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Tractor-Trailer Accidents | InjuryBoard Virginia Beach

Note: see also automobile accidents category. Big rigs, large trucks, semis, tractor trailers, and 18 wheelers are some of the ways that we refer to the giant, automotive machinery that runs...

Big rigs, large trucks, semis, tractor trailers, and 18 wheelers are some of the ways that we refer to the giant, automotive machinery that runs 24 hours a day on our highways in Virginia and throughout the United States. The trucking industry earned 610 billion dollars last year. Commercial trucking is critical to move goods to and from our region's cities including Chesapeake, Virginia (VA),...

Posted by Shannon Weidemann |
February 21, 2007 3:42 PM

A Swift Transportation Company truck and a Philip Sims Trucking truck collided in an accident that caused a multi car pile up on Interstate 80 west of North Platte, Nebraska. The accident occured on Monday February 12th. Slick roads and poor visibility led to hazardous road conditions and at least three tractor trailers and two passenger cars were involved in the accidents in the eastbound...

Posted by Rick Shapiro |
March 01, 2006 9:38 AM

Due to the huge size, weight, and speed at which trucks and tractor-trailers travel on our nation's highways, accidents involving motor vehicles, cars, trucks and trailers can be catastrophic or even fatal. Tracking down the proper entity, or just the proper insurance sources, can be frustrating. Also, there are numerous federal and state regulations that govern trucking activities and motor...

The state of Virginia recently struck down proposed memorials at the sites of three fatal trucking accidents. While this might sound ridiculous - that the state wouldn't allow memorials at the sites of fatal crashes - the catch is that the memorials were proposed by People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). The animal rights group had proposed memorials at sites in Suffolk and Isle...

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