More than 4,000 people are killed each year in Texas and around the country in motor vehicle accidents involving heavy commercial vehicles. Experts say that equipping the nation’s semi-tractor trailers with advanced driver assistance systems could save many of these...
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Truck Accidents
Staying safely outside of a trucker’s blindspots in Texas
Staying aware of a trucker's blindspots can protect you from a potential accident. Sometimes, no matter how good you drive, a truck driver can act impulsively and veer into your lane without enough warning. Commercial trucks have much larger blindspots than a regular...
Trucks take longer to stop and their brakes are often defective
Most of the products on store shelves in Texas and around the country are delivered to retailers by semi-tractor trailers that can weigh as much as 40 tons. While large commercial vehicles play an important role in the economy, they are often involved in accidents...
How speeding by truck drivers can cause injuries
Truck accidents on Texas highways happen for a wide variety of reasons that include mechanical failure, overloaded cargo and distracted driving, among other things. However, one element that many highway truck accidents have is excessive speeding. Law of vehicular...
Brake issues and other frequent causes of truck accidents
Texas drivers who share the road with large trucks cannot help but feel a level of concern as to the potential dangers they present. Because they are so massive and travel at great speeds, a collision with a truck can cause catastrophic injuries and death. Since so...
Understanding who is liable for a trucking accident
Being involved in a truck accident in Texas can have some serious consequences. Due to the large size of a truck compared to other automobiles on the roadway, these trucks can wreak more havoc on vehicle drivers and cause more severe injuries. In addition, unlike a...
Legal issues to consider after a Texas garbage truck accident
If your vehicle is struck by a garbage truck, you may be entitled to compensation for medical bills, lost wages and other damages. However, depending on the facts of the case, there may be limits to the actual dollar amount that you might receive. Let's take a closer...
Does fatigued driving put trucks at risk?
Everyone who gets behind the wheel while too tired to drive risk getting into a drowsy driving accident. However, truck drivers may present a significantly greater risk since they spend so many long hours on the road. Collisions in Texas involving a semi-truck or a...
How truck companies can minimize the risk of a crash
When a commercial truck collides with a passenger vehicle, the individuals in the passenger vehicle are at significant risk of being hurt or killed. Fortunately, there are many steps that Texas truck companies can take to minimize the chances of an accident taking...
Why are truck accidents so deadly?
Truck accidents in Texas are among some of the deadliest accidents in the United States. Trucks transport valuable supplies across the United States, but studies have shown that truck accidents are a threat to public safety. For this reason, it's in everyone's best...