Poor Truck Maintenance

A Texas tractor-trailer driver who was killed in an accident in Long Island several weeks ago has been identified. According to news reports, the man was driving a flatbed tractor trailer for a freight company when the accident occurred at around 4:30 p.m. Apparently, the individual accidentally entered the parkway and then tried to brake... read more

An unfortunate man from Denver City, Texas was killed earlier this month after a brake drum fell off an oncoming semi-truck and crashed through the windshield of the pickup truck that he was driving. According to an article from KOB.com, the man was traveling on State Road 8 between Eunice and Hobbs in Lea County.... read more

A chain reaction car accident involving nine vehicles left a five-year-old girl dead and 13 other people injured in Los Angeles County early last Thursday morning. The pile-up involved two semi-trucks and a tanker truck loaded with milk, as well as six other vehicles, two of which caught fire. According to a KPCR public radio... read more

A California couple and the woman’s teenage son were driving from Vacaville, California to Houston, Texas to start a new life together when they were involved in an accident early in the morning on May 5 near Gallup, New Mexico. According to an article in the Houston Chronicle, the car was being driven by a... read more

Earlier this week in Phoenix, several gas cylinders fell off of a flatbed truck, leading to the death of a motorcyclist. According to a report by AZFamily.com, the improperly secured load fell off the truck shortly after 3 p.m. on January 20th. Once the tanks fell off the bed of the trailer, a Chevrolet Suburban... read more