Truck Driver Fatigue: A Hidden Danger on Texas Roads
Texas relies heavily on its trucking industry as one of the nation's largest states with a booming economy. Thousands of commercial trucks drive the Lone Star State's highways daily, delivering goods that keep our communities thriving. However, this constant traffic flow comes with a hidden danger that poses a significant threat to...
Types of Injuries That Occur in 18-Wheeler Accidents
18-wheeler accidents are among the most devastating incidents on Texas highways. These massive vehicles, essential to our state's economy, can cause catastrophic damage when collisions occur. From College Station to Bryan, we've seen firsthand the life-altering injuries that can result from these crashes.
Understanding the types of injuries common...
Unraveling Texas’ Deadly Jackknife Truck and Rollover Risks
Texas is the nation's leader in the number of large truck crashes, surpassing the next in line by a staggering 10,000 crashes. These catastrophic accidents can leave victims with life-altering injuries and trauma and sometimes even result in fatalities. Some of the most common types of crashes are...
Trucking Accidents: Causes & Liability
The roads are a tapestry of travelers, and among them, the towering presence of trucks is impossible to ignore. Trucking accidents, while less frequent than passenger car mishaps, carry a weighty impact due to the sheer size and mass of these commercial vehicles. Recent...
Why You Should Avoid Trucks in a Storm
You’re driving down the highway in a storm when you see a truck knocked on its side just off the shoulder. This isn’t all that uncommon, especially on wide and flat stretches of highway. That’s because many new and inexperienced truck drivers don’t realize that bad weather is especially...
The #1 Cause of Trucking Accidents (And How to Prevent Them)
There are many causes of trucking crashes, but one stands out above all the others. It has nothing to do with negligent maintenance or bad weather. More often than not, highway truck accidents are caused by something completely preventable--poor driver education. To better understand this problem, let’s take a look at the...
Why Truck Crashes May Rise Over the Next Decade
There’s an impending crisis in the trucking industry. Experienced truckers are retiring, and new drivers aren’t filling their place. At present, the trucking industry needs 80,000 drivers to fulfill all their orders. Some estimates suggest that number could double in over the next five years.
That raises...
Why Are There So Many Truck Accidents?
America has a problem. There are 3.5 million truck drivers on the road and each year about 400,000 of them are involved in a crash. On average, that means about 1-in-9 truckers will be involved in a crash each year. By comparison, the average American driver has a roughly...
Why Truckers Need Better Training
Truck drivers are involved in a disproportionate number of car crashes. In a given year, there are 6,000,000 American car accidents, of which 450,000 involve trucks. With only 2.5 million truckers on the road at a time, it’s clear that...
Where are Blind Spots on an 18-Wheeler?
Any driver on the road can attest to the dangers of blind spots. It’s that small section to the right and left of your vehicle that you can’t see in your mirrors. Large commercial vehicles, like semi-trucks, have much larger blind...