Tractor-Trailer Accidents

• Federal Eighteen Wheeler Laws To Protect You

  Timothy Young | April 19, 2010 7:31 AM | 0 CommentsNew Orleans, LA

  One institution that is essential to our nation’s economic success is the trucking industry. Trucking companies and employees provide the foundation for the success of practically every...

• Minimum Insurance Required For Interstate Trucks

  Timothy Young | April 17, 2010 7:38 AM | 0 CommentsNew Orleans, LA

  For many, sharing the road with semi-trailer trucks can be an intimidating and anxiety-inducing experience. These trucks are loud and imposing, and due to their size and cargo, they have the...

• Amtrak Train Hits Pickup Truck in Plant City

  Jenny Albano | July 17, 2007 3:47 PM | 0 CommentsNew Orleans, LA

  An Amtrak train collided with a pickup truck today at 3:15 P.M. and derailed. None of the 133 passengers on the train to New York were injured in the accident.All the passengers were evacuated by a Plant City bowling alley. All 33 train cars derailed after the crash, but none of the cars tipped over.There was barely anything left of the pickup truck after the accident. Amtrak spokeswomen...

• Tractor Trailer Accident Closes I-10

  Staff Writer | May 01, 2006 2:48 PM | 0 CommentsNew Orleans, LA

  A semi trailer carrying hazardous gas overturned on I-10 early Sunday, closing a four mile stretch of the interstate for most of the day. The accident occurred when the truck swerved to avoid car that had stopped suddenly in the right hand lane.The Times-Picayune reports:Trucker William Reeves, 50, of Lake Charles swerved to avoid the car and ran off the road into a ditch on its left side. One...