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 between two big rigs in Lenoir, North Carolina (NC), caused an 18-wheeler to roll over and land on an SUV. The passenger in the privately owned vehicle died at the scene, while the driver of the SUV survived with critical injuries. The fatal three-vehicle chain-reaction crash happened on the afternoon of…
A fatal interstate rear-end collision in Huntersville, North Carolina (NC), happened after a box truck stalled out in the center lane of I-77 near the interchange. The truck reportedly ran out of gas, and the driver of an SUV lost his life when he crashed into the back of the disabled vehicle. Multiple…
A rear-end collision on Soco Road in Maggie Valley, North Carolina (NC), left a man and woman hospitalized with serious injuries and led to the death a 6-year-old child. The fatal crash occurred on the afternoon of August 12, 2016. According to police and witnesses, the operator of a commercial flatbed truck caused…