On May 14, 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States made a ruling that will better protect those injured in tractor-trailer accidents. The unanimous ruling by the court (9-0) now allows freight brokers to be held accountable for negligently assigning loads to unsafe motor carriers and drivers. The case that changed everything In Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC,…
When it comes to big truck accidents, there is no such thing as a fender bender. Those large trucks you see on the interstate, also known as 18-wheelers and tractor-trailers, cause catastrophic injuries and even death. A fully-loaded tractor-trailer weighs over 80,000 pounds — which is 20 times the size of an average passenger car — and poses a significant…
Drivers in Virginia are likely to find themselves on Interstate 81 at some point – this 325-mile stretch of road is the longest interstate highway in Virginia. I-81 connects 30 colleges and universities, 21 cities, and 13 counties. It runs from Bristol to Winchester, which is just 16 miles from the West Virginia border. As a vital economic corridor, I-81…

