It followed an incident on the motorway near Eaglesfield in December 2014 in which Faranza Kousar, of Glasgow, died.
Stephen Clarke, 59, from Wednesbury, was on a petition in private before Sheriff Scott Pattison on a charge involving dangerous driving.
No plea or declaration was made and he was released on bail.
A man has appeared in court in Dumfries after an accident on the A74(M) in southern Scotland in which a 39-year-old woman lost her life.