Back in December 2015, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced that it was implementing a new rule that would require truck operators to use electronic logging devices to log their driving hours. The FMCSA gave truck companies and drivers two years to comply with the new regulation. The date the rule goes into…
Recently, a semi-truck on Interstate I-85 just south of Little Rock broke apart and spilled 55 gallons of sodium bisulfide across the highway. Because the chemical is extremely corrosive, state police shut down all traffic on the interstate until the accident could be cleaned up. The Charlotte Fire Department was on-hand to contain the spill, and…
A collision involving a gasoline tanker truck, two SUVs and a pickup truck on I-26 through Spartanburg, South Carolina (SC), claimed three lives and sent a fourth person to the hospital with life-threatening burns. The fiery multivehicle wreck happened at around 7:30 am on June 27, 2015, near the exit to New Cut Road. …
Two families who lost 20-year-old sons in a traffic accident are suing the North Carolina trucking company and truck driver who they say caused the fatal interstate truck accident.