Accidents involving a commercial truck and a passenger vehicle are dangerous and can result in severe injury and death. The sheer mass of a large truck is particularly hazardous with underride accidents, which occur when a smaller vehicle hits the back of a truck and lodges itself under its trailer. The National Highway Traffic Safety […]
Spring is here with an extra hour of daylight. The open road beckons—and with it, the lure of more driving. Unfortunately, few of us get enough sleep, and many get behind the wheel after a late night out. Most drivers push themselves despite fatigue, medication, illness, and stress. Combine a tired truck driver with an […]
In 2016, two agencies of the federal government proposed regulations that would put speed governors, which prevent vehicles from exceeding specified speed limits, on heavy trucks. However, since the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration proposed those rules under the Obama administration, Donald Trump was elected president. The Trump […]
When Is a Trucking Company Liable for a Crash Involving Its Driver? Traffic accidents involving large trucks and tractor-trailers are major highway hazards that often result in critical injuries. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 3,903 people were killed and an estimated 111,000 people injured in crashes involving large trucks in 2014. Most […]
Truck accidents are violent and traumatizing. Semi-trucks are, after all, massive behemoths that barrel down the highway dwarfing regular vehicles. A truck accident can upend your life in dramatic ways, financially, emotionally, and physically. If you or someone you care about has been injured in a tractor-trailer accident, it can be very difficult to obtain […]
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