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HOUSTON, TX – A double trailer semi truck jackknifed and crashed on the Texas 8 Beltway in Houston, TX on Thursday, January 5, 2012 and tied up rush hour traffic for hours.

The rear trailer of a double trailer semi truck detached from the front trailer and semi tractor and wrapped around a light pole on Beltway 8 near JFK Blvd. in Houston, TX on January 5, 2012.

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HOUSTON, TX – An early morning truck accident Wednesday, January 5, closed down part of a major highway in Harris County, Texas. The single vehicle crash also spilled diesel fuel on the Gulf Freeway on a section where it passes through the heart of Houston. The truck accident site is in the eastern side of Texas off the Gulf of Mexico, about 317 miles south of Texarkana, Arkansas and about 143 miles west of Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Early Wednesday morning an unidentified truck driver was northbound on the Gulf Freeway driving through east Texas. The Gulf Freeway is also known as Interstate 45. The tractor trailer is owned by the Kroger Company. The Kroger Company, based out of Cincinnati, Ohio, has a diverse portfolio including a major grocery store chain, mall jewelry stores, multi department stores and convenience shops. It is not known where the driver was headed at the time of the truck accident or the type of cargo he was carrying. ... Read More

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX  – Truck accident lawyer news blog reports that a semi truck carrying a load of a dangerous chemical rolled over on a highway in south Texas on Wednesday morning, December 1st. The truck accident happened in the northbound lanes of U.S. Highway 77 where it passes over Interstate 37, just west of the city of Corpus Christi, TX. The accident area is in the far south section of the state on the eastern edge of the horn, about 138 miles east of Laredo, TX and about 340 miles southwest of Lake Charles, Louisiana.

On Wednesday morning, December 1, an 18 wheeler truck was traveling north on U.S. Highway 77 in south Texas. The trailer section of the truck was carrying containers filled with Paraformaldehyde in solid form, a hazardous material that can be used as a disinfectant or to prepare pure formaldehyde. The semi truck and chemical load is owned by Celanese Corporation, a chemical production company based in Dallas, TX. The trailer truck was taking the chemical from its plant in Bishop to Houston at the time of the truck accident. The driver is employed by a trucking company based in Houston. ... Read More

U.S.D.C. DALLAS COUNTY, TX -  Texas truck accident lawyers,  Gordon, Elias & Seely, LLP, represent a Killeen, Texas woman and a Killeen, Texas man who sustained serious injuries due to the negligence of Eagle Aggregate Transportation, LLC. The Plaintiffs are a 49 year old female truck driver and a 48 year old male truck driver who cannot work due to the injuries sustained in this crash.

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HOUSTON, TX – A semi tanker truck crashed Monday night, September 13, shutting down part of a busy highway in Harris County, Texas. The closures would last for hours around the truck accident site on the Gulf Freeway near the exit for Dixie Farm Road in Houston, TX. The accident area is in the far southeast section of the state, about 197 miles east of San Antonio, TX and about 217 miles west of Lafayette, Louisiana.

The loose wheel left the frontage road and crossed over the northbound lanes of the freeway. The large truck wheel hit the front section of the semi tanker truck and became stuck in the front axle.

On Monday night an unidentified truck driver was driving a semi tanker north on the Gulf Freeway, traveling through Harris County, TX. The tank of the semi truck was filled with waste water. ... Read More

HAMSHIRE, Texas — An eastbound semi tractor trailer collided with a passenger truck and overturned releasing the highly toxic and corrosive chemical isobutane. Isobutane is used as a feedstock in the petrochemical industry. It’s flammable and corrosive and can be fatal if inhaled in large amounts.

The accident occurred at about 3:30 am Sunday, August 29, on I-10 East near Hamshire Road, according to Trooper Stephanie Davis with the Texas Department of Public Safety. Hamshire is located in Jefferson County about 20 miles southwest of Beaumont and about 65 miles east of Houston. ... Read More

SHEPHERD, TEXAS — A fatal accident involving two bigs rigs and passenger car occurred just after 12:00 p.m. Saturday, July 31, on Highway 59 near Hastings Lane just south of the town of Shepherd in San Jacinto County. The accident closed part of U.S. 59.

Horrendous pileup of fatal accident involving two 18 wheelers, a logging truck and a passenger vehicle in Shepherd, TX.

Overpass near Hastings Lane on Highway 59 where the 18 wheeler accident occurred.

Shepherd is located in San Jacinto County, Texas in the southeastern part of the state about 61 miles northeast of Houston, about 253 miles northeast of San Antonio, about 208 miles northeast of Austin, about 411 miles northeast of Brownsville, about 272 miles northeast of Corpus Christi, about 220 miles southeast of Dallas, about 248 miles southeast of Fort Worth and about 587 miles southeast of Amarillo. ... Read More

HOUSTON, TX – A fiery tanker truck accident injured two people Friday night, June 4, 2010, in Harris County, Texas. The collision involving two smaller vehicles and the 18 wheeler occurred on the North Sam Houston Tollway/Beltway 8 in Houston near Antoine Drive. The accident area is in the east central section of the state, about 143 miles west of Lake Charles, Louisiana and about 197 miles east of San Antonio, TX.

When Houston firefighters arrived at the scene of the truck accident they found a massive fire with red-hot flames and toxic black smoke filling the air

Shortly after 9:00 p.m. Friday night, a semi tanker truck carrying almost 9000 gallons of fuel was headed west on a service road of the North Sam Houston Tollway/Beltway 8. As the tanker truck drove through the area near Antoine Drive, a car ran a red light and forced the truck to swerve. ... Read More