Dump Truck Accident Near Charlottesville, VA Injures Two
A tire blowout on the truck is being blamed for the wreck on VA Route 20 that also involved a small car.
January 17, 2012
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Truckers Issue Safety Tips for Labor Day Weekend
The advice comes against a backdrop of an increase in road deaths in Virginia.
September 3, 2011
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Accidents Due to Truck Driver Fatigue Prompt New Rules
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has proposed reducing the allowable driving time for interstate truckers from 11 hours in each 14-hour shift to 10 hours.
August 31, 2011
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North Carolina (NC) Police Fed up with Careless Truck Drivers, Create Operation Road Watch
By: Randy Appleton, Trucking Injury Attorney Aggressive driving and unsecured loads are just a few of the things that North Carolina State Troopers are trying to protect motorists from. Find out how they plan to do it. Post Footer automatically generated by Add Post Footer Plugin for wordpress.
September 4, 2010
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Tractor Trailer Backs Up, Kills Driver, in Suffolk Virginia
One person was killed in a truck crash on South Quay Road in Suffolk, Virginia. A pick-up truck hit a tractor trailer who was blocking the road. To learn more, check out this article: About the Editors: Shapiro, Cooper Lewis & Appleton is a law firm which focuses on injury and accident law and [...]
August 30, 2010
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One Dead in Virginia I-495 Tractor Trailer Accident
By John Cooper, Truck Accident Lawyer Elizabeth P. Lyman of Fairhaven, Massachusetts (MA) was driving her Plymouth Voyager on Interstate 495 (I-495) when she decided to pull off the side of the road at the Springfield interchange in Fairfax, Virginia (VA), according to wusa9.com. Tragically, she would never make it to her destination. A tractor [...]
April 13, 2010
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How to Get Information to Help in Your Truck Wreck Injury Case
Here are two videos created by my colleague Rick Shapiro about how to obtain information to help in your truck crash injury case. It’s important to speak to lawyer as quickly as possible so we can start collecting information to build your case. Why? Because large commercial trucking companies have a team of lawyers and [...]
April 12, 2010
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New Regulations Look to Reduce Preventable Truck Wrecks
By Jim Lewis, Truck Accident Lawyer The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently approved a proposed rule by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) that would require the use of electronic onboard recorders by certain commercial trucking companies. This new regulation will require trucking companies whose drivers have a record of violating current safety [...]
March 31, 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… Post Footer automatically generated by Add Post Footer Plugin for wordpress.
March 30, 2010
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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 [...]
December 2, 2009
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