Tractor-Trailer Accidents

• Truck Spills 7,000 Gallons of Milk

  Christina Cole | March 02, 2007 11:11 PM | 0 CommentsPortland, OR

  In a trucking accident Thursday, a truck hauling two tankers full of milk overturned on Interstate 84, spilling 7,000 gallons of milk and stopping traffic.Crews responded on the scene at 6am and closed two lanes of traffic quickly, causing rush hour to backup.No injuries were reported and one lane remained open as the road crew worked to clean up the milk and remove the overturned trailer. As of...

• Driver Injured when Armored Truck Strikes Vehicle

  Christina Cole | February 14, 2007 10:57 PM | 0 CommentsPortland, OR

  An armored truck crashed into the back of a pickup truck, injuring the driver on Interstate 5, Monday.The driver was traveling northbound on I-5 at approximately 10:40am when his pickup truck was hit from behind by an Oregon Armored Services armored truck. He was transported by ambulance to Mercy Medical Center where he was treated and released.The drivers of the armored truck were not injured...

• Man Assisting Co-Worker Dies in Trucking Accident

  Christina Cole | January 29, 2007 10:19 PM | 0 CommentsPortland, OR

  A man died in a trucking accident while assisting his co-worker. At approximately 12:30pm on Friday, Gregory Striker, was helping a co-worker who was trying to park a semi trailer, when he fell beneath the wheels of the very trailer he was guiding.Apparently, Striker was standing on the road between a "lowboy" trailer and a pivoting dolly that was being towed behind it. Striker may have been...

• Another I-5 truck accident closes freeway

  Staff Writer | January 11, 2007 10:32 AM | 0 CommentsPortland, OR

  A January 5 motor vehicle accident on I-5 in Salem involved a semi truck and a Chevrolet Avalanche. The drivers of both vehicles were hospitalized but listed in stable condition. The truck reportedly leaked about 100 gallons of diesel fuel, which the Oregon Department of Transportation worked to contain with absorbent materials before it entered the storm drain. The crash happened at the...

• Major rollover truck accident on I-5 South

  Staff Writer | January 10, 2007 10:02 AM | 0 CommentsPortland, OR

  Just last month, a rollover accident involving a semi truck on Interstate 5 just south of Creswell left the freeway closed most of the day, according to a Salem-News report on December 11.The truck was hauling a trailer with 30 tons of almonds when it collided with a concrete construction barrier, casing it to turn over on its side. The accident blocked both lanes of traffic and spilled roughly...

• Asphalt truck and car collide in Washington County

  Staff Writer | March 30, 2006 8:05 PM | 0 CommentsPortland, OR

  Truck vs car collisions can have serious consequences for the car occupants, like this truck accident story from kgw.com. Serious injuries and large medical expenses mean that a successful claim for personal injury is important for the car occupants' to get out of a mountain of debt. Finding the right lawyer is the best first step for protecting your rights or your loved ones' rights when...