Blog: Truck Accident - Page 12

You most likely drive right by big black chunks of rubber in the road everyday—probably not paying too much attention to them. However, some people aren’t so fortunate to just drive on by. In fact, when tires blowout, especially on semi-trucks, tire pieces are powerfully projected into the air and often cause the following scenarios: …

While there are innumerable causes of commercial truck accidents in Georgia and around this nation, one of great concern is that of inexperienced truck drivers. Truck drivers literally have a large load to bear. They must transport tens of thousands of pounds of goods across this nation’s highways, all while maintaining their own safety and …

Tractor-trailer trucks are an important part of the American economy, transporting millions of tons of freight from place to place each day. While essential, an 80,000-pound vehicle traveling at 70 miles per hour poses an inherent risk of serious bodily injury to other people using the roadways. As a result, the entire industry is highly …

Commercial truck drivers, like anyone else, may have many health problems, both physical and mental.  However, if a truck driver has a medical condition that affects his ability to safely operate his truck, he puts thousands of lives of other motorists on the road in significant danger.  Furthermore, if a truck driver has a medical …

Any motor vehicle accident may cause injuries and, sometimes, severe bodily injury.  In accidents that involve large commercial trucks, however, the resulting injuries are usually particularly serious.  Victims of truck accidents often face significant financial loss and hardship afterward and while they recover from their injuries.  Sometimes, victims never fully recover and their lives are …

According to the Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Analysis Division, 31 percent of large truck accidents in 2009 were caused by truck driver-related factors including speeding, distracted driving and failing to maintain the proper lane. If you are the victim of a truck accident it is important to have an experienced truck accident attorney …

Lawsuits following truck accidents can be very complex.  There are numerous potential factors that may have contributed to the accident and numerous different parties who may be at fault.  These cases often make use of accident reconstruction and accident experts to determine fault and a lot of complicated terms are used that accident victims may …

Gwinnett County Accident Attorney Shane Smith Discusses Latest Efforts to Reduce Truck Accidents Nationwide Statistics just released in October of 2012 paint a bleak picture for truck accidents becoming fewer and fewer. There were approximately 276,000 large trucks involved in collisions that took the lives of over 3,600 people and injured at least 80,000 innocent …

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) sets out numerous regulations and rules in order to prevent truck accidents and serious injury to motorists. Both truck drivers and trucking companies must follow these rules or face sanctions by the FMCSA. In addition, trucking companies have a duty to ensure their drivers are in compliance, and …

A Locust Grove woman became the victim of a fatal Georgia car wreck when her car collided with a tractor-trailer. The crash happened on Thursday, December 23 just before 6 a.m. on Georgia state highway 155 at Hunters Chase in Henry County.  Twenty-six-year-old Crystal Clark was driving to work when a tractor-trailer made a U-turn and her vehicle …

Texting or talking on a cell phone is dangerous for all drivers.  Research shows that texting while driving makes it over 23 times more likely that a driver will deviate from their lane, be in a near-accident, or cause an actual accident.  Because large commercial trucks have the tendency to cause much more severe accidents …

In recent years, Americans have become more and more aware of the dangers of distracted driving. Laws have been passed banning talking on cell phones or texting while driving, but electronic devices are still a major cause of Atlanta car wrecks—and the drivers at fault may surprise you. Distracted driving is not just causing everyday …