Large trucks can weigh as much as 80,000 pounds when carrying a full load. While traveling along interstates and highways at speeds of 60 to 70 miles per hour, you can understand how catastrophic and deadly a crash with one of these trucks can be to someone driving a...
A steer tire, or one of the two front tires on a semitruck, helps the driver control the entire vehicle. While tire blowouts on the trailer aren't always a big deal, losing a steer tire could result in a serious collision.It's extremely important that truck drivers...
When people come across intersections, the best thing they can do is to slow down and look both ways, even if they have a green light. There are too many instances where people have run red lights or taken a corner too soon and realized that they were in the path of...
Truck drivers often transport heavy loads from one place to another. It's absolutely vital that they secure those loads to prevent them from coming loose. If a load comes loose on the highway, it's possible that other motorists could be hit and suffer serious...
You were struck when a semitruck's driver failed to steer into his own lane. As you waited for emergency care to arrive, you noticed that he looked exhausted and was having trouble staying awake, even though he didn't have any injuries. You suspect the driver was too...
Technology has its perks, and keeping dangerous drivers off the roads might be one of them. Today, federal guidelines require truck drivers to have electronic devices installed in their vehicles. These devices track their total work hours, helping prevent drivers from...
There are many reasons why people crash, but when it comes down to it, most can be categorized into a few main factors. For truck drivers, these include inexperience, negligence, distractions and drowsiness.No truck driver should be on the roads when he or she is...
Imagine riding with your friends in a vehicle. You're traveling with traffic and slow for stopped cars up ahead. Just a few moments later, you're being thrown forward in the vehicle as another strikes you from behind.This happens all too often, even though it's a type...
If you've been involved in a crash with a truck, you may want to know if having an attorney is necessary. You can always call the insurance company and work out a settlement on your own, right?That's true, but it can be a bad idea. Some insurance companies will make a...
Imagine waking up knowing that something is wrong. You feel fine, but you know that someone you care about has been injured. That happened in this case when a woman woke up worrying about her husband. Hours later, she found out that he had been killed in a traffic...
