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By some accounts, federal regulations that require the publication of truck driver safety records - a record that might detail drug use, for instance - might be one major factor having an impact on hiring in the trucking industry. As Matt Olberding reports for the...
As Christopher Sherman reports for the Associated Press, the Texas Department of Public Safety has been engaged in an ongoing investigation of the recent single-vehicle truck accident in Goliad County in South Texas that resulted in the deaths of 14 people. And...
Around 10 a.m. on Monday morning this week, three 18-wheelers hauling cargo for the oil and gas industry (gravel and water for hydrofracking well sites) crashed into each other on State Highway 72, resulting in the deaths of two of the truckers and serious...
As Marvin Hurst reports for KENS 5 News, what would have been a relatively minor accident after a wrong-way driver hit a family in an SUV, turned into a deadly three-person oil tanker crash involving what appears to be distracted or inattentive driving. The accident...
As Christopher Sherman reports for the Associated Press, at least 14 people died in a truck accident last Sunday involving a Ford pickup truck that went off the road and crashed into the trees. The accident happened in South Texas, in Goliad County, on U.S. Highway...
In a story by the Daingerfield Bee, the numbers are in: 1,763 trucks and other commercial vehicles went out-of-service after Texas Department of Public Safety inspected them during Roadcheck 2012 in early June. Not only were trucks put out of service, but truck...
Accidents involving 18-wheelers in Texas aren't always the fault of the truck driver. Car drivers can be just as much at fault, depending on the facts of the case. In a recent accident, the car driver died because he was apparently driving while distracted. It was a...
As personal injury attorneys who represent people injured in truck accidents involving the Eagle Ford Shale 18-wheeler traffic, we've long been advocating for improved roadways in South Texas. It's no secret that local governmental authorities are trying to figure out...
The severity of injuries and the rate of fatalities from truck accidents can be surprising to some but should not be trivialized. The risk of serious consequences to Texas motorists when involved in accidents that involve large commercial trucks is very real. The...
"You take your life in your own hands by being out on the road right now," said Karnes County Sheriff David Jalufka, as Hailey Konnath reports for the Houston Chronicle. Jalufka's talking about the Eagle Ford Shale traffic - 18-wheelers and oil tankers and other...
