A man was killed after a tractor-trailer hauling log equipment crashed into his pickup truck in Pine Township. The accident occurred just before 3 p.m. on Gibsonia Road at Karring Drive. Reports say that a tractor-trailer, hauling log equipment, crashed into the back of a flatbed truck and then crashed into the victim’s pickup truck. … Read More »
Posts Categorized: Truck Accidents
New Technology Could Recognize Drowsiness in Truck Drivers.
Posted On: November 13, 2017 | Categorized as: Truck AccidentsTruck drivers work long and exhausting shifts; however, it is still their responsibility to practice safe driving at all times. Sadly, that is not always the case. According to federal law, truck drivers are to work a maximum of 11 consecutive hours behind the wheel and must rest for 10 hours. When truck drivers get … Read More »
Man dies in bucket truck accident in Wayne Township.
Posted On: May 2, 2017 | Categorized as: Truck AccidentsA utility worker for First Energy has died after he fell from a bucket truck. The man was working on power lines in Wayne Township in the 300 block of Dutch Ridge Road. The victim was roughly 30 feet in the air in a bucket when his truck became unstable and tipped over. The man … Read More »
2 Workers Setting Up Signs Struck By Pickup Truck On Route 30
Posted On: March 24, 2017 | Categorized as: Personal Injury, Truck AccidentsTwo men were struck by a pick-up truck along Route 30 in Hempfield Township Thursday morning. The men were working; placing cones and signs along the road. Their truck displayed an arrow sign to direct traffic into the other lane. Witnesses said another truck traveling down Route 30 tried to go around the workers and … Read More »
A truck accident lawsuit may involve multiple defendants
Posted On: August 15, 2016 | Categorized as: Truck AccidentsA trucker operator employed by a carrier recently won almost $200,000 in a wrongful termination lawsuit. Yet the alleged cause of his firing was not his poor performance, but his compliance with the federal hours-of-service regulation. The trucker claims that he refused to take a load that would have put him over the hourly quota … Read More »