This winter has been brutal, complete with frigid temperatures and excessive amounts of snow. When roads get nasty, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation seeks to quickly clear them. Pennsylvanians appreciate the hard work these individuals put in, but the...
Truck Accidents
Semi truck accident near Pennsylvania toll booth kills 1
A tractor-trailer crushed a car at an eastern Pennsylvania toll booth so completely that it was not apparent at first that there even was a second vehicle. But there was, and a person inside was killed in this truck accident. The crash took place near a toll plaza on...
Truck driver hauling fuel said to be speeding at time of accident
A truck accident that occurred in Pennsylvania was blamed upon the speed being driven by the truck driver. According to a state trooper, an accident reconstruction demonstrated that the driver was traveling at 48 to 50 miles per hour at the time of the accident, and...
Police say big rig driver was drunk during Guilford hit-and-run
Last week, we wrote that hit-and-runs are on the rise in many U.S. cities. This week, another hit-and-run collision is in the news here in the Chambersburg area. Police have reported that on Tuesday a tractor-trailer that was headed north crashed into a vehicle that...
Why truck drivers choose to drink and use drugs behind the wheel
Collisions involving large trucks have the potential to result in numerous fatalities, and as a result of this risk the trucking industry is regulated by both federal agencies and the state of Pennsylvania. Unfortunately, many trucking companies neglect to abide by...
Court of Appeals upholds regulations for truck drivers
Pennsylvania truck drivers may be interested to learn that regulations introduced by the U.S. Transportation Department were upheld by a three-judge panel in a federal appeals court. The regulations, which hope to combat driver fatigue, state that truck drivers can...
Accident involving truck and bus injures children
Due to their size and, often, their weight when carrying cargo, accidents involving trucks may cause a considerable amount of damage to other vehicles and injuries to the occupants of those other vehicles. A truck recently rear-ended a school bus in Hazle Township....
Pennsylvania man dies in loading dock as result of truck accident
A Sharon, Pennsylvania resident was killed when he was crushed to death between two separate trucks. The accident occurred at a loading dock while the deceased man was closing the door of his truck. The driver of the other truck at the same time reportedly shifted...