People discussing ways to reduce their crash risk often focus on their own behavior and the behavior of fellow motorists. After all, the decisions of drivers are often the underlying cause of wrecks. Drivers choose speeds that are too fast given their circumstances or...
Truck Accidents
Who is liable in a trucking accident? 3 potential parties
If a truck driver causes a serious accident, other drivers may suffer from traumatic injuries and wrongful deaths. Victims and survivors of victims of trucking accidents can pursue liable parties for medical coverage, vehicle repairs, lost wages, funeral costs and...
3 federal trucking rules intended to prevent crashes
Most traffic laws exist on a state-by-state basis. Every jurisdiction has its own regulations. For example, most states have prohibited texting while driving, but not all of them have. Drivers who travel from one state to another have to be careful to ensure that they...
Four latent injuries after a car accident
Many people suffer injuries in car accidents and are diagnosed and treated shortly after. However, some people only realize they have injuries much later, which can complicate matters because they may wonder if the injuries are related to the car accident or not. If...
Are truck accident claims more complicated than other wrecks?
If you are involved in a truck accident, you are likely to go through a different experience from someone filing a car accident claim. Your case may be a lot more complicated than an ordinary car wreck claim. Here are four reasons truck accident claims can be more...
3 kinds of crashes frequently caused by semi-trucks
Crashes between semi-trucks and passenger vehicles can be very severe. The smaller vehicles may incur massive damages, and the occupants of those vehicles are at high risk of major injuries. Some of these crashes are similar to the average wreck between two passenger...
What causes a truck to jackknife? 5 possibilities
Truck jackknife accidents are one of the most dangerous and frightening types of accidents on the road. A jackknife occurs when a truck's trailer swings out of control and forms a 90-degree angle with the tractor. This type of accident can be deadly, as the truck can...
3 reasons semitrucks cause wrecks that truckers don’t control
Either of the drivers involved in a two-vehicle crash could technically be to blame for the wreck, depending on the circumstances. When there is a collision between a commercial vehicle and a passenger vehicle, the truck may have been the vehicle that caused the crash...
Truck accident claims: When the driver is not entirely to blame
You may think that the truck driver who caused your accident was probably fatigued, distracted or just reckless since most crashes arise from human error. However, it is not always the case. Some things are beyond the driver’s control or knowledge, and they may have...
2 common driving mistakes that increase big-rig crash risks
Commercial trucks are arguably the scariest vehicles you will encounter on the road other than when you cross paths with a train. You instinctively know that a vehicle so much larger than your own is a potential source of danger. Semitrucks can cause catastrophic...