Any time that you get involved in an accident with the semi-truck, if you're not in that truck, you know that you're facing increased risks. Smaller vehicles never fare well when they're hit by larger vehicles, and the odds that you'll be seriously injured are higher....
Truck Accidents
What makes truck accidents different from ordinary car crashes?
If you have witnessed or been in an accident involving a truck, then you may have seen how serious things can get. Trucking accidents are unlike other crashes for various reasons. Perhaps the most glaring difference is the extent of injuries suffered, especially to...
What is a load shift, and how could it cause a truck crash?
Truck drivers have a lot of potential issues they have to deal with on the road, from inclement weather to long hours to difficult working conditions. One thing that can impact their ability to drive safely is known as a load shift. This is when the load moves...
Road safety tips when driving around trucks
Accidents involving large trucks can cause serious injuries or damage to your vehicle. Even a slight collision with a truck can have disastrous effects due to their large size compared to standard vehicles. This is why it is important to put safety first, especially...
Truck accidents: 3 more parties who could be at fault
In many instances where truck accidents have occurred, truck drivers may be at fault. However, this is not always the case. As discussed in this blog before, there are numerous ways in which vehicular accidents can occur -- and how parties other than the driver may...
Who is to blame in a truck crash?
Truck drivers do not want to be involved in a collision any more than you do. Like you, they want to do their job and go home safely to their families at the end of the day. While a trucker might have caused the collision through negligence, there are often other...
Amazon has dropped the ball on safety with its fast delivery times
Amazon delivery drivers have an increasingly tough job to do. Between Amazon Prime delivery options and an increasing number of consumers using delivery services for basic goods, they can’t catch a break. That’s more than evident by documented news reports that Amazon...
Do companies ask truck drivers to break the rules?
If you get hit by an exhausted truck driver who has been on the road for far longer than permitted by law, your first thought may be that it’s the driver’s fault for breaking those regulations. What you need to consider, though, is that the driver may simply have been...
New Hours of Service regulations have to be followed by truck drivers
If you’ve ever been driving near large trucks, then you’re probably aware of how a single mistake can cause the driver to weave into another lane or make other dangerous maneuvers. Trucking accidents can take lives and cause serious harm to those involved, but yet...
Drowsiness can kill, but rumble strips may help
You may know that truck drivers work long hours, but did you know that regulations restrict how long and how much they can work at one time, in order to help prevent drowsy-driving collisions? Drowsy driving is a major concern for truck drivers and the companies that...