Articles Posted in Trucking Accidents

A fatal collision on December 19th between two tractor trailers in Pike County, Alabama, may result in criminal charges against the driver of one of the tractor trailers. According to media reports, Dusty Conner failed to stop his tractor trailer at a stop sign and pulled out in front of another tractor trailer operated by…

As a trial lawyer in Atlanta, Georgia, handling catastrophic truck accident cases, I often need to use accident reconstruction experts.  Following are some of the factors that the reconstruction expert may consider in such an analyis, as summarized by my Tennessee co-counsel Morgan Adams: Center of mass formula. The formula to determine the center of…

Truck driver fatigue was the apparent cause of a fiery crash in a construction zone on I-39 in Illinois on January 2nd.  The truck driver admitted that he fell asleep entering the construction zone.  The tractor trailer crashed into multiple vehicles, killing three innocent travelers. I don’t just represent people who are run over by…

While I feed my family largely by handling catastrophic damage suits against trucking companies, I receive a lot of interesting communications from truck drivers critical of practices in the industry in which they are the underpaid pawns.  The following was posted as a comment about a specific company, but I’m putting on the blog as…

Police in Kings Mountain, NC, say a driver’s lack of understanding of the English language appears to have led to a violent wreck between a train and a tractor-trailer.  Truck driver Ricardo Ercia was crossing several train lines in town at South Battleground Avenue and Oak Street when he didn’t obey a traffic sign calling…

Truck drivers who deliver virtually everything we purchase account for nearly 15% of all work related deaths, and are more at risk than other Americans for a wide variety of health problems.  With a largely sedentary lifestyle, generally alone on the road, many have poor access to — and give low priority to —  healthy…

6/25/07, Berea, KY. A Tennessee UPS truck driver was killed when at 2:50 AM  a tanker truck carrying liquid sulfur,  driven by a Georgia truck driver,  had a tire blew out, hit concrete median barrier, went airborne and crossed over intooncoming lanes. The tanker hit a UPS tractor trailer head-on. The UPS driver  Johnny l.…

There are approximately 141,000 truck crashes every year in the US, according to a The Federal Motor Carry Safety Administration’s 2006 report.  In about 77,000 of these,  fault was attributed to the truck driver.   According to the FMCA 2006 report, the top 10 causes of truck accidents where the truck driver is a fault: 1.…

Fri., 3/9/07, Calhoun, GA.  In a scene reminiscent of the 1982 Paul Newman movie, “The Verdict,” the jury after three hours of deliberation Thursday afternoon sent a note to the judge asking if they were limited by the amount the plaintiff asked for.   In closing argument I had asked for a verdict of approximately…

The Truck Safety Coalition is hosting its 2007 Sorrow to Strength Conference at Arlington, VA, on March 10-13, 2007. Sorrow to Strength is designed for survivors of truck crashes and families/friends of those who have died or been injured. The conference allows survivors to come together for a weekend of sharing, remembrance, workshops and public…