Tractor-Trailer Accidents

• Federal Motor Carrier Safety Admin. Has History of Ignoring Safety Warnings

  Michael Phelan | February 23, 2007 9:15 AM | 0 CommentsRichmond, VA

  After completing its investigation of the tragic bus fire that killed 23 elderly Hurricane Rita evacuees, the National Transportation Safety Board on February 21st called on the Federal Motor Carrier Motor Safety Administration to promulagate stronger safety regulations for buses and large trucks. The FMCMSA is charged with reducing crashes, injuries, and fatalities involving large trucks and...

• Three People Killed in Fiery Tractor Trailer Truck Crash on Interstate 66

  Michael Phelan | February 01, 2007 9:51 PM | 0 CommentsRichmond, VA

  At 3:50 a.m. Tuesday morning, a tractor trailer traveling west on I-66 in Fairfax crashed into the rear of a Jeep Wrangler, knocking the Wrangler into a Volvo. The Wrangler and Volvo burst into flames. The driver of both the Wrangler and Volvo plus a passenger in the Volvo were killed. This brings to 61 the total number of people killed on Virginia highways in 2007. While the State Police...

• 15 Passenger Vans="Death Traps"

  Michael Phelan | January 19, 2007 1:00 AM | 0 CommentsRichmond, VA

  A 15 passenger bus (commonly referred to as a 15 passenger van) is designed to seat 14 passengers and a driver. The design of these buses is a standard cargo chassis with an extended full-size body that has been equipped with passenger seating. These buses have been sold by GM, Ford, and Chrysler under various names:1. Chevrolet Express 35002. GMC Savana G35003. Dodge Ram Van/Wagon B35004. ...

• Improper Loading Causes Tractor Trailer Truck Crash

  Aubrey Ford | January 05, 2007 6:46 PM | 0 CommentsRichmond, VA

  An 11 month old baby was killed and her two siblings and mother were were injured when the tractor trailer truck in which they were passengers overturned. The children and their mother were taking a road trip with their father who was hauling magazines stacked on pallets. Unfortunately, the magazines had been loaded improperly. When the truck slowly entered a curve, the mother heard a loud...