious truck crash late in the evening of Nov. 8. Three people were injured and one was in critical condition. 

The Georgia Highway Patrol reported Nov. 9 that a 1996 Lexus was struck by the big rig...

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Speeding Tractor Trailers on Catawba, Virginia Roads a Public Safety Concern

November 3, 2017UncategorizedLeave a commentvirginiatruckaccidentlawyer

Residents of rural roads in Roanoke, Virginia and Catawba are becoming more and more concerned about speeding tractor trailers in their area. Most recently, a tractor-trailer overturned on Catawba Creek Road in Roanoke County.

According to a...

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Two Massachusetts Men Killed in Tractor Trailer Crash

October 16, 2017UncategorizedLeave a commentvirginiatruckaccidentlawyer

Two men from Massachusetts died in a tractor-trailer crash when their box truck was wedged between two big rigs on I-195 outside of Providence, Rhode Island. 

The fatal truck crash happened on Oct. 3, according to the Rhode Island State Police....

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