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Tractor Trailer Accident Statistics

Fatal Truck Accidents: 34 / year

Non-Fatal Truck Accidents:  1,075 / year

Accident Locations: 43% (Urban), 57% (Rural)

Carrier Information:
   - 43% of Massachusetts truck accidents involve carriers whose principle place of business is not MA.

Largest Massachusetts Truck Carriers:

   - NATIONAL RETAIL TRANSPORTATION, INC.
   - B.H. TRUCKING
   - LILY TRANSPORTATION CORP.
   - SWEENEY TRANSPORTATION, INC.
   - TIGHE TRUCKING INC.
   - TRANSGAS, INC.
   - CAPE COD EXPRESS, INC.
   - A.M.A. TRANS. CO., INC.
   - LIEDTKA TRUCKING, INC.
   - SEVERANCE TRUCKING CO., INC.

There were no contributing weather conditions in 85% of Massachusetts truck accidents.

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Car Accident Statistics

Persons Killed in Motor Vehicle Crashes: 476 / year

Multi-Vehicle Crashes Resulting in Fatalities: 36 / year

Approx. 52% of fatal car accidents occurred at speeds of 55mph or greater.

60 auto accidents resulting in fatalities were on roads with 3 or more traffic lanes.

Economic Cost of Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes: $6.28 Billion/year

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Major Interstates, Intrastates, and Highway Corridors

The major interstate highways through Massachusetts include I-84, I-90, I-91, I-93 and I-95.

Interstate 84: I-84 east runs from Scranton, Pennsylvania to Sturbridge Massachusetts.

Interstate 90: I-90 stretches over 3,100 miles, the longest highway in the U.S.  The western endpoint is Seattle, Washington and the eastern end is Boston, Massachusetts at the Logan International Airport.   Over 135 miles of I-90 run through MA, where it is known as the Massachusetts Turnpike.  I-90 intersects with various other interstates in the cities of Springfield, Sturbridge, Weston and Boston.  There are also interchanges for the cities of Holyoke, Worcester and Framingham.

Interstate 91: I-91 is a New England highway, beginning in New Haven, CT and ending in Derby Line, VT.  Massachusetts contains 55 miles of the highway, as it passes through the major cities of Springfield, Northampton and Greenfield.

Interstate 93: I-93 is also a New England highway, the beginning of which is found in Canton, MA, near Boston, and ending is located in St. Johnsbury, VT.  In Massachusetts, I-93 intersects with I-90 in Boston and I-95 in Canton and Woburn.

Interstate 95: I-95 is one of the most important highways in the east, running from Miami, Fl to Houlton, ME.  Massachusetts contains 92 miles of I-95, as it passes through Boston, Woburn, Canton and Weston.

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About Massachusetts

Massachusetts, steeped in U.S. history and proud traditions, stretches from the Appalachian Mountains to the bays of the Atlantic Ocean.  According to the 2000 Census, Massachusetts contained 6,349,097 residents.  More than 5,800,000 of those citizens reside in the Greater Boston Area.  Other important MA cities include Cambridge, Worcester, Amherst, New Bedford and Plymouth, known as ‘America’s Hometown’, where pilgrims initially landed on Plymouth Rock. 

Massachusetts offers everything from the mountains to the sea.  Residents here dwell surrounded by the rich and rugged American past, at the same time, looking to a prosperous and abundant future.

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Massachusetts Counties

Barnstable www.barnstablecounty.org/ 
Berkshire  www.berkshireweb.com/ 
Bristol www.bristol-county.org/ 
Dukes www.dukescounty.org/Pages/index 
Essex 
Franklin www.co.franklin.ma.us/ 
Hampden 
Hampshire
Middlesex
Nantucket www.massachusettsvisitorsnetwork.com/nantucket/ 
Norfolk www.norfolkcounty.org/
Plymouth www.seeplymouth.com/ 
Suffolk www.scsdma.org/
Worcester www.worcester.org/

Truck Accident Lawyers

Did you know that every 16 minutes a person is killed or injured in a truck accident? Did you know that big rig truck accidents continue to increase? Even with these frightening scenarios and statistics, powerful trucking industry lobbyists continue to call for the weakening of truck safety rules and regulations to reap a higher profit.

When truck collisions do occur, trucking companies involved in the accident often send representatives to the accident scene.  These agents work to handle everything at the scene of the accident so that they can limit or mitigate their company’s liability.

Munley, Munley & Cartwright is a law firm experienced at handling tractor trailer accident claims. We accept cases nationwide.

Munley, Munley & Cartwright charges clients of personal injury claims on a contingency basis. What that means is the attorney is only paid if he or she wins money damages for you – the client. This makes it possible for anyone to hire only the best lawyer. It gives everyone access to the justice system and representation that is equal to the best that insurance companies, doctors and other defendants can hire. You can contact the lawyers of Munley, Munley & Cartwright for a free consultation by completing our online accident evaluation form -or- calling toll-free at 1-800-318-LAW1.

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