The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has criticized the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration this month for issuing trucking companies too many safety rule exemptions.
According to the CVSA, the FMCSA has issued far too many exemptions...
Lynchburg Wrongful Death Truck Crash Settlement Reached
An out of state tractor trailer driver and the widow of an Amherst County VA garage owner who died in a 2012 wreck have reached a settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit. The terms of the settlement have not been disclosed.
The suit stated that...
Big Rig Driver Charged with DUI After Hitting Police Vehicle
A tractor trailer driver in Caryville TN has been charged with drunk driving after he slammed into two law enforcement vehicles on I-75.
The state troopers had stopped on the median to respond to another accident. The big rig driver slammed...
Scared of Truck Crashes? Remember These Safety Tips
In Georgia, the state started to cut back on big rig inspections a few years ago, which led to tractor trailer crashes occurring more often. Some of those crashes involved passenger cars, with predictable results: serious injuries and deaths in...
FMCSA Delays Pending Trucking Regulations
By Richard Shapiro, Virginia Trucking Accident Attorney
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will be delaying several pending trucking regulations, but they will be published before the end of...
Wrongful Death Lawsuits Filed in I-75 Tractor Trailer Wreck
By Randy Appleton, Virginia Trucking Crash Attorney
Several families have filed wrongful death lawsuits against the big rig driver that stands accused of killing six people when his truck smashed into stopped traffic in...
Truck Driver Charged for Driving Too Fast
Randy Appleton, Virginia Trucking Accident Attorney
A trucker from North Carolina was cited on Sept. 9 for driving too fast on a wet Interstate 70 in Pennsylvania, which caused his rig to flip over and to hit three...
Sleep-Deprived Truckers Still Causing Accidents
By Kevin Duffan, Virginia Truck Accident Attorney
The US trucking industry often states that it is difficult for the federal government to police how much truck drivers sleep. However, drivers who do not get enough...
DOT Calls for More Truck Parking Along Freeways
By Richard Shapiro, Virginia Trucking Accident Attorney
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is calling for a national effort and coalition to address a shortage of parking for truck drivers along the nation's...
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...
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