Category: Truck Accident

Prevalence of Trucking Accidents

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

How Many Car Accidents Each Year Involve Trucks?

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...

Understanding Blind Spots or "No-Zones" On Trucks

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...

Who Can Be Held Responsible In a Trucking Accident?

A trucking accident occurs, and you’re left trying to figure out what comes next. Like any situation, you must work to determine who is liable for the damage you sustain. Unfortunately, matters are not as simple as you would...

The Most Important Trucking Regulations for Preventing Accidents

While most truck drivers operate safely, some others violate regulations within the industry. These violations can quickly lead to catastrophic collisions. Unfortunately, even with many safe truck drivers, 4,136 people died in 2018 because of trucking accidents.