Truck Accident Attorneys
Spinal Cord Injuries from Truck Accidents
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…
Read MoreSharing the Road Safely with Semi-Trailer Trucks
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…
Read MoreUnderride Guard Mandate Proposed to Prevent Catastrophic Injuries
In October 2015, a young North Carolina man narrowly survived a brutal crash with a tractor-trailer in Spruce Pine. Tim Whitson, 19 years old at the time, was driving when a tractor-trailer collided with his truck leaving it buried under the side of the trailer. He suffered brain injuries, cuts, and two broken legs. His…
Read MoreNewly Proposed Legislation Would Protect Us from Drivers and Operators with Sleep Apnea
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…
Read MoreFiery Truck Accident in Work Zone on I-95 Claims the Lives of a South Carolina Family
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…
Read MoreUnderride Crashes Are a Gruesome Mess More Than 50 Years in the Making
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…
Read MoreIcy Conditions Blamed for Fiery Pileup
This year’s polar vortex is wreaking havoc with thermometers everywhere. Temperatures are whipsawing all over the country; some places are experiencing changes of nearly 50 degrees overnight. These drastic weather conditions are taking a toll on our health and safety. An accident in Maryland in mid-December showed just dangerous these drastic changes can be. The…
Read MoreThe True Cost of Free Online Shipping: More Commercial Truck Accidents
The decline of Black Friday and the rise of Cyber Monday show a growing trend; more and more of us are turning to online shopping as a convenient alternative to brick and mortar stores during the holidays. The pricing is better, and most retailers even offer free shipping at the busiest time of year. Unfortunately,…
Read MoreWhile Feds Mull Speed Limits, Legislators Call for Safer Seats
As the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is considering a mandate that would limit big trucks to a nationwide speed limit, lawmakers are demanding immediate action on unsafe car seats. The two might seem unrelated, but an ongoing investigation by CBS found that the seats in passenger vehicles can fail in rear-end crashes and cause…
Read MoreSouth Carolina Truck Accidents Caused by Truck Drivers Who Abuse Drugs
Truck drivers have grueling, demanding jobs that require them to drive for long hours down long highways under strict timelines. Some truck drivers might feel that the pressure or the boredom is more than they can bear, and they take drugs that help them get through awake and alert and on time. However, everyone knows…
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