No one likes to feel overmatched. This is especially true in situations where we may face the potential of being injured. For this reason, some motorists choose to purchase large automobiles. When traveling on Texas roadways, many drivers just feel more secure in...
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Truck drivers may experience microsleeps when fatigued | The Law Offices of Tyler & Peery
It is a feeling that many of us have had after being deprived of a good night's sleep. You may be at your desk at work trying to get through the day or sitting in a classroom attempting to listen to a lecture when all of a sudden you just sort of zone out. You don't...
Potentially lifesaving technology not being used in trucks | The Law Offices of Tyler & PeeryPotentially lifesaving technology n
Occupants of a vehicle that is struck from behind by a speeding semi truck are likely to suffer very serious or even fatal injuries. Often, such accidents are due to driver error or fatigue. But at present, there is technology available that could help avert such...
Poorly maintained cargo tanks can have deadly leaks | The Law Offices of Tyler & Peery
When you see a tanker truck on the road, it could be carrying gasoline for sale to the public or chemicals that are used in various industrial processes. But regardless, almost all the materials transported in a cargo tank are in some manner hazardous. While all truck...
Truck drivers must submit to federally required drug tests
No one should get behind the wheel while under the influence of drugs. It is just too easy for an impaired driver to cause a serious accident. If that impaired driver is operating a semi truck, an accident could have especially serious consequences. Federal...
Big-rig truck must be properly serviced to be safe
If you are an average driver, you might have your car serviced by a mechanic every year or so. You also likely notice just how much wear and tear is imposed on your car just with the amount of driving that you do. Imagine if you had to put that vehicle of yours on the...
Truck driver health connected to accidents, says study
Anyone who travels the roadways of Texas likely notices the high volume of semi-truck traffic that is present during daytime and nighttime hours. One might wonder if the long hours spent on the road and away from home could have an effect on a truck driver's health...
Responsibility falls on truck drivers to properly secure cargo
Texas roadways handle large volumes of semi-truck traffic every day. Many of these trucks are loaded with cargo bound for destinations all across the state and country. In order to keep that cargo from spilling onto the road and causing an accident, it has to be...
In good times and bad, trucks transporting oil can have accidents
The oil business in Texas is often a boom or bust proposition. When things are going good, the crude is being brought up from the ground at an almost overwhelming volume. Even when production slows down, there is still work to be done. Once the crude oil has been...
More trucks on the road may lead to more accidents
It is hard not to notice an abundance of big rig trucks when traveling on Texas roadways. And in fact, a high volume of truck traffic can be indicative of a successful economy. This is because tractor-trailers often carry consumer goods to locations all about the...
