When people drive on the highway in Georgia, they know that they will likely drive alongside semitrucks. However, the Georgia Department of Transportation may soon add truck-only lanes to portions of I-75. Truck lanes are a new sight on U.S. highways. According to...
Truck drivers in Georgia may be intrigued to know that in the state of North Dakota, most truck crashes that involve injuries occur in the oil regions. Figures from North Dakota's Vision Zero Plan indicate that around 67% of truck-related crashes between 2012 and 2016...
Drivers in Atlanta know how intimidating it can be to be around large commercial trucks. Sometimes, motor vehicles will collide with a large truck and slide underneath it. This is called an underride crash, and it can immediately render a vehicle's safety features...
Georgia residents who are involved in crashes with large trucks may be at a greater risk of injury or death. In many cases, a smaller vehicle can slide underneath a big rig. This is called an underride, and installing guards on tractor-trailers could prevent such...
Georgia residents who live in Pickens County may have heard about the tanker truck crash that occurred on U.S. Highway 123 on March 26. That morning, the driver of a commercial tanker was turning from Highway 123 onto Highway 124 when he sideswiped a commercial Chevy...
Road Safe America, the Atlanta-based highway safety non-profit, has found that all but six states experienced a rise in large truck crash deaths between 2009 and 2017. Georgia saw the fourth greatest number of truck crash deaths; the top three were Texas, California...
Georgia residents may have heard that collision between two tractor-trailers on Interstate 35 in Harrison County resulted in injuries. A Minnesota man had been driving a Freightliner southbound on the interstate when the truck jackknifed. While most of the southbound...
Fatal crashes involving commercial and passenger vehicles continue to rise. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has just examined crash data for 2017, the latest year for which complete data is available, and found that there was a total of 5,005...
Each year, reckless driving causes thousands of catastrophic car accidents across the United States, including in Georgia. When this happens, the responsible driver can face criminal and civil charges. For example, on Jan. 17, Fulton County authorities charged an...
Studies show that 65 percent of large truck accidents occur during long hauls. This means that the longer a Georgia trucker drives, the more likely they'll get into an accident. Long road trips and a lack of rest are not a good combination, and truck drivers all over...
