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When is a Trucking Company Liable for a Truck Accident?

A trucking company can be held liable for a truck accident if the company’s negligence led to the crash, for example by hiring a driver with a poor driving record, failing to maintain its trucks, or hours of service violations. Schedules…
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What Happens When a Trucking Company Violates FMCSA Rules?

When a trucking company breaks the rules set by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the agency may issue fines against the trucking company or close it down altogether. Trucking is one of the most dangerous industries in…
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Can I Still Sue if the Trucking Company is in Another State?

If you’ve been injured in a truck accident, you can sue a negligent trucking company, even if it is in another state. By its nature, the interstate trucking industry crosses many state lines, and out-of-state litigation is relatively common.…
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Recent Tractor-Trailer Accident on I-140

A recent accident outside of Wilmington illustrates just how dangerous a presence tractor-trailers can be on North Carolina’s roadways. According to the North Carolina Highway Patrol, a tractor-trailer and a smaller box truck were heading…
Overturned Truck

This NHTSA Rule May Reduce Truck and Bus Rollover Crashes

Accidents that involve truck or bus rollovers are relatively rare, but they have devastating consequences. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety states that rollovers represent 2% of accidents, but cause over one-third of traffic deaths.…
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How to Avoid Trucking Accidents on North Carolina Roads

Unfortunately, collisions involving large trucks and passenger vehicles are all too common on the roads throughout North Carolina. In fact, the state’s Department of Transportation reported that there were more than 3,400 accidents involving…
Rolled Over Semi-truck

Electronic Logging Devices May Prevent Truck Accidents

A while ago, WITN-TV reported that a tractor-trailer driver died after a crash on Interstate 40 in Duplin County. The accident also resulted in a truck passenger being taken to New Hanover Regional Medical Center for treatment of critical injuries.…
Industrial long hauler carriers big rig semi trucks with loaded semi trailers standing in row on truck stop parking lot for truck driver rest at early morning time according to the electronic logbook

How to Deal with Trucking Companies and Insurance After an Accident

North Carolina’s Motor Vehicle Division compiles yearly traffic crash reports; the most recently published report is for 2015. In 2015, auto crashes rose 11% and fatalities rose by 8% from 2014. New Hanover County had 21 total accident…
Due to their high center of gravity, semi-trucks can roll over easily.

Fatal Accident in North Carolina Caused by Reckless Truck Driver

Large, commercial truck drivers have a particular responsibility to other vehicles on our roads, as their trucks weigh significantly more than others with which they share the road. When a reckless truck driver causes an accident,…
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North Carolina Truck Accident Results in Fatality

Suffering the death of a loved one in a fatal accident has to be one of the most difficult experiences possible in life. Only those who have been through it themselves can understand the utter shock and grief a person suffers upon learning…
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