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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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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Railroad Blames North Carolina Truck Accident on Trucking Company

In March 2015, a commercial vehicle and a train collided on the tracks in North Carolina. Dozens of people were injured in the train vs. truck accident. An investigation has been ongoing in the case, and accident reconstruction investigators…
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North Carolina Officer Killed in Truck Accident

In Nov. 2014, a North Carolina police officer was killed while on duty. The Union County Sheriff stated that the truck accident death was the first time a deputy from his department had ever died on the job. The tragedy is said to…
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Lack of Driver Training Blamed in North Carolina Lawsuit

In March 2015, a tragedy occurred in North Carolina that resulted in injuries to 55 passengers who were aboard a train when it collided with a semi-truck. The tractor-trailer involved in the case was reportedly stopped on the railroad tracks,…
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