Tractor-Trailer Accidents

• Big Trucks Kill! - The Dangers of 18-Wheelers

  Joe Crumley | October 13, 2009 8:14 AM | 12 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  Sharing the road with big rig 18-wheelers is dangerous. These large and powerful trucks often weigh 25 times more than the average passenger car. So, it goes without saying, that when these...

• Is Minnesota Fatigue Checklist Unfairly Stopping Truck Drivers?

  Mike Bryant | June 09, 2009 9:22 AM | 7 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  There was a federal lawsuit filed this past week that will look at the issue of truck driver safety. Basically, Capt. Ken Urquhart, a District Commander with the Minnesota State Patrol in the...

• Flying Ice From Trucks: Should Something Be Done About It?

  Mike Bryant | January 28, 2009 12:20 PM | 7 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  It's always irritating when you get behind a truck and it starts dropping stuff on you. If there is product that should be tied down or secured and its coming off there is no question that there is...

• Four Killed After Collision with Tractor Trailer On I-90

  Mike Bryant | August 21, 2009 6:15 AM | 4 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  Wednesday morning, four people in separate cars were killed after separate collisions with a tractor trailer. A 1996 Toyota lost control and crossed the center line striking the semitrailer truck....

• Watch Out For Bicycles

  Mike Bryant | May 24, 2009 4:02 PM | 4 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  Last week, I looked at the issue of increased bicyclist deaths in Minnesota. A Wednesday morning, Semi/ Bicycle death brought the issue home again this week. A semitrailer driver had began to make...

• 94 Shut Down Twice Due to Semi's Collisions

  Mike Bryant | July 26, 2009 7:44 PM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  This past week, Highway 94 was shut down twice when semis were involved in collisions: On Sunday the highway was shut down for eight hours near Albertville when a station wagon tried to make an...

• State Troopers Looking Into What Happened In Olivia Semi Explosion

  Mike Bryant | November 23, 2008 7:50 PM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  This morning, the driver of a propane truck was killed when his truck exploded. The semi, was on Highway 71 near the intersection of Highway 212 at about 7:15 am when it became engulfed in flames. ...

• Why Did A Semi Truck Rollover Close Highway 10?

  Mike Bryant | November 16, 2009 7:13 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  Much of last night, U.S. Highway 10 near its intersection with Minnesota Highway 15, was closed. A 2006 Volvo semi-tractor lost control and rolled over. The road was closed until 3:00 am. Odd to...

• Semi Trucks And In Cab Computers

  Mike Bryant | November 07, 2009 9:32 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  There have been a lot of posts here at the Injuryboard covering the states that have been forward looking enough to make texting illegal while driving. Some states have added emails to ensure that...

• Semi and Jeep Collision Sends Elk River Woman To The Hospital

  Mike Bryant | September 26, 2009 5:51 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  Friday evening, a Elk River woman was sent to the hospital after the Jeep she was was hit by a Semi truck along Highway 10 in Becker. Both vehicles were traveling westbound near Hancock St which is...