Trucking Accidents

You might be one of many travelers who have belted out the lyrics to John Denver’s famous tune “Country Roads” when driving along the scenic routes of West Virginia. If you frequently drive in this state, however, you probably don’t feel much like singing when...

An assortment of drivers is behind the wheel of the 16 million large trucks on U.S. roads. Many of these drivers have years of experience, delivering supplies from coast to coast. But, thanks to the country’s current labor shortage, there remains a strong likelihood...

The trucking industry is not keen on proposed federal legislation that may help prevent horrible underride collisions. Why? Because it claims the planned regulations would be ineffective and costly. Under the guidelines in the Stop Underrides Act recently introduced...

The defendants in truck accident lawsuits in West Virginia and around the country are usually negligent truck drivers or their employers, but that may not be the case if shifting cargo that had not been properly loaded or tied down caused the accident....

Across the country, thousands of accidents occur each year, and a certain number of those crashes take place here in West Virginia. Narrowing the numbers even more, a certain number of them involve 18-wheelers. In order to narrow the numbers further, you have to...