In the United States, some of the worst automobile accidents involve semi-trailers in some way. These large trucks are also known as big rigs, 18-wheelers, or tractor trailers. There are a number of factors that lead to these dangerous and catastrophic crashes. The preventable causes of accidents include driver fatigue, speed, substance abuse, overloaded freight, […]

Four people were killed when two 18-wheelers and other cars collided tonight on the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge that spans the border between Texas and Mexico. Pharr police Lieutenant Lupe Salinas tells The Associated Press three of the dead were in a pickup truck that fell off the bridge and landed on a road below.
Salinas says […]