Category Archives: Truck Accidents
3 Tips For Sharing The Road With Commercial Trucks
While any type of car accident is dangerous for the parties involved, collisions between passenger sized vehicles and commercial trucks tend to have particularly devastating consequences for the occupants of smaller cars. For this reason, knowing how to drive safely when sharing the road with a semi-truck or other large commercial vehicle is critical… Read More »
The Importance of Conducting a Truck Accident Investigation as Soon as Possible
Trucking companies are typically well-funded and represented by a team of aggressive lawyers and investigators, all of whom come out swinging if they sense an impending lawsuit. Injured parties should be ready to meet any proof offered by the trucking company with evidence of their own, so if you were involved in an accident… Read More »
Can Trucking Companies be Held Liable for their Negligent Hiring Practices?
When a motorist is involved in a typical car accident with a negligent driver, that driver can usually be held liable for the collision, as well as any resulting damages. Things are not quite as simple for motorists who are involved in accidents with negligent truck drivers, as the driver him or herself may… Read More »
Preserving Evidence After a Truck Accident
While the increasing number of semi-trucks on the road may be necessary to ensure that consumer goods are transported across the country as quickly as possible, it also means that drivers of passenger sized vehicles are more at risk of being injured in a collision. Unfortunately, collisions between standard passenger vehicles and commercial trucks… Read More »
Flatbed Truck Accidents in Florida
According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), 107,000 large trucks were involved in injury crashes in 2017 alone, while an additional 363,000 contributed in some way to property damage only collisions. While some of these crashes involved semi-trucks, waste removal trucks, and tanker trucks, all of which pose a risk to motorists… Read More »
Why are Truck Accidents so Dangerous?
Although the trucking industry has proven essential to the proper functioning of the nation’s economy, the unfortunate truth is that the commercial trucks used to transport goods across the country are perhaps the most dangerous types of vehicles on the road. Although many people assume that the dangers posed by these vehicles can be… Read More »
Filing a Tanker Truck Accident Injury Claim
Collisions with any large commercial vehicle tend to be serious. However, accidents involving tanker trucks are notorious for having especially devastating consequences, as many of these trucks carry hazardous and extremely dangerous chemicals that could spill onto the road after a significant impact. Determining liability for tanker truck accidents can be difficult, as a… Read More »
Commercial Truck Accidents Caused by Mechanical Failure
Collisions with big rigs and other commercial vehicles are some of the most devastating types of accidents in which a driver can be involved. Like crashes involving only smaller vehicles, collisions with commercial vehicles can occur for a number of reasons, including distracted driving, falling asleep at the wheel, or failing to abide by… Read More »
The Dangers of Wide Right Turn Truck Accidents
Truck accidents of any type tend to have devastating consequences simply because of the weight and overall size of commercial vehicles. Some of the most commonly reported kinds of truck accidents, however, occur when a truck driver makes a wide right turn. Negligence when making these types of turns is dangerous, as it can… Read More »
Legal Remedies for Jackknife Accidents
Most jackknife accidents occur because of a defect in the road, poor weather, or a blown tire. However, these are not the only causes of these accidents, which can also be attributed to driver error, or even another motorist’s negligence. This can make determining who is responsible for an accident extremely difficult, which in… Read More »
