Category Archives: Trucking Accidents
All About The Hours Truck Drivers Can Legally Drive
Trucking and truck driving has an inherent conflict when it comes to safety. On the one hand, trucking companies make money delivering goods—and delivering as many goods as quickly as possible. Likewise, drivers are rewarded on how quickly they move and deliver the goods that are being shipped. But longer hours, and getting product… Read More »
Two Drivers Seriously Injured Following Cleveland Crash
Cumberland County, TN (March 25, 2021) A tractor-trailer is reported to have jackknifed around noon on March 25th at the 323 eastbound mile marker of Interstate 40 in Cumberland County. The tractor-trailer was transporting produce at the time the crash occurred. Fortunately, the tractor-trailer’s driver was not injured in the crash. Traffic was temporarily… Read More »
Tractor Trailer Jackknife Occurs on Interstate 40
Cleveland, TN (March 25, 2021) Two individuals were flown to the hospital on March 25th with serious injuries following a crash in Cleveland. The accident occurred at the intersection of Paul Huff Parkway and Mouse Creek Road shortly before 10 in the morning. The crash occurred when a Ford pickup truck crossed the centerline… Read More »
Tractor-Trailer Overturns on Highway 127 South
Cumberland County, TN (February 19, 2021) the Tennessee Highway Patrol reports that a tractor-trailer overturned on February 19th on Highway 127 South at the Bledsoe/Cumberland county line. While the crash temporarily blocked lanes of travel, the area is now clear. Motorists were temporarily advised to use Old Highway 28 as an alternate route. The… Read More »
Tractor-Trailer Fire Occurs on Interstate 40
Putnam County, TN (January 16, 2021) Crews on the afternoon of January 16th worked to clean up a tractor-trailer fire that occurred on Interstate 40. The fire occurred quickly at the 273 mile marker of Interstate 40. The exact cause of the fire remains uncertain, but firefighters worked quickly to extinguish the blaze. Fortunately,… Read More »
Tractor-Trailer Drivers Avoid Injury in Interstate 40 Crash
Cumberland County, TN (January 5, 2021) A tractor-trailer driver narrowly escaped injury following an accident that occurred on the morning of January 5th in Cumberland County on Interstate 40 at the 334 mile marker. Law enforcement states that the driver lost control while traveling east and while navigating a curve. The vehicle then overturned… Read More »
Tractor-Trailer Overturns on Interstate 40 East
Knoxville, TN (December 31, 2020) The Tennessee Department of Transportation reported that a tractor-trailer overturned on Interstate 40 East at Asheville Highway on the evening of December 31st and as a result blocked two lanes of traffic. More specifically, the incident is reported to have occurred at mile marker 395. Rescue crews worked to… Read More »
Law Enforcement Responds to Tractor-Trailer Crash on Interstate 40
Roane County, TN (December 29, 2020) A tractor-trailer crash occurred on the morning of December 29th that left the right lane as well as the shoulder of the 341 mile marker temporarily blocked. Law enforcement states that a FedEx driver ran off the road and rolled down an embankment. Details about any injuries incurred… Read More »
Tractor-Trailer Spills Liquid Fertilizer in Knoxville
Knoxville, TN (December 17, 2020) The ramp from Interstate 640 West to Interstate 75 north was closed on the morning of December 17th following a tractor-trailer crash. The Tennessee Department of Transportation reports that as a result of the accident, several hundred gallons of liquid fertilizer were spilled onto the road. It still remains… Read More »
Johnson City Man Killed in Kingsport Highway Tractor-Trailer Crash
Washington County, TN (December 7, 2020) A Johnson City man was killed in an accident on the night of December 7th in Washington County involving a stolen tractor-trailer. Based on a report provided by the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the driver of the tractor-trailer was operating the vehicle erratically and fled from law enforcement by… Read More »
