This week we covered the story of a fatal tanker truck crash in Fairfax County, Virginia. The accident took place on I-94 North at the Fairfax County Parkway intersection when a truck driver lost control of his vehicle, which rolled onto its side. The tanker’s hazardous material, 9,000 gallons of fuel, caught on fire. The…
The federal government recently passed a new nationwide law that bans commercial drivers from talking on the cell phone while driving and using mobile devices (text messaging) while driving. While this is a great step toward making sure that truckers aren’t distracted behind the wheel, it does not mean that truckers will now be paying…
If you or a loved one was hit and injured by a commercial truck, tractor-trailer, or big rig, the applicable laws differ greatly from a typical fender-bender accident involving two sedans. A major difference is the fact that commercial trucks and tractor-trailers are subjected to the regulations codified by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration….
A Virginia truck accident lawyer talks about the subject of seizures, truck drivers, and a trucking company’s responsibility to keep ill drivers off the road.
On April 8th, a tractor-trailer crossing the Monitor Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel in Virginia lost control and crashed into the concrete barrier on the left side of the road. The trucker, 43-year-old Almira Ribic, had to be rescued by emergency workers from her truck cab, which was dangling precariously over the side of the bridge. Virginia…