One man was killed in a truck crash along Interstate 40 on Tuesday, June 13th at about 8:30 a.m. The incident, which involved two commercial trucks, led to the closure of all westbound lanes of the interstate in Johnston County in the area of North Carolina Highway 210, near Benson. The westbound lanes remained shut…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is currently exploring the need for a side underride guard requirement in commercial trucks. Side underride guards are safety devices installed on the sides of trucks to prevent passenger vehicles from sliding underneath the truck in the event of a side collision. This issue has gained significant attention…
A portion of Interstate 95 was shut down for several hours after a fatal truck accident took place on Thursday, May 18th in Johnston County. The deadly collision, which occurred at about 3:45 p.m., resulted in two fatalities, three injuries, and a two-hour closure of all southbound lanes of I-95 as well as one northbound…
A collision involving an overturned UPS tandem tractor-trailer took place on Capital Boulevard on Friday, May 5th putting one driver in the hospital. Why are there so many truck accidents in North Carolina? The crash occurred in the pre-dawn hours in the area of Perry Creek Road and Durant Road in Raleigh when the UPS…
Tractor-trailer and other commercial truck accidents cause some of the most catastrophic injuries. One of the most common causes of these accidents is fatigued truck drivers. In an effort to cut down on the incidents of fatigued driving truck accidents, the government has proposed a bill that would provide more areas for truck drivers to…