After a commercial truck cab that was not hauling a trailer crashed in Newport News along Interstate 64, we decided it was time to write about the often-ignored dangers of bobtail trucks—big-rig cabs that are driving without an attached trailer. Why are bobtail trucks dangerous even though they are smaller, lighter, and shorter than tractor-trailers?…
A commercial truck struck another tractor-trailer as it was stopped on the shoulder of Interstate 81 South. The Virginia accident caused backups.
A truck with a shifting load of PVC piping caused a Virginia tractor-trailer accident on Interstate 581 at the Peters Creek Road exit.
One person was killed in a Virginia truck accident when an 18-wheeler was not able to stop in time for slowing traffic on Interstate 81.
This week in our library section, we discussed what makes commercial tractor-trailers so dangerous in rainy conditions and on wet roads. Now that you know the physics behind rain-related truck accidents in Virginia, let’s take a look at how you can help prevent these accidents from happening in the first place: • Give trucks lots…