Archive for January, 2010
Texting Ban for Truckers Goes Into Effect
By Jim Lewis, Attorney A new federal ban on texting while driving is now in effect for truck and bus operators. If a trucker gets caught texting, they face a fine of $2,750, according to huliq.com. The texting laws appear to be in response to studies indicating a dramatic increase in the risk of serious [...]
January 26, 2010
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Truckers Support Current Hours of Service, but Request More Flexibility
By John Cooper, Attorney Various trucking organizations, including the American Trucking Association (ATA) went before the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to address the issue the driver fatigue and the current Hours of Service (HOS) rules. The rules stipulate that a trucker has the option to drive 11 hours and then take 10 hours [...]
January 25, 2010
Tags: accident, attorney, Cooper, crash, disorder, fatigue, injury, sleep, truck, trucker, wreck Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics No Comments
Preventing Fire Tanker Truck Rollovers Requires Training, Experience
Tanker trucks are particularly difficult to control because their loads shift with each change in speed and direction. Liquid loads can easily tip or flip a truck when drivers do not exercise the utmost care and caution. And the results can be deadly.
January 25, 2010
Tags: deaths, fire truck, injury, John Cooper, lawyer, North Carolina, paralyzed, rollover, water tanker Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics No Comments
Nighttime Often the Time for Serious Large Truck Accidents
Two factors in particular can contribute to truck accidents at night. The first is truck drivers “over driving” their headlights. The second is drowsy driving.
January 23, 2010
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Careful Truckers Suffer Injuries Too
By Richard N. Shapiro, Attorney Some people envision truck accidents as a trucker on the rampage recklessly dominating a Virginia (VA) roadway like I-264 or I-64 and slamming into small cars or mid-size SUVs. However, many truckers exercise safe driving practices and are actually the victims of reckless driving on the part of car and SUV operators, [...]
January 21, 2010
Tags: 18 wheeler, attorney, big rig, distracted, driver, injury, sedan, Shapiro, SUV, tractor trailer, truck, trucker Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics No Comments
Trucks Need to Watch Out for “Brake”down
By Richard N. Shapiro, Attorney Poorly adjusted brakes are one of the leading causes for major commercial truck wrecks in the United States. Our firm recently blogged about a trucker getting seriously injured after their brakes failed on U.S. Highway 52.Unfortunately, the trucking industry doesn’t appear to take this safety issue seriously since defective brakes were the [...]
January 16, 2010
Tags: accident, attorney, brakes, crash, defective, injury, Shapiro, statute, truck, trucker, wreck, wrongful death Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics No Comments
Tractor-trailer Jackknifes into Van Filled with Disabled Passengers Killing Four
by Jim Lewis Although the roads and highways along Virginia’s I-81, I-64 or I-66 have not reported any recent bad tractor trailer accidents, there was one in Springfield, Ohio today. A tractor-trailer jackknifed on icy road conditions and slammed into a van filled with disabled passengers that were being transported. The big rig swerved into [...]
January 8, 2010
Tags: big rig, dead, fatality, I-70, I-81, injured, injury, jackknife, killed, lawyer, Lewis, Ohio, tractor trailer, van, Virginia Posted in: National Trucking Accident/Injury Topics No Comments
Winter Weather in West Virginia Contributes to Truck Wreck
By Rick Shapiro, Trucking Accident Attorney The New Year brought serious winter weather to West Virginia (WV), along with a flurry of automobile accidents (pardon the pun). One of the wrecks featured a soft-drink truck slamming into the side of a tanker truck,according to the Herald-Dispatch. There were four accidents in total and both sides [...]
January 4, 2010
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