Tractor-Trailer Accidents

• Georgia Interstate closed because of Tractor Trailer Caught on Fire

  Jessica Smagacz | August 22, 2009 6:23 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  A tractor trailer was heading from Roswell Road on to 285 East when it caught fire this past Saturday around 11:30 a.m. according to Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The fire forced firefighters to...

• Hundreds of Bus Companies and Tractor-trailers Ordered to Shut Down

  Jessica Smagacz | August 04, 2009 10:20 AM | 1 CommentAtlanta, GA

  The Government Accountability Office (GAO) completed a study on tractor-trailer and bus companies following federal safety regulations. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, there were...

• Georgia Tractor Trailer Struck Disabled Car & one Man Tragically Dead

  Jessica Smagacz | May 31, 2009 2:11 PM | 1 CommentAtlanta, GA

  Early Saturday, a tractor trailer was driving on I-285 in Georgia. The tractor trailer struck a disabled car, killing a Riverdale man, according to Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC). The driver...

• Truck Flips on I-85 in Georgia

  Jessica Smagacz | April 25, 2009 10:47 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Gainesville Times reported that this past Thursday a tractor trailer carrying four vehicles flipped over in Georgia. It occurred on Interstate 85 near Chateau Elan about 10:45 a.m. and blocked the...

• Fiery Georgia Crash in Construction Zone

  Jessica Smagacz | April 04, 2009 10:40 AM | 1 CommentAtlanta, GA

  The Times-Herald reported that this past Tuesday, a crash occurred on Interstate 85 when a tractor-trailer’s wheels dropped off the side of the pavement in the right lane and the driver...

• Two Georgia Truck Wrecks in Same Spot in Same Week

  Jessica Smagacz | March 24, 2009 12:24 AM | 2 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  The Times-Herald reported that a tractor-trailer rig crashed and burned on Interstate 85 southbound in north Coweta, Georgia this past Thursday night. This truck crashed in the same exact spot a...

• Dangerous Truckers And The Lack Of Adequate Regulation

  M. Brandon Smith | August 07, 2008 1:16 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Terrifying information has recently been released by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, which is the federal agency charged with regulating the trucking industry. All United States...

• Tractor Trailer Driver Kills Pedestrian In Hit And Run Incident

  M. Brandon Smith | April 21, 2008 11:03 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Police in Dublin, Georgia are still on alert to find the driver of a tractor trailer who ran over a pedestrian on April 7, 2008. Local authorities said the local man was in the crosswalk on Georgia...