If you've been injured in a truck accident in Virginia, your first instinct might be to sue the truck driver. Commercial truck drivers are frequently held liable for accidents since their vehicles are much larger and more dangerous than regular passenger vehicles....
Truck Accidents
Common reasons that trucks get sidelined
Between September 9-11, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance held a 72-hour enforcement spree. During the blitz, the Alliance inspected a total of 50,151 inspections in Virginia and around North America and placed more than 15,000 trucks out of service. The next...
Widespread causes of truck accidents
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...
Autonomous trucks: Available, but still not foolproof
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...
New study shows experience plays a major role in crash risk
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...
Get the facts: Large truck and commercial crash statistics
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...
Truck drivers to use weigh stations for rest breaks in Virginia
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...
Give trucks the space they need to help prevent a crash
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...
Self-driving trucks now on Virginia roads
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...
Truck crash on Interstate 81 leaves two dead
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....