It can happen in the blink of an eye: one moment, you are driving in your car, watching the road ahead of you, and the next, you are in the hospital surrounded by doctors explaining that a truck crashed into your vehicle. That accident can change your life forever....
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Truck Accidents
Are tired truckers causing crashes?
The United States economy depends on getting goods from one side of the country to the other. While the rail system is useful, commercial trucking is an essential part of helping businesses move their products. Driving semis and other large commercial trucks is a...
Encouraging responsibility with your trucking log
Driving a big truck requires you to practice vigilance as your job description includes the need to drive long hours, sometimes-treacherous terrain and in a vehicle that can be temperamental at times. Additionally, depending on who you work for, the loads you...
How do you start a truck accident case?
You might not give much thought to the large, bureaucratic businesses that keep 18-wheelers out on the Virginia highways. However, you will have no choice but to deal with these companies, at least to some extent, if you are involved in a truck accident.Even if the...
Avoiding collisions by using the passing lane correctly
When people encounter a slow-moving truck on the highway in Virginia, they often look for the fastest way to get past it so they can continue moving freely to their destination. While passing large trucks is certainly not prohibited, it can be incredibly dangerous if...
Drug, alcohol abuse common among commercial truck drivers
For most drivers across Virginia, encountering commercial trucks is a common occurrence, but when cars and semi-trucks get into wrecks, it is often the people in the smaller vehicles who suffer the most. For this reason, it is imperative that the professionals driving...
Who is responsible when truck cargo causes an accident?
No doubt you have been in a vehicle on the highways of Virginia when debris appears, seemingly from nowhere, and strikes the windshield. Sometimes, this startles everyone in the car, but in other cases, cargo flying or falling from a commercial truck can have...
Keeping impaired truck drivers from driving
It is not difficult to imagine the danger that a drunk driver poses to others on Roanoke County's roads. That danger is compounded even further if said drunk driver is operating a semi-truck or tractor-trailer. Most would likely want to give truckers the benefit of...
What leads to jackknifing?
When a semi-truck takes a turn too fast and goes into a skid in Virginia, it could cause the trailer to turn at an angle to the front of the truck, leading to what is called a jackknife accident. The term "jackknife" hails from the knife with a folding blade that...
What causes so many tanker truck rollover crashes?
Tanker trucks carry liquid loads on the roadways of Virginia and across the United States. As you may expect, cargo is often hazardous chemicals, such as gasoline, which, in a crash, could lead to fires, explosions and other catastrophes. With these additional...