Tractor-Trailer Accidents

• Trucking Regulations - Part III - Controlled Substances and Alcohol Use and Testing

  Jon Lewis | June 13, 2008 5:16 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  Obviously, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act prevents drivers from driving 18 wheel rigs while under the influence of controlled substances or alcohol. Section 382 of the Code of Federal...

• Trucking Incident

  Jon Lewis | June 09, 2008 9:39 AM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  In following up with our recent articles on trucking rules and regulations, we thought it would also be good to point out incidents which happen and expose violations of these rules. According to an...

• Trucking Regulations - Part II - Driver Qualifications

  Jon Lewis | June 08, 2008 10:27 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act also provides rules and regulations for the qualification of drivers who go to work for the various trucking companies around the country. These regulations...

• Trucking Regulations - Part I - Financial Responsibility

  Jon Lewis | June 06, 2008 5:48 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  We want to take the opportunity, as we discussed in our previous post, to educate the public about some of the regulations governing the trucking industry. These regulations are promulgated by the...

• Truck Accidents

  Jon Lewis | June 01, 2008 5:57 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  Why do attorneys enjoy pursuing truck companies? How many times have you been driving down an interstate at the speed limit and had an 18 wheeler speed by you? How many times have you been driving...

• Pennslyvania Woman Killed by Dump Truck

  Shannon Weidemann | April 25, 2008 9:25 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A woman driving a car on a Pennsylvania road was killed after being struck by a dump truck. The trucking accident happened in Whitemarsh Township last week. She swerved into the other lane and the...

• Tractor Trailer Wreck Birmingham Alabama

  Emily Hawk | March 21, 2008 5:08 PM | 0 CommentsGadsden, AL

  On March 21, 2008 a major wreck involving a large Fed-Ex truck and a convertible occurred on I-459 near Overton Road. The accident, which happened just after 11am, involved a large Fed-Ex truck and a convertible. Four people were killed. According to reports, the driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured.

• Trucking Accident Kills One in Caldwell

  Shannon Weidemann | March 10, 2008 12:22 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A woman was killed in a trucking accident in Caldwell early this morning. The accident happened on Highway 55 between Farmway Road and 10th Avenue. The victim was driving a minivan. Deputies say it appears the driver of the van didn't see the truck as she pulled out onto Highway 55 from Ashland Drive and was broad sided by the semi. Idaho State Police say the woman driving the vehicle...

• Alabama Truck Driver Pleads Guilty in Deaths of Guardsmen

  Chrissie Cole | February 15, 2008 1:47 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  A Citronelle truck driver accused of killing two members of the Alaska National Guard, in a 2006 truck accident, has plead guilty to charges accusing him of driving while under the influence of drugs.The man, 49, of Citronelle entered a guilty plea, Thursday, to four counts of driving under the influence. The trial started on Wednesday in Perry County Circuit Court.Prosecutors said an 18-wheeler...

• Log Truck Overturns in Mortar Creek

  Shannon Weidemann | February 14, 2008 8:45 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A semi-truck hauling logs from Reeltown to Prattville overturned on Friday, spilling logs all over the road. The trucking accident happened at the intersection of Alabama Highway 14 and Coosada Parkway. With the aid of responding Alabama State Troopers, Coosa­da Parkway was closed to traffic while the logs were removed and the truck could be upright­ed."I'm not surprised this hap­pened,"...