Category: Truck Accident

Accidents with large commercial trucks can be devastating, a fact that isn’t surprising considering trucks like 18-wheelers can legally weigh up to 80,000 pounds. Commercial trucks also include delivery trucks, semi-trucks, tractor-trailers, tow trucks, and dump trucks. The large size of these vehicles means that even commercial trucks traveling at relatively slow speeds can cause […]

UPS is one of the largest package delivery services in the world. UPS, FedEx, the United States Postal Service, and DHL compete in the delivery space. In one recent year, UPS had annual revenues that topped $74 billion and adjusted earnings that topped $6.5 billion. The company delivered over five billion parcels and packages in […]

Claimants often find themselves overwhelmed with questions and concerns following serious truck accidents. From filing insurance claims to asking whether you’ll work again, the administrative aftermath of truck crashes often adds to your physical trauma. Experienced truck accident attorneys act as confidential resources for claimants stuck by commercial motor vehicles. Most truck accident firms handle […]

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 […]

Some truck drivers who bring about a collision with another vehicle, for one reason or another, decide to leave the accident scene. They may not drive with the proper amount of insurance, or they may not even know that an accident occurred. Regardless, when a truck driver leaves the scene of an accident, serious complications […]

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, […]