Tractor-Trailer Accidents

• UPDATE: Semi Truck Driver Never Hit Brakes Before Crash Killing 3 Year Old Boy

  Brett Emison | December 29, 2009 11:54 AM | 26 CommentsKansas City, MO

  I reported yesterday about a tragic semi truck crash in Georgia that killed a three-year-old boy from Ross Township, Pennsylvania. Sean Thornton died and the remaining members of his family were...

• Tractor Trailer Crash Kills 3-Year-Old Boy In McIntosh County, Georgia

  Brett Emison | December 28, 2009 10:43 AM | 20 CommentsKansas City, MO

  NBC news affiliate, WSAV, has reported that a semi truck crash rear-ended a minivan on I-95 in McIntosh County, Georgia killing three-year-old Sean Thornton and injuring five others. A toddler is...

• Kirksville, MO Man Killed When Run Down By Tractor Trailer

  Brett Emison | April 27, 2010 5:24 PM | 14 CommentsKansas City, MO

  The Kirksville Daily Express reported that a Kirksville, Missouri man was killed when he was run down on his bicycle by a semi truck early this morning. According to reports, the victim was in his...

• Breaking News: At least 10 Killed In Kentucky Semi Truck Crash

  Brett Emison | March 26, 2010 10:46 AM | 12 CommentsKansas City, MO

  Several news outlets, including CNN, WLKY, LEX18, WAVE3, and WKYT and reported that at least 10 people were killed after a tractor trailer crossed the median on I-65 and crashed into a van near...

• Did You Know... Truck Companies Sometimes Hire Bad Drivers?

  Brett Emison | September 13, 2010 10:35 AM | 11 CommentsKansas City, MO

  Most truckers on the road today are competent, safe and dedicated professionals. However, in the cutthroat trucking industry there is constant pressure to hold down costs in order to gain a...

• Did You Know... Many Semi Truck Underride Bars May Not Be Strong Enough To Protect Drivers?

  Brett Emison | March 21, 2011 11:00 AM | 10 CommentsKansas City, MO

  I have written before about trucking accidents, and it goes without saying that accidents involving cars and semi-trucks are often devastating for the car occupants. Furthermore, it is always a...

• Ohio Semi Truck Crash Kills 4; Injures 6 More

  Brett Emison | January 08, 2010 4:43 PM | 10 CommentsKansas City, MO

  ABC News has reported that a tractor trailer lost control on Interstate 70 during a snowstorm near Springfield, Ohio, killing at least three people and injuring six more. In Ohio, a winter...

• Did You Know... Hours of Service Regulations Keep Truck Drivers On Duty Too Long?

  Brett Emison | February 21, 2011 11:27 AM | 9 CommentsKansas City, MO

  The Hours of Service regulations (49 CFR Part 395) were changed this year, but still create a significant potential for accidents caused by tired or fatigued truckers. According to the U.S....

• Semi Truck Crashes in Ohio and Kentucky Kill 5 - Including 3 US Marines

  Brett Emison | April 01, 2010 11:02 AM | 6 CommentsKansas City, MO

  Five people - including three US Marine recruits - were killed in separate tractor trailer crashes in Ohio and Kentucky yesterday. There have been several fatal semi truck crashes across the country...

• Another Distracted Driving Semi Trucker, Another Needless Death

  Brett Emison | June 06, 2010 11:00 AM | 4 CommentsKansas City, MO

  Carolina News 14 has reported that another distracted tractor trailer driver has caused a trucking accident that resulted in a fatality. State Troopers said a distracted semi truck driver is to...