Category Archives: Trucking Accidents
Tractor Trailer Accidents Occur on Interstate 40
Cumberland County, TN (November 14, 2020) A tractor-trailer hauling diesel fuel lost control early in the morning on November 14th and overturned on Interstate 40 in Cumberland County. The truck’s driver was fortunately able to avoid injuries. The damage to the tractor-trailer was extensive, however, and the wreckage needed to be towed. Emergency crews… Read More »
Truck Accident Occurs on Interstate 40 in Putnam County
Putnam County, TN (November 11, 2020) A tractor-trailer crash occurred the morning of November 11th at the 294 westbound mile marker on Interstate 40. As a result of the accident, the westbound lane of Interstate 40 was temporarily blocked so debris from the accident could be cleared. Motorists passing through the area were also… Read More »
Semi-Truck Hit by Train in Morristown
Morristown, TN (October 6, 2020) The driver of a tractor-trailer was injured on October 6th when his vehicle was struck by a train on New Line Road in Morristown close to the Fountain Plaza shopping center. Following the collision, the train pulled the truck down the tracks for several hundred feet. By the time… Read More »
Dump Truck Turns Over On Highway 70 East
Crab Orchard, TN (September 28, 2020) Law enforcement and emergency workers responded to the scene of an accident on the morning of September 28th that occurred on Highway 70 close to Market Street. The aftermath of the accident involved a dump truck that rolled over. Additional details about the accident including the cause of… Read More »
Trucks Overturn After Two Knoxville Crashes
Knoxville, TN (September 28, 2020) Two trucks overturned the morning of September 28th in Knoxville. First, a tractor-trailer overturned in North Knoxville at the intersection of North Broadway and West Fifth Avenue. The second accident occurred in South Knoxville and involved a truck that brought down utility lines at the intersection of Busbee Road… Read More »
Truck Accident Occurs in Crossville
Crossville, TN (September 25, 2020) Emergency workers responded to the scene of a pickup truck crash around 2 p.m. on September 25th that occurred on Crossville’s Old Jamestown Highway. The truck left the road and collided with a utility pole. A detailed accident report that will help establish more details about the cause of… Read More »
Truck Accident Delays Traffic in Cumberland County
Cumberland County, TN (September 25, 2020) A single vehicle accident occurred in Cumberland County around 4 a.m. that delayed traffic but fortunately did not result in any injuries. Law enforcement reports that a United States Postal Service tractor trailer was traveling west around the 313 mile marker on Interstate 40 when the truck’s driver… Read More »
Dump Truck Driver Injured in Putnam County Accident
Putnam County, TN (September 22, 2020) A single vehicle accident occurred on Highway 70 North in Putnam County late in the morning of September 22 that left one driver injured. Law enforcement reports that a dump truck traveling west exited the right side of the road and came back onto the asphalt, which caused… Read More »
Truck Collides with Bridge in Cumberland County
Cumberland County, TN (September 18, 2020) A large truck struck a bridge on Interstate 40 eastbound close to the 329 exit on September 18th. Due to the crash and blockage of the right lane, eastbound traffic was temporarily slowed. Law enforcement estimated that the accident would be cleared the evening of the 18th. Additional… Read More »
Sixth Circuit Upholds Jury Verdict Awarding No Damages to Injured Tennessee School Student
On the morning of October 23, 2014, a 13-year-old middle school student in Shelby County, Tennessee, walked to his bus stop. The bus was supposed to arrive at 7:35 a.m. But as it turned out, the drive was running several minutes earlier, and came and went from the stop before the student arrived. When… Read More »
