A new study released by the United States Department of Transportation ranks North Carolina number six nationwide for the number of accidents involving tractor-trailer trucks.

The study lists the top ten states for motor vehicle accidents involving tractor-trailer trucks and cites interesting statistics about each state. In 2009, for example, more than 50 percent of the trucks inspected in North Carolina had maintenance or safety violations. Of those trucks, more than 12 percent were in such poor shape that they were immediately taken off the road and put “out of service.”

Data from the North Carolina Highway Patrol shows that of the 9.3 million trucks that passed through state weigh stations lat year, only one percent received safety inspections. Unlike some states that keep weigh stations open 24 hours a day, North Carolina weigh stations generally operate 16 hours a day, 5 days a week, and many times there are no troopers on duty to perform inspections.

If your or someone you know has been injured in a Charlotte car accident involving a tractor-trailer, please contact the Charlotte truck accident lawyers of The William K. Goldfarb Law Offices by calling 866-298-0768.

On Jan. 4, a tractor trailer was pulled over in the emergency lane when a car slammed into the back of it.

The truck was pulled over due to mechanical problems, when a 37-year-old hit the back of the trailer. The 37-year-old died in the accident. The accident happened in Charlotte, N.C. around 1:45 a.m. on Interstate 77. The driver hit the trailer when he remained on the exit ramp instead of getting off of the interstate.

If you or someone you love has been injured in a car accident, you deserve to have an experienced lawyer on you side. Contact the Charlotte auto accident lawyers of William K. Goldfarb Law Office by calling 866-298-0768 today.