To help avoid truck accidents and bus accidents, new legislation has been put in place around the United States. In this news out of Alabama, devices that would track bus and truck driver hours has been proposed to help stop bus and truck accidents. According to the...
Truck Accidents
2 injured in serious 4-car accident in Alabama
Injuries from car accidents or other vehicular incidents can leave you in serious condition. When you're involved in truck accidents caused by negligent drivers, you may be concerned about who will pay the bills. If you were hit by someone who was drinking and...
Crash investigators call for probe of government safety agency
Alabama residents who rely on tour or intercity buses may be interested to hear that, on Nov. 7, federal accident investigators called for a probe into the government agency responsible for ensuring the safety of commercial vehicles. Investigators alleged that Federal...
Charity cyclist injured in road accident
Alabama cyclists may be interested to hear about a 24-year-old man who was hit by a tractor trailer on Sept. 21, 2013 as he rode his bike through Florida. The cyclist was riding to visit all 30 Major League Baseball parks in order to raise money for partially deaf...
Dump Truck and Fertilizer Spreader collide causing serious injury
Two Alabama drivers were injured in a multi-vehicle accident when their two large trucks collided around 12:45 p.m. on July 1st. The driver of the dump truck ran into the back of the fertilizer spreader vehicle near the intersection of County Road 164. The collision...
New rules seek to reduce truck driver fatigue and save lives
The enforcement of new rules designed to ease truck driver fatigue has recently begun, and it is hoped that these rules will help decrease the occurrence of truck accidents and subsequent fatalities. By reducing the instances of truck accidents, it is estimated that...
Semi-truck collision causes bridge to collapse
Alabama residents who planned to travel to Washington or Canada via Interstate 5 over the holiday weekend had their travel plans changed by a bridge collapsing. Just days before the Memorial Day weekend began, a bridge 60 miles north of Seattle fell into the river...
Two dead, one injured in Alabama 20 crash
On May 14 at 1:32 p.m., a 2000 Chevrolet Malibu was traveling eastbound on Alabama Highway 20 when the driver collided with a dump truck. The collision occurred near the intersection of the highway with Sockwell Lane. The dump truck was traveling southbound on...
Two people injured in Alabama crash
Two people suffered injuries in a vehicle collision that occurred around 6:30 a.m. on a Monday morning at Gorton Road and Judge Road in Alabama. A truck and a SUV reportedly crashed after one of the vehicles ran a stop sign. Which vehicle was at fault for running the...
Driver blames zombies for semi-truck crash
Alabama police may have heard some creative explanations for truck crashes in their day, but none probably compares to an explanation given to the California Highway Patrol for a collision involving a semi-truck full of strawberries and multiple vehicles. The driver...