According to the Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the number of truck fatalities rose 4.1 percent from 2014 to 2015 in the United States. The NHTSA reported that 2014 had the highest number of truck fatalities since 2008....
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Collisions involving large commercial vehicles claim the lives of thousands of road users , and most of these accidents in Virginia and around the country are caused by driver behavior, according to data from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The...
Responding to a truck accident takes experience and skill
Truck accidents are frequent occurrences on Virginia roadways. Commercial trucks can often be seen carrying commercial goods from place to place. As this happens, many truck drivers rush to make their deliveries on time. This pressure can cause them to be careless...
Are there weight limitations for trucks on Virginia roads?
When a person is on a Virginia roadway, they may see a variety of different types of vehicles. Each of these vehicles has the right to be on Virginia roadways, in most cases. However, the state of Virginia has enacted many regulations that control what types of...
Causes of rollover truck accidents
There are many different causes to truck accidents. Is important to investigate the cause of a truck accident to determine who was at fault. If a truck driver or truck company was at fault for causing an accident, then truck accident victims may be entitled to...
Distracted driving prevention for commercial truck drivers
Commercial trucks can be dangerous to other drivers. Even in minor truck accidents, people can suffer serious injuries. Truck accidents are oftentimes caused by negligent truck drivers. Truck drivers can engage in a variety of dangerous behavior that put others at...
A truck accident doesn’t have to ruin your finances
As most Virginia drivers have probably noticed, commercial truck drivers sometimes drive recklessly across the state. These truckers operate their vehicles while distracted, tired, or intoxicated, and they oftentimes speed, abruptly change lanes, and follow too...
Common causes of commercial truck accidents
Commercial trucks travel across Virginia every day. And, while on the road, these trucks pose a serious safety hazard to other vehicles, especially smaller cars. These big rigs are so huge that even the slightest error can cause a major truck accident. In many...
Truck accident in Virginia kills 18-year-old woman
When two vehicles collide and one of those vehicles is much larger than the other, the consequences of that collision can be very serious for the occupants of the smaller vehicle. That is a major reason why many truck accidents are devastating. In many cases, the...
Can Virginia driver monitoring prevent large-truck accidents?
Several truck accidents in Virginia have prompted the authorities and the general public to demand that trucks drivers be monitored more rigorously. Since truck drivers are commercial drivers, authorities are making the laws that apply to them stricter than the ones...