Blog: Truck Accidents

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently conducted a study to determine the causes of serious accidents involving large trucks. The study found that where a large truck was the critical reason for the crash, 87 percent of these truck accidents were caused by truck driver error. The […]

Throughout the country, each day there are hundreds of large trucks on the road alongside daily commuters. This makes safety for the trucking industry a top priority, as it affects both the truckers, who are known for being tired and overworked, along with the general public. Over the years, the industry at large has made […]

Earlier this year, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) debuted a new public safety campaign intended to increase enforcement and safety awareness at railroad grade crossings. The necessity for the campaign was unfortunately illustrated just two weeks later in March when an Amtrak train crashed into a tractor-trailer straddling the tracks in Halifax, North Carolina. A […]

Over the last two decades, highway speed limits have been slowly increasing around the country, particularly in states west of the Mississippi. Some commercial truckers are now legally driving faster than ever. Safety experts say that driving at higher speeds has increased the number of tire-related crashes involving large trucks because the tires are not […]

According to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), truck accident deaths have increased by nearly 17% since 2009.  Among the fatalities are pedestrians, drivers and passengers from smaller vehicles, as well as other truckers. The agency found that there is a direct link between poor safety enforcement and the profound increase in trucking accidents. Recently […]

Truck driver fatigue has gained national attention throughout the media and within our political scene since a Walmart tractor-trailer caused a multi-vehicle car accident involving comedians Tracy Morgan and James McNair last summer.  According to the police report, the Walmart truck driver had been awake for at least 24 hours.  The result of this tractor-trailer […]