One out of every 10 highway fatalities involves a large truck. This is despite the fact that large trucks comprise only 4% of the 268 million vehicles on U.S. roads. Drivers in Virginia should know that nearly 5,000 people died in truck crashes in 2017, not to mention...
If there is one thing that is obvious to anyone who drives on a highway, it's that trucks are dangerous vehicles. They are large, take up a lot of space and create many blind spots for their drivers. The drivers themselves are often worked to exhaustion, which...
When you think about the trucks on the road, what makes you think of a good driver? Experience trumps age, according to a new study in truck safety.Age does have an impact on the risk of driving a commercial vehicle and crashing, but it has been found that experience...
Getting into a car crash can change your life instantly. That's why it's so important to learn more about the causes of crashes and how to avoid them.As a driver of a passenger vehicle, it's your right to be able to drive safely on the roads. You and other drivers all...
When truck drivers get too tired, it's important for them to pull over and avoid driving further. They need to take breaks and rest because failing to do so can put their lives, and the lives of others around them, at risk.That's why news out of Virginia from April 9...
Truck accidents can lead to serious, life-changing injuries. People who are riding in passenger vehicles when they are hit by a truck could suffer from permanent disabilities or serious head injuries that impact them for the rest of their lives.The reason that truck...
What just a few years ago sounded like science fiction is quickly becoming a reality in Virginia and across the United States. Self-driving vehicles are slowly hitting the market for consumers and businesses. These vehicles, which use computers and sensors to avoid...
An accident on Interstate 81 involving a large truck left two people dead. One of the victims was a Blacksburg resident.Virginia State Police, who investigated the Roanoke County truck accident, charged the trucker involved in the accident with reckless driving....
An accident on Interstate 66 in Northern Virginia left one person dead and a young woman, the deceased person's wife, recovering from critical injuries. The family of the couple has begun raising money to cover medical bills and funeral expenses.According to...
This blog has previously talked how many truckers and other commercial drivers in Virginia must follow federal hours of service regulations.These so-called rest rules limit how long these drivers can stay on the road, or on duty, before stopping for several hours. The...
