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What Types of Negligence Can Lead to Commercial Truck Accidents?

Due to the nature of our economy, commercial trucks are seemingly always on our roadways. Semi-trailer trucks are large, complicated pieces of machinery, and even when truck drivers practice safe driving habits, what may seem like small errors or minor problems can have deadly results. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, 4,136 Americans died in large truck accidents in 2018. If you or a loved one have been injured [...]

admin2022-07-29T15:19:14+00:00May 23, 2020|Truck Accidents|

Driverless Trucks May Soon Become Reality – Understanding How the Technology Could Impact Other Road Users

Of all the accidents that a road user can experience, those involving semi trucks tend to be the most devastating. In fact, only a small percentage of semi truck accident victims survive the accident, and those that do often experience long-term or lifelong disability. This can be costly for the trucking industry and the government, but the true burden rests with victims who have lost their quality of life. Technology [...]

admin2017-03-09T09:25:00+00:00March 9, 2017|Truck Accidents|

Semi-Trucks: Why Are They So Dangerous?

The trucking industry is an essential part of the American economy. According to the American Trucking Association, 70 percent of all freight moved in the United States is by trucks. An average semi-truck can weigh up to 80, 000 pounds and can be 52 feet long. An average vehicle in the United States can weigh between 3, 000 and 5, 000 pounds. Just from the sheer disparity in size, when [...]

admin2014-08-20T16:14:25+00:00August 20, 2014|Truck Accidents|