This image could become a common sight on the interstates and rural roads throughout North Carolina and around Asheville if the truck industry is successful in Washington this week. Truck industry big shots are pushing Congress to let states decide how big and how...
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North Carolina Tired Truck Drivers May Get More Rest
Exhaustion can be deadly, especially when an 80,000 pound tractor trailer is involved. Recent data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) shows that crashes attributed to distractions killed 3,092 people last year. The U.S. Federal Motor...
How To Avoid A Truck Accident In Asheville
With over 5,000 people dying in truck crashes each year on our nation's highways, it is important for every driver to understand all of the ways to avoid being involved in such a collision. 1. Stay Out Of The Truck's Blind Spots - If you are sharing the road...
Truck Strikes Motorcycle Near Rockingham, North Carolina On US 220
On Saturday afternoon, a pick-up truck driver failed to see an oncoming motorcycle before making a left hand turn and caused a severe collision. The pick-up truck driver, Doris Collins, 70, of Nicole Lane, in Rockingham, North Carolina was headed southbound on U.S....
Four Witnesses Watched Trucker Hit Cary Motorcyclist On I-85
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol reported that four (4) separate witnesses called them about the horrendous crash caused by tractor-trailer driver Michael Gray Rigsbee, 38, of Creedmore. Rigsbee struck a motorcycle ridden by Sean Christopher Newman, 38, of Cary...
Reckless Truck Driver Kills North Carolina DOT Worker On I-40
A distracted tractor-trailer driver ran-over and killed a North Carolina Department Of Transportation (NC DOT) worker on Tuesday morning. The crash occurred as several NC DOT workers were beginning to place Work Zone signs and cones in preparation for a lane closure...
Lack Of Enforcement Leads To High North Carolina Truck Accident Ranking
A lack of manpower in the North Carolina State Highway Patrol Motor Carrier Enforcement Section means that many tractor trailer trucks are running illegally on North Carolina roads and highways. North Carolina currently ranks sixth (6th) in the nation for truck...
ABC News Features North Carolina Truck Accident Case To Illustrate Truck Industry Abuses
On October 13, 2005, a young man road his bicycle on the side of a rural North Carolina highway from his cousin's house back to his own home. At the same time, a truck driver had been driving his tractor trailer for 23 hours in a row and was heading back to the truck...
North Carolina TV Station Is Focusing On Truck Accidents
Today, a senior producer from a regional television station contacted me about Truck Safety in North Carolina. She started the conversation off by noting how many recent tractor-trailer accidents appear to be the result of either truck driver fatigue or unsafe truck...
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