The state of Georgia is planning on building a $1.8 billion highway which will be for commercial trucks only. The highway would run from Atlanta to Macon and provide 40 miles of toll-free road, with its own entrances and exits. Georgia transportation officials predict that truck traffic in the state will double by 2040 and…
A Virginia car accident attorney knows the devastation car accidents can have on victims and their families, but truck accidents often result in catastrophic injuries due to the massive size of these vehicles. Although truck drivers are required to have special training and hold a commercial driver’s license, these crashes do happen and far too…
Drowsy driving is quickly becoming a common cause of truck accidents. Although the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has set regulations for the number of consecutive hours that truck drivers can be behind the wheel, these regulations do not account for the number of hours that the truck driver may have to commute in…
A collision between two tractor-trailers in Shenandoah County, Virginia (VA), proves that not even the people in the largest and heaviest vehicles on the interstate are safe from negligent or reckless commercial truck operators. The crash happened on northbound I-81 near the exit to Caverns Road. Virginia State Police responded to the scene…
A man from Lynchburg, Virginia (VA), suffered critical injuries when a commercial truck driver attempted an unsafe U-turn. The nearly fatal crash happened on U.S. 460 through Bedford County. Virginia State Police received the report of the collision at around 6:45 pm on February 28, 2018. They determined that the person operating the…