By Richard Shapiro, Virginia Trucking Injury Lawyer
Federal safety regulators reported this week that the collision-avoidance system on the tractor trailer that smashed into a limo carrying comedian...
9 Professional Truckers From West Virginia Compete in Safety Championships
By Richard Shapiro, Virginia Trucking Injury Lawyer
Nine professional big rig drivers from West Virginia are competing in the National Truck Driving Championships that took place Aug. 11-15 in St. Louis MO.
They joined...
South Carolina Truck Crash Kills 1, Load Spilled on Highway
By Richard Shapiro, Virginia Trucking Injury Lawyer
A major tractor trailer crash on I-85 in South Carolina at the North Carolina line killed one person and shut down the entire interstate for several hours on Aug. 2....
Canada Beats US in Truck Safety
By Randy Appleton, Virginia Trucking Injury Lawyer
Figures were released in late July from a one-day 'truck safety showdown' between US and Canadian safety inspectors. The results showed that Canadian inspectors found...
Schumer Opposes Extra-Long Tractor Trailers on Highways
By Richard Shapiro, Virginia Trucking Injury Lawyer
U.S Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said this week that he is concerned about proposed federal legislation that would permit 84-foot long trailers on US freeways....
US Senate Bill Would Mandate Hourly Wage for Truckers
By Richard Shapiro, Virginia Trucking Injury Lawyer
A US Senate bill introduced last month would mandate hourly wages for tractor trailer drivers, and also boost minimum levels of insurance.
The Trucker Safety...
Speeding Big Rig Driver Charged in North Carolina Motorcycle Wreck
By Richard Shapiro, Virginia Trucking Injury Lawyer
The tractor trailer driver near Greensboro NC who hit several parked motorcycles on I-85 last month has been charged with felony hit and run, as well as misdemeanor death by...
GAO Report Shows Less Driver Fatigue With New FMCSA Hours-of-Service Rule
By Richard Shapiro, Virginia Trucking Injury Lawyer
Last week the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on a 2014 GAO study that looked at the hours-of-service (HOS) changes that were made four years ago....
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