Many Tractor-Trailer Wrecks Caused by Driver Fatigue
Drivers routinely deny falling asleep at the wheel and their travel logs may not give correct information. When this occurs, police officers sometimes have to rely on physical evidence such as skid marks or they may have to ask those who were involved or who witnessed the truck wreck if they believed driver fatigue may have been the reason for the accident. Sometimes, the tractor-trailer driver will admit that he was feeling drowsy, but this is rare.
June 22, 2010
Tags: accidents, attorney, car accident, crashes, driver, I-64, personal injury, tractor trailer, VA, wrecks Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics 
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Health Insurance Company May Pursue Repayment for Medical Bills
There is a provision in some health insurance plans that enables the insurance company to pursue reimbursement for the medical expenses they covered while you were recuperating from the injuries sustained in a truck wreck. They can do this through the “right of subrogation.” This doesn’t apply to all health insurance plans, but it’s important [...]
May 17, 2010
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North Carolina in Top 10 for Truck Accidents
North Carolina is ranked sixth in the country for highest number of truck wrecks. Some people believe this high number of accidents could be attributed to the fact that NC weigh stations are open only 16 hours a day, five days a week as opposed to 24 hours a day like other states, including Virginia [...]
May 5, 2010
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Drowsy Drivers Can Lead to Serious Trucking Accidents
Here is a video made by Virginia trucking accident attorney Rick Shapiro discussing the risks associated with overworked and drowsy truck drivers…
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March 30, 2010
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Little Known Facts on Tractor-Trailer Dangers
by Jim Lewis, Virginia Trucking Accident Attorney
Most people have little idea of just exactly how dangerous a tractor trailer can be. If you think about the simple physics regarding the size of an 18 wheeler then it becomes more clear how especially hazardous they can be when it comes to collisions and [...]
March 28, 2010
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Safety a Major Issue for Highway Reconstruction Projects
By Randy Appleton
Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis, & Appleton - ”All We Do is Injury Law”
A large portion of the Recovery and Reinvestment Act is dedicated to infrastructure projects like revamping and reconstructing our highway system. But with this increase in highway work projects comes an increased risk of serious injury due to accidents.
Highway work zone accidents have [...]
December 25, 2009
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Fatal Van-Truck Accident Leads to One Death, Two Serious Injuries
By James Lewis
Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis, & Appleton
A tragic accident occurred on Interstate 64 (I-64) when a minivan and tanker truck slammed into each other. Gary Allen and Donald Beazley suffered serious injuries and Sue Ratliff Beazley was killed, according to wvec.com.
My deepest sympathies go out to Mr. Beazley for the loss of his wife.
Reports indicate [...]
December 2, 2009
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Trucker Injured After Brakes Failed on U.S. Highway 52
By Rick Shapiro
Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis, & Appleton
The drivers of a tractor-trailer was seriously injured after the trailer lost its brakes and crashed into an embankment on U.S. Highway 52 between Fancy Gap and Cana, Virginia (VA), according to Mount Airy News.
The trailer flipped over and slipped [...]
November 29, 2009
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Many Truckers Fail Drug and Alcohol Test
By John Cooper
Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis, & Appleton
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration found 77 commercial bus and truck drivers, along with 84 carriers, failed drug and alcohol tests administered by a new task force.
The testing focused on commercial drivers who operate school buses, interstate passenger carriers, hazardous material transports and general freight long-haul trucks, according [...]
November 18, 2009
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Tractor Trailer Kills Man in Nelson County during Nor’Easter
By Rick Shapiro
Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis, & Appleton
Alger H. Fleming was driving east on Va. 56 in Nelson County, Virginia (VA) in the midst of a powerful Nor’Easter. The weather caused a tree to fall on the road and Mr. Fleming wound up hitting it with his pickup truck. Mr. Fleming got out of the truck [...]
November 16, 2009
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