Operation Road Check went into effect on June 7 and lasted for 72 hours. It would be nice to see something like Operation Road Check more often; officers with the Texas Department of Public Safety went in search of big rigs that were in violation of commercial...
Your Recovery Starts Now
Truck Accidents
Rear-ended by a Tractor-Trailer
A tractor-trailer rear-ended a driver's F-150, causing the pickup truck to flip and eject the driver, who may not have been wearing a seat belt, according to police, as Eva Ruth Moravec reports for San Antonio Express-News. The tractor-trailer accident occurred this...
Students From Texas Involved in Big Rig Crash
A big rig crash has injured roughly 24 people, as the Washington Post reports; fortunately, only one of the passengers involved in the crash is said to be in "serious condition." As is often the case in large accidents like these, many people are seriously hurt or...
Safety Standards in the Trucking Industry in Texas and Elsewhere
Things aren't all that different on the roadways of our neighbor to the north, at least when it comes to truck accidents that occur because of poor safety standards. In British Columbia, a dump truck accident resulted in the death of a man; his SUV was hit head-on by...
Truckers Trump Hours-of-Service Rules With ‘Comic Books’
If you have any knowledge of the trucking industry, you know that driving logs, which are meant to be used as tools for drivers to keep track of hours logged behind the wheel, and for law enforcement to monitor these hours, are known as "comic books" in the industry....
San Antonio Trucker Hits parked DOT Vehicles, Injuries to Five
A trucking accident left five injured after its driver struck a road-crew vehicle parked on the shoulder of the interstate. The injury total includes one construction worker who was not in any of the vehicles involved but was working nearby filling pot-holes; somehow,...
Trucking Crashes Stay in News: $63 Million Settlement in Focus
Commercial truck accidents have recently grabbed the attention of many folks in San Antonio and the rest of the Southwest. Undoubtedly, the most captivating story has been the $62.7 million settlement resulting from a fatal semi-truck accident. Sleep-Deprived...
Trucking Accidents Litter Corn, Gasoline on San Antonio’s Interstates
Two recent, local crashes involving semi trucks have left San Antonio residents wary of trucking accidents and the devastation they can cause. On September 16 a tractor-trailer rig loaded with corn collided with a sport utility vehicle at an overpass in Atascosa...
Crashes involving 18 wheelers
We are actively involved in cases involving commercial trucks, buses and 18 wheelers. With the advent of more technology in the cab, we find that distracted driving is the root cause of many serious crashes. Commercial truckers and bus drivers are increasingly...
Commercial Trucking Accidents
During many of our investigations involving commercial trucks such as 18 wheelers, we find that the Trucking company, its investigators, insurance adjusters, and even its attorneys are sometimes present at the scene of the accident within minutes or hours of the...
