Blog: Truck Accidents

Large commercial trucks can weigh as much as 80,000 pounds, making them a significant threat to the occupants of smaller vehicles in the event of a crash. Impaired driving, including drugged driving, is a serious issue for trucking companies who may be held liable for injuries caused by one of their drivers. With this in […]

Collisions between tractor trailers and passenger vehicles can be deadly, particularly for the driver and passengers in the smaller vehicle. One type of accident that can occur between a commercial truck and a passenger vehicle is an underride crash, which occurs when the smaller vehicle slides under the much taller tractor trailer. Typically, this type […]

Autonomous trucks may seem to be a long-distant technology of the future. However, self-driving trucks are becoming more reality than science fiction. Part by part, the technology that will make autonomous trucks possible is being tested on the roadways. The methods that they have been using will lead to fully-functioning autonomous trucks far sooner than […]

Fatalities and injuries in trucking accidents are typically attributed to the size and weight of the vehicles. While these factors do contribute the most to the danger of these accidents, there are a number of other aspects to take into account. One such factor that commonly plays a role in truck accidents is improperly loaded […]

In any personal injury claim, the quality of the evidence provided to support the claim plays a key role in whether it is accepted and settled fairly or not. This is why it is so important that you take the time to gather pieces of evidence like photographs, contact information for eyewitnesses, and other important […]

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a bulletin outlining the hazards of unintended movement of dump truck body beds. Over a 10 year period, there were 31 truck accidents documented involving elevated truck beds that either fell or released without warning, causing an big-rig accident. Most of the crashes were fatal. Truck […]

Most people are familiar with crash avoidance systems, and would welcome this technology in their vehicles as a safety upgrade. Crash avoidance technology uses radar, and sometimes cameras and lasers, to provide a warning to the driver when a collision is imminent. When coupled with the ability to act by automatically braking or steering, this […]

The United States Department of Transportation has unveiled a plan to require large trucks to have speed limiter devices installed. These devices keep trucks from exceeding a given speed, typically suggested to be in the sixty to sixty-five miles per-hour range. The requirement would apply to any truck over 26,000 pounds, and as most commercial […]

Nothing can be more frustrating than being stuck behind a truck and not knowing whether or not it is safe to pass. Due to the large number of trucks driving on roads and highways each day throughout the country, and especially in New Jersey, truck accidents occur daily. Since many of these accidents result in […]

In the fall of 2014, four members of the North Central Texas College softball team were killed when a truck collided into the team’s bus along Interstate 35 North near Davis, Oklahoma. After conducting an investigation into the accident, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently issued recommendations for trucking companies that will help address […]