When most people think of truck accidents, they imagine a horrific scene of a huge tractor-trailer having slammed into a much smaller passenger vehicle. But the truth is that a truck does not even have to actually hit another vehicle in order for...
Truck Accidents Caused by Worn or Defective Truck Parts
There are several common causes of truck accidents. One of the ways the Virginia truck accident attorneys see in the cases we handle is defective truck parts. Despite the fact that truck part manufacturers have a duty of care to design and...
Dangers of Damaged or Defective Truck Bumpers
According to statistics from the United States government, there are more than two million semi-trucks on the nation’s roads. These huge vehicles can weigh more than 80,000 pounds when they are loaded with cargo. Their massive weight and size...
Left Lane Passing and Truck Accidents
Virginia law prohibits motorists from driving below the speed limit in the left lane, or from being in the left lane if they are not passing another car or turning left. The law is meant to keep traffic from backing up, but also to make roads...
Truck Accident Settlements
According to statistics from the U.S. Department of Transportation, more than 4,000 people are killed each year in truck accidents. The majority of victims who are killed in truck accidents are the occupants in passenger vehicles, pedestrians,...
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