Tractor-trailer drivers, bus drivers and tow truck or heavy equipment operators face the same dangers from negligent, reckless and drunk or drugged drivers as everyone else on the road. In some ways, they face even greater risks for suffering...
81 Year Old Woman Killed in Pennsylvania Truck Crash
An 81 year old woman died December 5 on Route 222 in Lower Macungie Township in Pennsylvania when a tractor trailer failed to stop for traffic ahead, and hit pick up truck. Another car and three other vehicles also were struck in the chain...
Florida Teen Dies When Big Rig Clips Car
A 16 year old boy from Cocoa, Florida in Brevard County died on October 19 when the car he was riding in was struck by a tractor trailer on US 1.
The boy was a passenger in a 2010 Ford Fusion that was going south on US 1 when a tractor trailer...
Man Dies When Tractor Trailer Spills Sewage on Georgia Highway
An 80 year old man from Laurens County, Georgia died after a four vehicle wreck on Highway 96 in Georgia when a tractor trailer hauling raw sewage spilled its load, causing several vehicles to slide.
The man who died in the accident has been...
Two Die in Tractor Trailer Crash in Tennessee
Two people are reported dead in a six-vehicle crash last Friday in Knox County, Tennessee. The wreck involved a tractor trailer carrying a load of lumber at the intersection of Route 17 and Fitch Rd. in Washington TN.
The big rig rolled into a...
Three Hurt in Massachusetts When Metal Object Falls Off Truck
Three people were injured yesterday on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Millbury MA, when a large metal object that was improperly secured fell off a moving tractor trailer and hit a car.
The driver and two adult passengers suffered minor injuries...