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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 …

The most common reasons behind truck accidents are driver error, improper cargo loading, or improper vehicle maintenance.  However, sometimes defective truck parts cause accidents or make accidents more dangerous and cause more serious injuries than they otherwise would.  For example, truck fuel tank design presents extreme safety concerns given that the current design standard is …

There are several different types of large commercial trucks that travel the roads and freeways of Georgia and the United States, in general, every single day. The type of truck needed for each individual trip often depends on the type of cargo that particular driver is transporting. While boxed up cargo and smaller items may fit …

The United States Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) launched an initiative to enhance safety in trucking and lower crash risks.  The initiative is called Compliance, Safety, and Accountability (CSA) and measures a driver’s safety score by analyzing seven Behavioral Analysis and Safety Improvement Categories, or BASICS.  Though certain aspects of the program have been scrutinized …

Semi-truck accidents that involve passenger vehicles can often result in serious injuries, often to the occupants of the smaller vehicles involved. When these accidents are the result of mechanical failure, victims may be able to recover from their losses through a Georgia truck accident lawsuit. Some of the types of losses that may be compensable …

An estimated half million commercial truck accident take place across the country on an annual basis, resulting in approximately 5,000 deaths and hundreds of thousands of serious bodily injuries.  A large portion of these accidents occur because the commercial truck driver decided to drive while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.  When truck drivers …

Commercial truck drivers have to fulfill more requirements to receive their licenses than drivers of regular passenger vehicles.  This is important because if a driver is unqualified and causes an accident, the damage and injuries caused by a large, heavy commercial truck are usually much more extensive and serious than accidents involving only smaller vehicles.  …

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 the long stopping distances required by …