Archive for October, 2009
Virginia Man Not Wearing Seat Belt Killed in Truck Accident
This blog discusses the importance of wearing your seat belt, regardless of the vehicle you drive.
October 15, 2009
Tags: accident, accidents, car, injury lawyer, Lewis, safety, seat belt, truck, trucking Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics 
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Truckers Question Potential Ban on Texting While Driving
This blog talks about a potential federal ban on texting while driving and the impact on trucking.
October 11, 2009
Tags: accident, accidents, driving, injury lawyer, Shapiro, texting, truck, trucker, trucking Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics No Comments
Woman Killed in Accident Involving Tractor Trailer
This blog talks about a tragic accident on Interstate 81 (I-81) in Harrisonburg, Virginia (VA). A tractor trailer smashed into a pickup truck killing a woman.
October 8, 2009
Tags: accident, accidents, injury lawyer, pickup truck, tractor trailer, truck, trucking, trucks Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics No Comments
Safety Last: Thousands of Trucks on the Road Fail Basic Safety Standards
This blog focuses on the shortcomings of the trucking industry. Thousands of trucks fail to comply with basic federal safety standards and are putting people in danger. The most common violation was defective brakes. Think about that – many trucks on the road are at a higher risk of their brakes failing than regular sedans and other vehicles. This is unacceptable.
October 7, 2009
Tags: 18 wheeler, accident, accidents, big rig, brakes, injury lawyer, Lewis, semi-truck, Tractor-trailer crash, tractor-trailer crashes, truck, trucking, trucks Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics No Comments
Virginia Beach Man Killed as Passenger in Fed Ex Truck Roll-Over
by Richard N. Shapiro
Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis & Appleton
It what can only be described as being in the wrong place at the wrong time, tragically a passenger riding along in a Fed Ex truck was killed last week when the vehicle overturned on Fentress Airfield Road. Virginia Beach Police have identified the victim of this accident [...]
October 7, 2009
Tags: death, fatality, Fed Ex, injured, injury lawyers, killed, over-correction, Shapiro, Truck accident, truck crash, truck roll-over, Virginia Beach Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics No Comments
Highway Safety Group Calls for Ban on Electronic Gadgets for Truckers
Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (AHAS) is one of the nation’s most influential highway safety groups. Formed in 1989 it is an association of consumer safety groups and insurance companies whose stated purpose is to make America’s highways safer. Recently, they’ve called upon the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to restrict the use of [...]
October 6, 2009
Tags: accident, big rig safety, DOT, electronic gadgets, Highway safety, injury lawyers, road safety, Shapiro, tractor trailer wrecks, truckers Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics No Comments
