When a trucking company develops a consistent pattern of unsafe operating practices and begins to collect federal and/or state violations, that carrier will more than likely catch the attention of the FMCSA. In some cases, the agency will even...
6 Common Causes of Commercial Trucking Accidents
An average passenger vehicle weighs in at roughly 4,000 pounds as against a big commercial truck that can weigh over 30,000 pounds. The weight and size of commercial trucks, along with the high speeds on the highways and other differences in...
Proving Liability in a North Carolina Truck Accident
While a car accident case can have issues that can make it somewhat complicated legally, the majority of accident cases usually have a clear at-fault party. The victim of the crash pursues any legal action against that at-fault driver, usually...
Logging Truck Driver Causes Chain Reaction Crash in NC
Police say a logging truck was responsible for a recent chain-reaction accident on NC18/US 64 in Chesterfield, NC. According to a trooper with the State Highway Patrol, a 73-year-old Union Mills man was driving a logging truck that went through...
Five-Vehicle Crash in Winston-Salem Leaves Woman Seriously Injured
A woman in Winston-Salem, North Carolina had serious injuries that are life threatening on Aug. 2 in a five-vehicle crash involving a tractor trailer on US 52 South in North Carolina.
The woman was driving a Ford Escape that had to slow down in...
North Carolina Woman Charged with DWI in Big Rig Crash
The North Carolina State Police have charged a woman with DWI after they say she caused a serious accident with a tractor trailer on I-85 near Charlotte.
The state police reported that the serious SUV/tractor trailer crash happened at 12:30...
Tractor Trailer Driver Charged in Fatal Bicycle Crash
A North Carolina tractor-trailer driver is facing criminal charges stemming from a fatal bicycle crash in Wilmington, North Carolina on May 15.
Wilmington police have charged 24-year-old Jamar Cunningham with misdemeanor death by motor vehicle...
Pedestrian Killed by Passing Truck on Highway Shoulder
A man was killed in Charlotte, North Carolina on May 16 when he was hit by a passing tractor trailer on I-77.
The North Carolina State Police reported that the deadly truck accident happened at 5 AM at exit 6 on I-77. The police stated that a...
3 Children Injured When Big Rig Hits Tractor Trailer
Three children were hurt after a tractor trailer hit an SUV in Liberty, North Carolina on March 19.
The North Carolina State Police stated that the tractor trailer crash happened at 11:30 pm at the intersection of Greensboro Street and Swannanoa...
North Carolina Trucker Facing Homicide Charges in Wreck
A tractor trailer driver in North Carolina is facing homicide by vehicle charges in a Lebanon, North Carolina truck crash in 2015 that killed two people from Middletown in the same state.
The truck driver, 40, on Oct. 27 waived his preliminary...
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