Truck Accidents

What was likely an exciting trip to the doctor for young Pittsburgh area parents-to-be turned to tragedy earlier this week when the vehicle in which they were travelling was involved in a collision with a tractor-trailer. The fatal truck accident...

The holiday weekend that so many in Western Pennsylvania looked forward to, ended in tragedy for two individuals travelling in a road in Berlin Township. The crash, which occurred before midnight on Route 534, involved two trucks, a tractor trailer...

Often when we write about personal injury lawsuits being filed as a result of a motor vehicle accident, it is in the context of a driver of another vehicle being named as a defendant. While this is appropriate in many...

There are many regulations that truck companies and drivers must adhere to. These regulations are designed to keep the profession as safe as possible, not only for the drivers, but for others on the road as well. One of those...

Tractor-trailers are on Pennsylvania roads year round. Our dependence on them means that most drivers encounter multiple trucks each day. Sadly, one woman who encountered a tractor-trailer on Interstate 79 did not survive.The incident occurred earlier this week late in...

New Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations require people holding commercial driver licenses to have a complete medical physical exam no longer than every two years by a certified physician. There is one prominent goal for these new regulations: Help to...

This time of year many residences of Pennsylvania take to their yards, rake in hand, to gather all the leaves that have fallen from the trees. In preparation for winter, many communities throughout the nation, cities also clean up the...

After enduring a great deal of criticism over its Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) trucking management system, the Federal Motor Carrier Administration (FMCSA) has agreed to allow one of its subcommittees to thoroughly review its processes.The CSA is one of the...

A truck accident in the Pittsburgh area has claimed the life of a 28-year-old woman. The fatal incident occurred earlier this week in Butler County at the intersection of Route 68 with Route 268.According to police officers who responded to...

Often when we think about injuries inflicted by trucks in motor vehicle accidents, they are due to the force of the impact between the vehicles. There are however different ways in which someone could be injured in a truck accident....

With so many trucks on roads throughout Pennsylvania and our nation it is inevitable that some will be involved in accidents at some point. There are a wide variety of reasons that a truck accident could occur including:Tire blowoutsOverloaded trucksDriver...

For many residents of the Pittsburgh area, the Fourth of July holiday is a perfect time to get together with family members and friends. These gatherings prompt safety campaigns regarding not only drunk driving but the use of fireworks as...