By Richard Shapiro, Virginia Trucking Accident Attorney
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will be delaying several pending trucking regulations, but they will be published before the end of...
Truck Driver Indicted in North Carolina in Deadly Crash
A North Carolina truck driver whose big rig crashed and triggered a multi-vehicle pile up on I-64 that left a woman dead has been indicted by a New Kent NC jury.
The truck driver was indicted on a single charge of involuntary manslaughter and a...
After Train/Truck Crash, Truck Driver Complains About Intersection
The owner of the tractor trailer who was struck by a train, splitting the trailer in two, has stated that the intersection where it occurred is dangerous. The crash occurred at the the North Carolina-Virginia line. The train was traveling between...
Tractor Trailer T-Bones Car on North Carolina Country Road
By Richard Shapiro, Virginia Trucking Accident Attorney
A tractor trailer T-boned a car on a country road in Gordon, North Carolina (NC). According to Butler Township police in that state, the tractor trailer driver...
Wrongful Death Lawsuits Filed in I-75 Tractor Trailer Wreck
By Randy Appleton, Virginia Trucking Crash Attorney
Several families have filed wrongful death lawsuits against the big rig driver that stands accused of killing six people when his truck smashed into stopped traffic in...
North American Inspectors Focused on Truck Brake Safety in September
By Richard Shapiro, Virginia Trucking Accident Attorney
Sept. 6-12 was Brake Safety Week, sponsored by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA). This is an annual outreach/enforcement campaign that is designed to...
State Police Cracking Down on Speeding Truckers on I-35 and 80
By Richard Shapiro, Virginia Trucking Accident Attorney
State troopers in Oklahoma are cracking down on speeding tractor trailer drivers. Starting at the end of August, state troopers in this state started looking for...
Truck Driver Charged for Driving Too Fast
Randy Appleton, Virginia Trucking Accident Attorney
A trucker from North Carolina was cited on Sept. 9 for driving too fast on a wet Interstate 70 in Pennsylvania, which caused his rig to flip over and to hit three...
New Federal Law Would Allow 91,000 Lb. Rigs
By Randy Appleton, Virginia Trucking Accident Attorney
A Republican congressman from Wisconsin announced last Thursday that he would introduce a bill that would allow 91,000 lb., six-axle tractor trailers on US...
Alabama Company Recalls 6800 Tractor Trailer Hitches After Fatal Crash
A company in Alabama - Fontaine Fifth Wheel - has agreed to recall 6800 tractor trailer hitches, one of which was believed to have failed in a Ohio wreck last year that killed two men.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration started...
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