Commercial truck accidents are less common in terms of overall numbers, but they have an outsized impact on drivers in Virginia. Large trucks are involved in a disproportionate share of fatal collisions. According to the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles’ 2019 Traffic Crash Facts report, that year, there were 2,484…
Injury claims after a commercial truck accident are more complicated to resolve than typical car accident claims. Large truck crashes tend to be more serious, resulting in severe injuries, fatalities, and extensive property damage. In addition, there may be multiple parties financially liable after a commercial truck accident. The truck…
In March 2019, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued a report that revealed a disturbing trend in the trucking industry. According to the agency, which oversees interstate trucking in the U.S., there were 4,889 large trucks and buses involved in fatal accidents in our country in 2017, marking…
Interstate 81 is an important stretch of road in Virginia. It serves as the most convenient interstate route for a high number of travelers across the state. An estimated 50,000 vehicles travel on I-81 each day through Virginia, with about 40 percent of them being large trucks, Make81safe.org reports. Nearly…
People in Virginia who get involved in an accident involving a tractor-trailer may recognize that truck accidents and car accidents are quite different. Truck accidents often cause much worse injuries than car accidents. They are different in many other significant ways as well. The Richmond truck accident lawyers at Marks…
A truck driver may end up crashing a tractor-trailer or other large commercial truck for a number of different reasons. Driver error, vehicle failure or road conditions, for instance, often contribute to truck crashes. In many situations, a combination of factors causes the accident. The Richmond truck accident lawyers at…
