Latest Truck Accident News

Dump Truck Collides with School Bus in NJ, One Child Dead, 17 Injured According to news reports, one child died and seventeen children were injured Thursday morning when the school bus in which they were riding was hit by a dump truck.  The deceased was a triplet, and early reports indicate her two siblings were airlifted…   Read More

Yes. Studies by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) show that prescription drugs are an “associated factor” in 28.7% of all U.S. truck accidents. In fact, the FMCSA attempts to regulate the use of prescription drugs by truck drivers. The use of anti-seizure drugs, methadone and any amphetamine, narcotic or habit-forming drug are all…   Read More

Last week, a Pennsylvania state trooper allowed a dump truck driver to plead guilty to a minor violation for moving a vehicle unsafely. Both the coroner and the district attorney involved in the case were upset – the ticket stemmed from an incident last summer when the driver made an illegal U-turn and collided with…   Read More

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