Truck Accidents

On Behalf of O’Malley Tunstall PLLC | Sep 26, 2021 | Truck Accidents Over the last year, a lot has changed in the country. Along with health and safety precautions, people have changed how they do common tasks like shopping and eating out. As residents of North Carolina have gone through store closures, limited business hours, and mask requirements, many have increased their use of

by O’Malley Tunstall PLLC | May 10, 2021 | Truck Accidents The logging industry plays an important role in North Carolina. The state has more than 18 million acres of timberland. Logging provides thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions of revenue. Too many trucks on the road Many of the jobs in the state logging industry are held by drivers of large trucks hauling timber and

On Behalf of O’Malley Tunstall PLLC | Mar 4, 2021 | Truck Accidents Last month’s death of a van driver in Craven County highlights the dangerous and often fatal aftermath of a motor vehicle accident involving a logging truck. The head-on collision during the late morning of Jan. 13 south of Vanceboro scattered debris along the yard of a nearby home and forced the closure

On Behalf of O’Malley Tunstall PLLC | Sep 8, 2020 | Truck Accidents When a tractor-trailer slams into the back of a passenger car, the results can be horrific for occupants of the smaller vehicle. After all, in North Carolina 18-wheelers are allowed to weigh up to 80,000 pounds. Serious injuries and fatalities are all too common in rear-end tractor-trailer crashes. A new study by the

On Behalf of O’Malley Tunstall PLLC | Aug 23, 2020 | Truck Accidents The logging industry provides a valuable service in North Carolina. However, when they are involved in or cause motor vehicle accidents, the results can be deadly. The people who work with and drive logging trucks must pay special attention to strict safety measures. And, the companies that hire them must be confident

On Behalf of O’Malley Tunstall PLLC | Jul 6, 2020 | Truck Accidents A series of crashes on a North Carolina interstate highway has resulted in a tragic loss of life. Five people were killed – including two preteen girls and their mother and father – in the chain-reaction crashes on Interstate 485 in Charlotte. There were three motor vehicle crashes that happened moments apart. The trio