Tractor-Trailer Accidents

• Mother Hit By Tractor Trailer While Changing Tire on I-40 Highlights Need For Safety Precautions

  Jean Martin | September 17, 2009 9:35 AM | 3 CommentsWilmington, NC

  An update on the I-40 accident from last week: Kristen Anne Belair stopped to change her tire just before 1 p.m. Wednesday alongside the eastbound lanes near the Burgaw exit, said Sgt. W.L....

• Raising Truck Insurance Requirements - Maybe a Bad Idea?

  Truckie D | August 27, 2009 12:12 PM | 3 CommentsVoices

  On the face of it, raising mandatory truck insurance requirements would seem to be a good thing. Higher insurance requirements would mean that any big judgements against a trucking company would be...

• Are US Roads Filled With Unsafe Trucks?

  Angel Reyes | August 27, 2009 10:00 AM | 3 CommentsNorth Dallas, TX

  You’ve been driving for ten hours. You’re tired, you’re hungry, and busloads of school children won’t stop trying to get you to honk your horn. Cars are passing you every...

• As Americans Take to Roads This Labor Day, New Report Details Epidemic of Deadly Trucks

  Cecelia Prewett | August 26, 2009 10:00 AM | 3 CommentsVoices

  On average, 30 million Americans will hit the roads over the coming Labor Day weekend, but a new analysis of government data demonstrates just how dangerous those roads can be. The American...

• Are Double-Bottomed Semis More or Less Dangerous to You?

  Devon Glass | August 26, 2009 8:00 AM | 3 CommentsLansing, MI

  Continuing with our series, Steve from the Lombardi Law Firm posted on the Des Moines InjuryBoard today on semi-trucks and tractor-trailers. I will continue in that vein, attempting to enlighten...

• Lessons From A Tractor-Trailer Crash -- Be Careful In Construction Zones

  Brooks Schuelke | August 04, 2009 12:27 PM | 3 CommentsAustin, TX

  Yesterday, a horrific tractor-trailer wreck occurred in North Texas when an eighteen wheeler slammed into the back of traffic stopped on Interstate 35 near the Texas-Oklahoma border. Tragically,...

• New Pennsylvania Law – Truck Drivers Must Provide Medical Certificate

  Scott Cooper | January 31, 2012 7:23 AM | 2 CommentsHarrisburg, PA

  The next time a tractor trailer accident causes a car wreck, injuries, or possible death in Harrisburg, Central Pennsylvania and around the Commonwealth, there is a new area for you or...

• New Federal Regulations Aim To Make Sure Truck Drivers Aren't Sleep Deprived

  Lindsay Rakers | January 16, 2012 10:05 PM | 2 CommentsSt. Louis, MO

  Drowsy driving is a serious highway safety issue in the United States. Unlike other risky driving behaviors (distracted driving) —like drinking and driving or texting while...

• Double Tractor-Trailer Accident Kills 1 on Interstate 35

  Jeremy Thurman | January 06, 2012 4:55 PM | 2 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  According to NewsOk a tractor-trailer rig driver was killed this afternoon when he collided with another tractor-trailer on Interstate 35 at NE 122nd Street in Oklahoma City. According to the...

• Semi Truck Safety Bill Passes Senate Commerce Committee

  Brett Emison | December 15, 2011 11:15 AM | 2 CommentsKansas City, MO

  A tractor trailer safety bill cleared the Senate Commerce committee yesterday, passing on a 13-11 party-line vote. New safety provisions include a mandate for comprehensive electronic onboard...