Truck Tire Smashes into Minivan Killing Driver in Henrico County
By Rick Shapiro, Virginia Truck Wreck Lawyer
If there was any doubt about the level of risk we all face while sharing the highway with big rigs and other large commercial trucks, the recent accident in Henrico County, Virginia (VA) illustrates what can happen when something goes wrong with a large commercial truck.
A big rig traveling [...]
May 24, 2010
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Beware the Icy Dangers of a Tractor Trailer Rooftop
By Richard N. Shapiro, Attorney
With the recent onslaught of snow and ice that has falling in our area it is sure to increase the likelihood of crashes and injuries out on our highways and roads. In fact, just such an event occurred near Charlotte, North Carolina [...]
February 2, 2010
Tags: collision, I-77, ice sheet, injury lawyer, Lake Norman, North Carolina, rooftop, semi-truck, Shapiro, tractor trailer, U.S. Mail truck Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics One Comment
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 [...]
January 21, 2010
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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 most [...]
January 16, 2010
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Defective Tires Can Lead to Serious Truck Wrecks
By Richard Shapiro
Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis, & Appleton
There were nearly 370,000 18-wheeler, tractor-trailer, and Mack truck accidents in 2006, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. One of the reasons these large truck accidents occur is because of defective tires. The sheer size of these trucks puts extra pressure on the tires so they can wear [...]
December 30, 2009
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Truck Blind Spots a Major Safety Concern
By Rick Shapiro
Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis, & Appleton
Some drivers mistakenly believe truckers have better vision while on the road because they’re high off the ground. In actuality, trucks possess major blind spots which present a real challenge to the drivers when they’re traveling on congested highways like Interstate 64 (I-64) and Interstate 264 (I-264). The nightmare scenario [...]
December 13, 2009
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How to Stay Safe from Tractor Trailers While Driving Your Car
By Emily Brannon
A truck driver of a semi trailer tractor is a trained professional who has spent a good deal of money and time going through training and testing so that they can obtain their commercial driver’s license (CDL). The requirements are quite rigorous as compared to earning a typical driver’s license. However, consideration has [...]
December 9, 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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Fatal Tractor Trailer Crash in Nelson County Virginia Kills One on Hwy 5
By Rick Shapiro
Alger H. Fleming, 66 of Amherst County died after being hit by a tractor trailer along Va. Hwy 56 in Nelson County, Va. Fleming was driving east on Va. 56 at around 4:35 a.m. when he came up on a large tree that had fallen across the road near the Tye River Bridge. [...]
November 24, 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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