What Are Truck Underride Crashes, and What Can Be Done About Them?
So far this year, there have been reports of at least 25 truck underride accidents in 20 different states. These gruesome collisions have claimed the lives of 20 people and seriously injured scores more. Every year, hundreds of people are killed in underride crashes, when a passenger vehicle slides under the back or side of […]
Why 18 Wheelers Crash: Common Causes and Statistics
The size of semi trucks or 18-wheelers makes them dangerous on the road, especially for smaller passenger cars. A collision with an 18-wheeler can wreck a car or send it spinning into traffic. In some cases, passenger cars can get crushed under the carriage. In the most recent year for which statistics are available, 4,213 […]
How Much Is My Truck Accident Case Worth?
Truck accidents can be among the most serious types of motor vehicle accidents, causing thousands of severe injuries and deaths every year. If you’ve been harmed by a commercial truck driver, you have the right to seek legal advocacy services to maximize your chances of securing compensation. One of the first questions you may have […]
Why 18-Wheelers Are So Dangerous
Driving down the freeway near an 18-wheeler can make anyone feel a little nervous and the uneasy feeling is not unfounded. There are more than a quarter of a million crashes involving semi trucks and passenger vehicles annually and it is the occupants of the smaller vehicles that typically bear the brunt of the collision […]
5 Things You Should Never Do When Driving Near Trucks
Large semi tractor-trailer trucks make up almost 5% of all vehicle traffic on the nation’s highways. That density increases in large metropolitan areas and congested corridors, where almost every fourth vehicle may be a truck. A fully loaded truck can weigh up to 80,000 pounds, as opposed to 4,000 pounds for a car. At that […]
How Tesla’s Semi Truck Will Change the Trucking Industry
In mid-November, Elon Musk’s innovative company Tesla announced a self-driving semi truck, slated to roll out in 2019. Although much of the publicity about self-driving vehicles has focused on cars, a self-driving truck has enormous potential to disrupt the transportation industry. Electric Self-Driving Trucks Forecast to Save Fuel, Increase Productivity Currently, many goods throughout the U.S. […]
The 3 Most Common Drugs Truckers Use Behind the Wheel
Last year, drug use among commercial truck drivers hit the highest level since 2009, as measured by United States Department of Transportation (DOT) data. While the percentage of drivers who failed drug tests was still low, at 1.98% versus 1.85% in the previous year, the increases are still worrisome. Drug use can cause lapses in […]
7 Longest Trucking Routes in America
It’s not uncommon for long-haul truckers in the U.S. to log more than 600 miles a day, or more than 12,000 miles a month. Many of these truckers brave treacherous road conditions and extreme weather during these grueling commutes as they crisscross the country. Truck drivers are no strangers to long shifts behind the wheel, […]
Louisiana Truck Accidents – 3 Most Common Causes
Fatal commercial vehicles accidents are on the rise across the nation. According to cumulative data compiled by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, 10 percent of all highway deaths in the United States involve large trucks. Recent statistics from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) underscore the prevalence of big rig collisions and some […]
Proving Fault in a Louisiana Truck Accident Case
Recent statistics from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety underscore the alarming frequency of truck accidents in Louisiana and across the nation, which cause thousands of deaths each year. According to 2015 statistics, 69 percent of all truck accident fatalities were occupants of passenger vehicles. Commercial trucks weigh up to 30 times more than passenger […]