Blog: Truck Accident - Page 19

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 …

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 …

The federal government has recently published data indicating that over 100,000 people are injured in accidents involving large trucks each year.  These accidents have the potential to cause serious body injury as well as significant property damage, and could cost victims millions of dollars of losses. Commercial truck accidents are generally more complicated than accidents …

Commercial truck accidents are inherently dangerous on the roads due to their large size and ability to cause substantial damage and injury in the event of an accident. If a truck driver loses control of his big rig, it could result in collisions involving multiple passenger vehicles and potentially injuring multiple motorists. There are many …

Have you ever wondered what attracts someone to become a truck driver? You may be surprised to learn that this profession is generally chosen not because truckers like driving or are good at driving. In fact, people often turn to this line of work because they need money to support their families—ultimately finding themselves stuck …

Peachtree city is a Georgia community in which semi-trucks and other large commercial vehicles are an everyday sight. Semi-trucks have a much higher center of gravity than other vehicles, increasing the risk of rollover accidents. Rollover accidents occur when a truck rolls over onto its side or even becomes inverted, coming to rest upside down. …

According to the 2008 CASI Report provided by the Department of Transportation, more than half of the fatalities relating to truck accidents occurred in head-on collisions. No matter what the reason behind the cause of the accident that you have been the victim of, you may be entitled to compensation for the injuries you have sustained. You should …

Best friends, Evan Escoe and Samuel Hart are dead after a Georgia tractor-trailer accident on U.S. Highway 411. The accident occurred on Friday, .  The ten-year-old boys had made plans to go swimming at Sandy Creek Park in Athens and then camp out in Samuel’s backyard.  But their plans and lives came to an end when a semi-truck …

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) sets out numerous rules that regulate the commercial trucking industry. These regulations are meant to keep truck drivers and all other motorists on the road safe from accidents and injuries. Like any other law, these regulations may change from time to time, and these changes are very important …