With more and more people shopping online throughout the year for everything from shoes to groceries, the delivery truck is a common sight in just about every neighborhood these days. Those delivery drivers are under a lot of pressure to make deliveries on time, which means that an individual driver…
A fully loaded 18-wheeler can be more than 70 feet long and weigh up to 80,000 pounds. If one of these gigantic pieces of machinery impacts with a passenger vehicle, severe or even fatal injuries are likely to result. If you’re a surviving victim of one of these crashes, you…
If you suspect that the truck driver who caused your accident was drowsy or fell asleep at the wheel, your suspicions could be right. Truckers are under pressure from trucking companies to deliver loads as fast as possible and to drive as long as possible. The trucker may have not…
Delivery trucks are an extremely common sight. With more and more people opting to make their purchases online, the number of commercial delivery vehicles on our roadways has skyrocketed. Along with UPS, FedEx, DHL and other delivery companies we also see Amazon drivers commonly delivering all over Texas. As these…
One of life’s nightmares is being involved in any road accident. Among the most dreaded of all accidents is a rear-end accident with a large truck or 18 wheeler. If you or a loved one is involved in a rear-end accident with a large truck, the harm suffered when compared…
A Truck Accident Attorney Can Help You If You Have Been Hurt By A UPS or FedEx Driver More people are shopping online, which results in more UPS, FedEx and other delivery trucks on the road today than ever before. This increases the likelihood that you may be involved in…
An accident involving a big truck, semi-truck or tractor trailer can be more serious and more complicated than an accident with other types of vehicles. These accidents often result in more serious injuries as well as significant property damage. A big truck accident will be the result of many different…
What are Black Boxes? Black boxes are also known as event data recorders or electronic control modules. Most commercial trucks have black boxes. These black boxes record all of a driver’s actions. This information can be critical to a personal injury case. If you have been hurt in a truck…
For years, the American Trucking Association (ATA) has been sounding an alarm: the trucking industry is desperately short on qualified drivers. If the labor force isn’t strong enough to support that transportation network, it could have a devastating impact on our economy. However, there’s another way that the shortage could…
Commercial Truck Accidents Becoming More Common Every year, thousands of people are injured each year due to a commercial driver. There were over 4,213 fatal commercial truck accident accidents in 2016. Fatal commercial truck accidents have risen by 28 percent over the past seven years. Because the number of fatal…
