Truck accidents are potentially worse than collisions that only involve passenger autos due to the vast size and weight differences. Truck collisions often cause severe injuries that require extensive medical treatment, leaving those injured with financial hardships....
Trucking Accidents
Ohio I-70 Bus Crash: Urgent Call for Commercial Vehicle Safety
The recent heart-wrenching incident on I-70 in Licking County, Ohio, has once again drawn attention to the devastating impact of collisions involving commercial vehicles. The catastrophic crash involved a charter bus carrying high school students, which was rear-ended...
Why Are There More Delivery Truck Accidents Over The Holidays?
Thanksgiving is right around the corner and December is quickly approaching. We are entering most people’s favorite holiday season. It is a great time to go see family, buy gifts for loved ones, and make lasting memories. November and December also see a steep...
UPS Union Deal Is A Mixed Bag When It Comes to Safety
Increasing driver pay improves safety, but removing driver facing cameras will make things more dangerous. The truck crash lawyers at have been closely following the labor negotiations between United Parcel Service (UPS) and their...
Who Can Be Sued In A Truck Crash?
Crashes involving commercial vehicles, commonly known as trucks or semi-trucks, are far more dangerous and complicated than those involving other motor vehicles. These crashes involve vehicles weighing over 10,000 lbs. and are regulated not only by state driving laws...
The Dangers of Using Your Cell Phone while Driving is Similar to Driving While Drunk
When a friend of mine recently confessed to me, “I’m just not very good at texting and driving; I don’t know how people do it,” I almost fell out of my chair. Turns out, this friend was being serious and genuinely believed that texting and driving can be an acquired...
An Effort to Make Roads Safer – Hours of Service restrictions in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Regulations
America’s highways are busier than ever, and much of that traffic is semi-tractor-trailers and other commercial motor vehicles. Big commercial trucks are impossible to avoid anymore. No matter the time of day or night, it’s common to have a truck in front, a truck...
Truck Underride Accidents
It is no secret that a crash between a tractor trailer and a passenger car can have disastrous consequences. The term “truck crash” generally conjures up images and fears of big rigs slamming into other vehicles, severely injuring or killing the driver or passengers...
The Unacceptable Costs of Inattentive Tractor-Trailer Drivers
The recent highway tragedy in Lima, Ohio, off of I-75 brings into the forefront an important discussion. The wreck that left 21 people injured and 1 dead on the interstate happened because a 75-year-old man who was operating a tractor-trailer. The driver seems to have...
FedEx Truck Crash Lawyers
When you drive past a semi-truck and see the name “FedEx” on the side of it, you likely assume that you can trust not only the company, but the driver behind the wheel as well. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. In 2018, an appeals court in New Mexico upheld...