Blog: Truck Accident
- Three Things to Research after a Truck Accident
Jun 3, 2016
Large truck and tractor-trailer crashes are often among the most serious of collisions. In the wake of a truck collision, victims may be overwhelmed by their injuries, medical bills, lost time from work, and at the very least damage to their vehicle. However, it is important to gather information soon after a truck accident; at some point in the future, this information will be important for the hospital and doctors, insurance companies, police, and the victim’s...Read More - How are Truck Accidents Different from Other Crashes?
May 24, 2016
Deaths and catastrophic injuries resulting from truck accidents are unfortunately common. In fact, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration reported that more than 3,500 auto collisions involving large trucks and buses resulted in at least one fatality in 2013. About 69,000 crashes involved a nonfatal injury during the same year. Tractor trailer crashes differ from those involving other types of vehicles for many reasons. For one, the size and weight of a large truck make them...Read More - Truck Driver Fatigue: A Major Cause of Truck Accidents
Mar 16, 2016
Tractor trailers are substantially heavier than smaller vehicles and have many more blind spots. Coupled with long work hours, and trucks can become extremely dangerous on the roadways. In fact, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) reports that nearly 4,000 people die in large truck crashes each year. Driver fatigue is a leading factor in those crashes. To help prevent truck accidents caused by driver fatigue, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) changed the rules...Read More - Preventing Truck Accidents With Distraction-Free Driving
Feb 26, 2016
Distracted driving is a nationwide epidemic that has been estimated to contribute to nine deaths and 1,153 injuries every day. It’s particularly important for truck drivers to avoid driving distracted, as their vehicles have the potential to cause exceptionally devastating crashes. A tractor trailer’s massive size, combined with its numerous blind spots and inability to stop quickly, make it a highly dangerous vehicle on the roadway. Distracted driving is not just limited to cell phone use. In fact,...Read More - Three Common Types of Trucking Accidents
Feb 25, 2016
The sheer size and weight of many commercial vehicles cause them to be extremely dangerous when crashes occur. Sadly, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration reported that in 2013, 3,541 crashes involving large trucks and buses resulted in fatality and 69,000 crashes involved nonfatal injury. Three common incidents in tractor trailer crashes include jackknifing, rollovers, and underride collisions. All three are complex events that are often caused as a result of driver error, unusual road problems,...Read More - Why Safe Driving Distances Can Prevent Truck Accidents
Feb 19, 2016
A tractor trailer accident can be deadly, in large part due to the size of a truck . A fully-loaded semi can weigh as much as 80,000 pounds, or 20 times more than a passenger vehicle. Although large trucks and buses have larger brakes than other cars and vehicles, they need more time to come to a complete stop. That’s why it’s especially important to keep a safe distance from tractor trailers while on the road. This...Read More - 4 Reasons Truck Accidents are Extremely Dangerous
Feb 9, 2016
The skills required to operate a tractor trailer are vastly different than those needed to drive cars, pickup trucks and SUVs. Their size, weight and other factors cause them to be deadly in the event of a crash. Below are four factors that make truck accident or tractor trailers particularly dangerous: 1. Size A tractor trailer can weigh up to 40 times more than a car. The difference in size is so great that a car might only cause...Read More