In order to operate a semi-truck or tractor-trailer, the driver must have a commercial driver’s license (CDL). This is because driving these vehicles are much more difficult than operating a passenger vehicle. Turning, maneuvering, parking, and...
Pursuing Damages in a Virginia Truck Accident
Tractor-trailers and commercial trucks can weigh up to 80,000 pounds. Their massive size means that crashes involving trucks are often devastating. There are approximately 5,000 people killed in truck accidents each year in this country, with the...
Safety Tips for Driving Around Commercial Trucks
One of the most intimidating things for many drivers is when they find themselves traveling alongside a tractor-trailer or other type of large commercial trucks. The massive weight and size of these vehicles can be downright frightening,...
What Are Frequent Causes of Large Truck Accidents?
One of the most destructive accidents that occur on America’s roads is large truck accidents. These vehicles are massive in size and weight, often hauling tons of freight, barreling down highways as they travel from one side of the country to...
Truck Accident Settlements
According to statistics from the U.S. Department of Transportation, more than 4,000 people are killed each year in truck accidents. The majority of victims who are killed in truck accidents are the occupants in passenger vehicles, pedestrians,...
Flatbed Truck Crashes
Every type of commercial truck poses risks to other commuters of serious injury or death in trucking accidents. One type in particular, however, appears to be even more dangerous than the others with the amount of damage it can cause in a crash....
The Deadly Results of Override Truck Accidents
Tractor-trailers and other commercial trucks are massive vehicles, often weighing up to 80,000 pounds. Having one of these huge vehicle driving next to you or behind you can be intimidating for any passenger vehicle driver. Tragically, many truck...
NTSB’s Most Wanted List to Reduce Truck Accidents
Every year, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) releases its Most Wanted List. This list details the agency’s top priorities when it comes to reducing accidents, increasing awareness, and addressing changes needed in legislation to...
US Government Goes Easy on Trailer Underride Accidents
The Institute for Highway Safety recently concluded a study of tractor trailer underride accidents - where a car slams into the rear of a tractor trailer and slides underneath. The Institute stated that it had come up with a viable solution, but...
Bike Advocates Want Safety Guards on Truck Trailers
Bicycle is on a lot of minds in Massachusetts this month, as state legislators are considering how to make roads safer for bikers. Last week, there was a proposal to mandate safety guards on all big rigs that operate in Massachusetts.
The state...