A bus crashed into the back of a tractor trailer near the entrance of Fort Irwin National Training Center in California in June 2014, killing one and injuring several others.
That tragic accident has resulted in a wrongful death lawsuit that is...
Tractor Trailer Slams Into North Carolina House
A tractor trailer plowed into a house in Thomasville, North Carolina on Monday, leaving one of the residents with serious injuries.
The North Carolina State Police reported that the big rig drove through the first floor of the townhouse after...
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...
Family of Man Crushed Between Trucks Sues for $65 Million
The estate of a man in California who was crushed between two 18 wheelers is suing the Oregon-based trucking company for negligence in a $65 million wrongful death lawsuit.
The man, Connor Tarr, 26, died in the truck crash last December in...
Truck Driver Used Synthetic Cannabinoid During Crash
The National Transportation Safety Board stated Nov. 19 that it has determined that a tractor trailer driver that hit a bus on Sept. 26 in Oklahoma, which killed four people, lost control of his rig because he was high on a synthetic...
Congress Could Hide Truck Safety Records
A bill that is pending in Congress could block the American public from viewing trucking firms' safety ratings online. This is a change that the trucking lobby has long wanted because they maintain the system is unfair.
That online database was...
2 Mysterious Factors That Lead To Truck Wrecks
Two researchers from the University of Utah’s Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health recently set out to discover why truck drivers crash. They looked at 25 variables, including:
- Gender
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Delivery Truck Accident Injures 25 High School Students
Twenty-five high school students in Olin, North Carolina were injured and transported to the hospital when an out of control delivery truck hit an awning support at a band competition.
A spokeswoman for Iredell-Statesville Schools stated that...
Critics Wary of New Laws That Would Allow Bigger Trucks
A highway bill in the US Congress that could pass soon would enact new federal standards that would let tractor trailers to be bigger than ever.
The length of the new double trailers, which now stands at 28 feet, could be increased to 33 feet....
Cyclist Killed by Trucker in NYC
A bicyclist was killed by a tractor trailer in Queens NY yesterday at 56th Road and 48th Street, and the truck driver has been arrested.
The victim was a 34 year old from Ridgewood NJ. She was taken to a nearby hospital in serious condition and...
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