It is so frustrating to read about preventable accidents that result in serious injuries and death. Take, for example, an accident that occurred on Route 15 in Loudoun County, Virginia (VA). Police were alerted to an erratic driver of a Chevrolet truck. When police finally found the reckless truck driver, it was too late. The…
The weather for the 2011 Labor Day weekend will be less hazardous than the previous weekend when Hurricane Irene swept in, but the roads will be much more dangerous. With those dangers in mind, American Trucking Associations issued a number of travel tips for Labor Day, saying that despite the high fuel costs, more than…
New regulations in the trucking industry have helped reduce serious truck accidents.
A motor bike rider hailing from Chester, West Virginia (WV), was enjoying a day out on his motorcycle when his life was turned upside down. He was waiting in the westbound lane of US 30 when a tractor-trailer came around a right-hand bend in the road and didn’t stop before hitting a vehicle which caused…
A Volkswagen GTI smashed into the back of road crew truck on I-64 in Norfolk, Virginia (VA), on August 23, 2011, injuring three employees of TME Enterprises and three other motorists. According to the Daily Press, the workers, who were under contract with the Virginia Department of Transportation, were on the back of a truck picking…