There are thousands of trucks that drive along and through Virginia roads every single day. Unfortunately, these massive vehicles often put other commuters at significant risk of being injured or killed in a trucking accident. Each year, there...
State Police: Speed Caused Driver to Lose Control of Truck Hauling 900 Live Turkeys
A tractor-trailer hauling almost 900 live turkeys overturned in Campbell County in an accident police say was caused by reckless driving on the part of the truck driver.
According to Virginia State Police, the crash occurred on Tuesday, March...
Stop Underrides Act Introduced to Congress for the Third Time
While any crash that involves a large truck has the potential to be deadly, one of the most horrific types of truck accidents is underride accidents. An underride accident occurs when a passenger vehicle collides with a truck or its trailer and...
What Are the Most Common Causes of Virginia Truck Accidents?
At Shapiro, Appleton & Washburn, all we do is injury law. This means that the Virginia personal injury attorney who handles your case has extensive experience and legal knowledge of Virginia injury law. Our firm also only represents victims...
Virginia Truck Accident Attorney: Causes of Flatbed Truck Accidents
Flatbed trucks are one of the most popular choices to transport goods and equipment, whether across the country or across town. While other types of commercial trucks have enclosed trailers, flatbed trucks are wide open and transport companies...
Why You Should Hire a Virginia Truck Accident Attorney
Commercial trucks and commercial truck drivers are required to adhere to strict federal and state regulations. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is the federal agency that oversees this regulation. Some of this oversight...
Virginia Truck Accident Attorney Discusses Override Accidents
The attorneys at our Virginia truck accident firm know that the massive size and weight of tractor-trailers and other commercial trucks often dwarf other vehicles they share the roads with, and this is why truck accidents often result in...
Proving Liability in a Virginia Truck Accident
When a person has been injured in an accident caused by another party’s negligent or reckless actions, Virginia law allows that victim to pursue legal action against the at-fault party in order to recover damages for the losses they have...
New Technology Could Reduce Number of Fatigued Truck Drivers on Roads
Some of the most catastrophic crashes that occur on Virginia’s roads involve large commercial trucks. The enormous size and massive weight of these vehicles often cause horrendous damage to smaller vehicles and devastating injuries to the...
How Does a Virginia Truck Accident Attorney Prove Fault?
While it may seem that truck accident claims are similar to car accident claims, a Virginia truck accident attorney understands that accidents involving commercial trucks are often much more complex than car accident claims. For one thing,...