Latest Truck Accident News

Tractor-Trailer Involved in Fatal Four-Vehicle Crash in Ohio A four-vehicle crash on I-70 East near Columbus, Ohio killed one person and left four others injured last week. The accident occurred when a Dodge Durango traveling west on I-70 crossed the freeway median (including the steel cables) and slammed head-on into a minivan on the other…   Read More

Truck safety advocates had a reason to celebrate recently when the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee voted against a truck weight limit increase.  The move, in a close and rare bipartisan vote, means a weight increase must be studied for safety and impact before another vote can occur. “With a nine percent increase in truck…   Read More

An underride guard, a piece of metal attached underneath the back of a truck, prevents passenger vehicles from sliding under the truck during a rear-end collision. Passenger vehicles are small enough to slip underneath the back of a truck, causing the car’s hood, windshield, and roof to peel away. Decapitation for drivers and front seat…   Read More

The use of technology can help cut the two main sources of violations for truck drivers: speeding and log violations. According to truckinginfo.com, many carriers saw a drop in their government safety ratings when new standards were introduced in 2010.Technology vendors claim they can improve safety scores by automating truck speed and log monitoring. “The…   Read More

Questions remain surrounding two multiple-vehicle crashes that occurred early Sunday morning on highway I-75 near Gainesville, FL, only minutes after the Florida Highway Patrol reopened the highway. The crashes involved at least a dozen cars and six tractor-trailers; at least eleven people were killed and another 18 taken to area hospitals. The crashes were apparently…   Read More

Massive Pile-up in Florida The Florida Highway Patrol is continuing to investigate the massive 19 vehicle pile-up that happened early Sunday morning near Gainesville, Florida. In the chain-reaction crash, eleven people died and at least 21 people were injured, according to the Gainesville Sun. Investigators attribute the accident to poor visibility due to heavy smoke…   Read More

Tractor-Trailer/Train Crash in Pennsylvania According to LeHighValleyLive.com, Monday morning around 10:15 a.m. a tractor-trailer collided with a Norfolk Southern train in Bethlehem Township, PA.  The truck was traveling west on Brodhead Road when it crossed into the path of the train.  The train engine struck the big rig just behind the cab, causing the trailer…   Read More

Last summer, the Texas legislature made significant changes in Texas speed limits. Previously, the maximum speed limits were 80 miles per hour for passenger vehicles on some highways. Changes in the law now allow limits up to 85 miles per hour on interstate and intrastate highways, farm-to-market and ranch-to-market roads. This means that Texas now…   Read More

Driver-related actions are most likely to be the cause of accidents involving large trucks—10 times more than conditions such as the weather, road conditions or vehicle performance, according to a study commissioned by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.  For the Large Truck Crash Causation Study (LTCCS),…   Read More

UPS Tractor-Trailer Dies in North Carolina A deadly tractor-trailer crash in Salisbury, NC early Wednesday morning shut down I-85 for hours.  According to WCNC.com, a double trailer UPS truck was traveling on the interstate near exit 79 when the driver apparently lost control of the truck causing the truck to flip over the bridge, leaving…   Read More