More Maryland truck accidents occur on I-95 than any other road in Maryland. Not surprisingly, it is the most widely used highway for trucks in Maryland, in large part due to its proximity to the Port of Baltimore (where there have been a number of prolific truck accidents). Interstate 95 runs 1907 miles (3070 kilometers) up the east coast. The southernmost point of I-95 is in Miami and extends all of the way to the Canadian border. Along the way, over 110 miles of Route 95 cuts through Maryland, connecting with such key trucking routes as which includes spur routes such as Route 895, Route 795, Route 695, Route 395 and Route 195.

     Historically, truck accident lawyers in Maryland observed a disproportionate number of fatal truck accidents in Maryland on Route 95, even more than you would naturally expect given the prolific trucking activity on this interstate. In particular, there was a larger number of fatal rear end truck accidents than would be expected, particularly in Baltimore near the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel. The reason for this high incident of truck accidents, Maryland state investigators determined, was too many narrow or nonexistent shoulders on the Maryland stretch of Route 95. This problem lead to more rear end truck accidents in Maryland because one of the leading causes of truck accidents is the inability for heavy trucks to stop, causing the truck to rear end the passenger car in front of it. Once this shoulder problem was identified, the state of Maryland built and/or expanded the shoulder in these problem areas. While the invariable congestion drove Maryland motorist on I-95 crazy, when the smoke cleared the number of rear end truck accidents on I-95 significantly declined.