Throughout the country, most states require motor vehicle operators (including truck drivers) to carry a certain amount of motor vehicle insurance to operate their vehicles on roadways within the state. However, some truck drivers choose to operate their vehicles with no insurance or with only a small amount of insurance coverage in place despite these […]

Accidents caused by the operators of large trucks, big rigs, and tractor-trailers are unfortunately an all-too-common occurrence across the country today. These accidents sometimes occur when truck drivers exceed the speed limit on highways and other roadways, engage in reckless driving, or otherwise violate the rules of the road and/or applicable motor carrier regulations. At […]

Whenever the operator of a large truck, big rig, or tractor-trailer causes a collision with a smaller vehicle, the driver and occupants of the smaller vehicle are usually on the short end of the stick. In general, these individuals suffer more serious injuries and damages, especially if the collision occurs with a significant amount of […]

Large trucks include big rigs, tractor-trailers, box trucks, and more. Whenever one of these large trucks collides with a pedestrian or smaller vehicle, such as a car, motorcycle, or bicycle, the injuries sustained can be serious, catastrophic, or sometimes deadly. The injured accident victim might suffer a bone fracture or a soft tissue injury, for […]

In one recent year alone, 4,136 people lost their lives in large truck crashes. Truck occupants account for 16 percent of these deaths, while 67 percent were occupants of cars and other passenger vehicles. The other 15 percent are pedestrians, bicyclists, or motorcyclists. What’s even more concerning is that the number of individuals who died […]

Sometimes flatbed shipping provides the only viable option for transporting oversized or unique cargo through a state or across the country. Flatbed trucks often have loads that hang over the flatbed’s edge and obstruct drivers in other lanes. Flatbed trucks also provide limited spatial restrictions on cargo, allowing for easier shipping of logs, construction materials, […]

Any time you or someone you love has suffered a personal injury in an accident that a truck driver caused, you should seek the assistance of an experienced truck accident attorney in your jurisdiction. Even though a truck driver’s negligence may have caused the accident, the truck driver or the trucking company’s insurer will not […]

If you ever have driven on an interstate highway or other major roadways, then you have seen hundreds of cars and tractor-trailers, side by side, headed for their various destinations. Especially at night, it can seem as if most of the vehicles on the road are 18-wheelers. Maybe you don’t think about it much, but […]

Garbage trucks and dump trucks are often more dangerous than trailer trucks and box trucks, because they are often taller, carry more weight over less space, and carry loose cargo in the beds. Gravel and sand could fly out of a dump truck as it is driving down the road. Trash could also fly out […]

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the agency responsible for regulating the trucking industry, reports that well over 300,000 truck crashes each year result in injuries as well as a few thousand fatalities. This includes truck accidents that occur each year across Georgia and Gwinnett County. If you have been in a truck accident, […]