The trucking industry is heavily regulated to ensure the safety of drivers, passengers, and other road users. These regulations play a significant role in personal injury claims involving truck accidents.
If you have been injured in a truck...
The Very Real Dangers of Truck Driver Fatigue and its Role in Virginia Trucking Accidents
Truck driver fatigue is a significant concern in the transportation industry. Fatigue among truck drivers can have severe consequences, leading to accidents, injuries, and even fatalities. Truck drivers often face demanding schedules, long hours...
Truck Drivers’ Fatigue and Regulations That Protect Other Road Users
A driver staying up for long periods of time while driving, or otherwise being distracted when driving, is a recipe for disaster in a small passenger vehicle and can be compounded if the distracted or fatigued driver is in a semi-truck. Due to...
Drowsy Driving a Leading Factor in Virginia Truck Accidents
Most of us occasionally suffer the effects of insomnia. If you have to go to work the next day, not getting enough sleep can have a definite impact on your job performance and productivity. For truck drivers, in particular, a lack of rest and a...
Fatigued Truck Drivers and Virginia Truck Accidents
Most adults will admit that they do not get enough sleep at night. However, when someone is operating an 18-wheeler, sleep deprivation can be extremely dangerous. Fatigued truck drivers are slower to react to sudden changes in traffic and may...
Proving Liability in a Virginia Truck Accident Case
Not every personal injury attorney has the experience and/or legal expertise to successfully represent truck accident victims. Truck accident lawsuits are often more complex than other types of vehicle accident cases and require the skill of an...
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...
Delivery Truck Accidents and Truck Driver Fatigue
The United States Post Office, UPS, Fed Ex, and multiple other companies reported unprecedented numbers of package deliveries this holiday season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On top of the typical holiday crush, carriers delivered millions of...
Do Federal Regulations Protect Commuters from Truck Driver Fatigue?
One of the duties of a long-distance truck driver’s job is the number of hours that they are required to spend on the road. Although the federal government has set strict rules to those numbers, the issue of truck driver fatigue is a serious...
Rear-End Tractor Trailer Wreck Kills Mother and Two Children
A woman from New York and her two children died when a tractor trailer slammed into the rear of the car on I-81 in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. The truck crash happened at 3 AM on October 23.
The Pennsylvania State Police stated that five...
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