Truck Accident Attorneys

As winter winds down and the south begins showing signs of spring, motorists are still at risk of bad weather conditions, especially surprise rainstorms. Although we don’t have to worry too much about ice here, we do have to worry about a phenomenon called “hydroplaning,” a condition that occurs when a vehicle’s tires lose grip…

One of the most important parts of any civil claim is gathering evidence to demonstrate that a person or company has acted in an improper manner that resulted in injury to someone. Accidents with trucks and tractor-trailers demand a significant amount of proof to indicate negligence on behalf of a driver or company. These types…

A big rig driver in Horry County was recently hospitalized after an accident sent his truck off the side of a bridge into a ditch. The crash, which happened at the Highway 501 and Waccamaw River Bridge intersection, resulted in road closures for several hours. Although officials put up a temporary guardrail immediately following the…

If you’re involved in a crash with an 18-wheeler, you probably want your case over as soon as possible. Truck and tractor-trailer wrecks are typically more serious than other crashes, with more severe injuries. Many victims are left unable to work for some time, with medical and other bills piling up. It may be tempting…

When you are driving along the highway and an 18-wheeler truck whizzes past, you probably assume that the driver is sober, well-rested and paying attention to the task of driving. Unfortunately, sometimes this is not the case. The massive opioid epidemic that has the United States in its unrelenting grip has also affected the trucking…

A spinal cord injury can devastate a person’s life. An accident with a large commercial truck is one of the leading causes of spinal cord injuries in the U.S. The massive size of 18-wheelers in proportion to much smaller passenger vehicles creates a huge hazard in the event of a crash. Those who survive an…

Driving on the highway behind, alongside, or even in front of a tractor-trailer without understanding the limitation of these larger vehicles can be dangerous. It’s important to know how to share the road with these big rigs safely in order to avoid a potential catastrophe. Collisions between semi-trailers and cars can be devastating and lead…

Last September a commuter train crashed into a wall at the Hoboken, NJ train station during the morning rush, killing one and injuring more than 100 people, because the train’s conductor had undiagnosed sleep apnea. An article in EHS Today estimates that one in 25 adult drivers over age 18 have reported falling asleep while…

In May 2017, a fiery crash on I-95 near the border between North Carolina and South Carolina claimed the lives of five people; two were children. The chain reaction crash involved three tractor trailers and three passenger vehicles. A story on WITN.com reports that the crash occurred near exit 10 in Robeson County when a…

In 1967, Hollywood actress Jayne Mansfield was killed along with two friends when her driver rear-ended a tractor-trailer in heavy fog. It was the first high-profile accident involving underride incursion, and the incident spurred the first calls for safety measures that would prevent grisly underride accidents; rear underride guards, now mandatory, are still called Mansfield…