My law partner, Richard N. Shapiro, just posted an article explaining that trucking companies are adding new computers and GPS tracking devices, with wireless data transmission back to the trucking company headquarters. Click here for information about the truck companies and GPS tracking.
John C., one of our lawyers, has recently posted an interesting article at InjuryBoard.com. Find out why commercial trucks are required to have large insurance policies and what you need to know if you or a loved one are ever injured by a big rig.
My Co-worker James Lewis just posted a nerve tingling article about a Tractor Trailer that crosses a four lane highway smashing into a passenger vehicle causing brain injury along with multiple broken/fractured bones. Along with some statistics about Tractor Trailer Accidents in Virgina alone, that you may find uneasy to read, but helpful to know.
Five young men and women driving in a sedan did not stop at a stop sign and were sideswiped by an oncoming tanker truck on NC-27 in Dunn. All five died, while two people in other vehicles were injured.
A reckless truck driver ends up in a ditch, and his cargo of almost 200 pigs is left to a response team to collect. The truck was probably speeding and following too close at the time of the accident.