T-bone accidents can be among the most devastating motor vehicle accidents regarding the injuries and damages caused. For this reason, determining fault and liability is vital.What Is a T-Bone Accident?A T-bone accident is one in which the two vehicles collide and create a T-shape. In other words, the front of one vehicle strikes the side…
Continue ReadingWhen Hazardous Chemicals Spill During a Truck Accident?
Truck accidents are virtually always life-threatening events. The truck outweighs your car by 20 to 40 times, and who knows what is in it. So, if you walk away from the accident, you might be feeling pretty luckyLucky, that is, unless the truck carried hazardous or toxic materials. When that kind of truck is in…
Continue ReadingWhat Can a Family Do After a Trucking Accident Fatality?
When a loved one dies in a trucking accident, the surviving family will not just suffer emotional damage. The family will also suffer financial injuries due to the loss of the deceased family member. This post will look at recovering damages after a death in a trucking accident.Wrongful Death ClaimsA wrongful death claim stands in…
Continue ReadingHow to File a Truck Accident Lawsuit?
Truck accidents are, no doubt about it, some of the most devastating motor vehicle accidents you are likely to encounter. If nothing else, the average commercial truck is somewhere between 20 and 40 times as heavy as any passenger vehicle it hits. Think about the advantage that weight and mass difference gives the truck driver.In…
Continue ReadingBig Rig Accident Statistics
The American trucking industry continues growing, even with shockingly high diesel fuel costs. Truck transport is one of the most common ways to get goods across the country, and about 70 percent of all goods in America reach their destination in trucks.The trucking industry has become notorious recently because of careless drivers of large trucks…
Continue ReadingWhat Can I Sue for in a Truck Accident?
Truck accidents aren’t the same as accidents involving two similarly sized vehicles. The difference in size and weight between a large truck and a passenger vehicle means that the truck will hit the car with far more force than the smaller vehicle can tolerate. Most people who died in truck/car collisions were in the passenger…
Continue ReadingCan I Recover Compensation for an Underride Accident?
An underride accident happens when a smaller vehicle such as a car collides with the side or back of a tractor-trailer and slides underneath it. An underride can involve a passenger car or SUV, a motorcycle, a bicycle, or even a pedestrian.A related accident, happening at the front of the truck instead of the rear…
Continue ReadingTruck Driver Fatigue
Studies have shown that driving while tired presents as great a danger as driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Yes, deposit that fact and federal and state rules regarding truck driver downtime, drivers continue to be under pressure to drive long hours and meet often unrealistic deadlines.What Are the Federal Truck Driving Regulations…
Continue ReadingFMCSA Rules and Regulations for Trucking Accident Safety
Even before the COVID-19 Pandemic, Americans were shifting from a shopping society to an e-commerce society. The pandemic has sped up this process even more. The demand for shipped goods increased, all the while the trucking industry lacks the necessary workforce to keep up with it. Unfortunately, this often causes them to cut corners, breaking…
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