Blog: Truck Accident - Page 15

The most serious accidents involving large trucks are either underride or override accidents.  As we addressed in another post, underride accidents occur when a vehicle drives under the back of a truck.  Override accidents, on the other hand, happen when the truck runs over another vehicle, such as a smaller car or motorcycle.  This type …

Hundreds of thousands of large commercial truck accidents take place every year in the United States.  Like any type of motor vehicle accident, there is usually one specific cause for why the accident occurred.  Causes may include driver error, weather conditions, improper truck maintenance, or defective truck parts, among others.  If you have been a …

According to statistics released by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMSCA), there are generally over 300,000 accidents involving large trucks each year. These accidents have the potential to result in catastrophic injuries to the people involved and may even be fatal. As in other cases involving preventable accidents, when truck accidents occur because of …

When a tire on a large commercial truck blows out, it can shred and require a truck driver to pull over immediately. If a driver is traveling at high speeds during a blowout, a driver may completely lose control of the truck and may collide with other vehicles and cause injury to other motorists on …

A personal injury attorney is much like a doctor; there are generalists and specialists. While all attorneys who handle personal injury claims should be knowledgeable of the basic process of filing and settling a claim, not all of them will have experience with truck accident claims.  Truck accident claims often involve more severe injuries and it …

On Wednesday, , two female co-workers were killed in a tragic Douglas County car crash. The fatal Georgia auto accident occurred when their car was struck by a semi-truck on Thornton Road.Tracy Downer, 44 years old, was only on her third day of work at her new job. She was riding along with Michelle Chinnis, a …

According to the United States Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety, at least 77,000 of the approximately 141,000 truck crashes in 2011 could be blamed on driver error. Truck accident injuries are often severe due to a truck’s size and weight and are difficult to avoid because of long stopping distances required by tractor …

Motor vehicle accidents tend to occur more frequently around the holidays, and this hold true for accidents involving large commercial trucks. When these accidents are the result of driver negligence, victims may be able to recover for their losses by filing a Georgia personal injury lawsuit. Because of the complicated industry-specific matters that often arise …

Distracted driving is a serious problem among all drivers. Specifically, use of cell phones to talk and text while behind the wheel causes thousands of accidents and injuries across the United States every year. Distracted driving is especially dangerous for commercial truck drivers, because the resulting accidents may potentially be significantly more dangerous and destructive …

Truck drivers have a tremendous responsibility because of the very nature of their job. Often, they pilot 80,000-pound vehicles at highway speeds at mere feet from other drivers. In the event of an accident, the damage and injuries that result can be catastrophic, most often for drivers or occupants of other vehicles. It is no …

Semi-trucks and other large commercial vehicles generally weigh several times what the average passenger vehicle weights. In addition to meaning that semi-trucks have the potential to cause significant damage and severe injury in the event of a collision, it also means that need much more room to come to a complete stop. Because of the …

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is the part of the Department of Transportation that regulates the trucking industry.  Perhaps most importantly, the FMCSA regulates the safety performance for trucking companies in order to try to keep the highways free of truck accidents and protect other motorists on the highways from injury.  The FMCSA’s …