Anyone in California confronted with the financial and emotional consequences of a vehicle accident might have questions about who they can recover damages from. Personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits are based on evidence of negligence. In legal claims following...
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Truck/Commercial Vehicle Accidents
Truck accidents involving passenger vehicles can be catastrophic
Sharing the California roads with big rigs can be harrowing. The best line of defense for drivers of passenger cars is to learn to navigate safely around large trucks on the highways. There is no getting away from the fact that passenger vehicle occupants have little...
Truck accident involving a family’s caravan kills 1, injures many
Whenever passenger vehicles and big rigs collide, the occupants of the smaller vehicles are almost always worse off. Such a truck accident happened in California on a recent Friday morning. One person died, and several others suffered injuries.According to the...
Not all commercial vehicle accidents involve collisions
Sharing the busy California highways with big rigs, 18-wheelers, semis and tractor-trailers is enough to make any driver of a car feel vulnerable. However, drivers of passenger cars may focus on defensive driving without realizing that not all commercial vehicle...
Lawmakers consider proposal to limit truck speeds to 65mph
Sens. Johnny Isakson of Georgia and Chris Coons of Delaware introduced a new bill that could increase the safety of the nation’s roadways. The bill requires new tractor-trailer trucks have speed limiters installed and activated. Although the law would not...
Factors behind truck accidents
When people drive on California highways, they may sometimes feel uncomfortable driving next to large trucks. Some people may worry about what will happen if there is a collision. Large truck collisions happen for many reasons, and to stay safe on the road, it is...
Trucking industry resists simple fix to underride truck accidents
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety estimates that almost half of all fatalities involving tractor trailers are "underride" accidents. Unfortunately, there are no definitive studies that pinpoint the exact number of these accidents. Underride is the term...
Autumn weather can increase large truck dangers
Many residents of California and elsewhere are looking forward to the cooler weather of autumn and the Holiday season. However, it is important to note the traffic concerns whenever the weather changes, especially when it comes to sharing the road with large...
Safety precautions while driving among large trucks
Many drivers in California face heavy traffic on a regular basis, and the presence of large trucks on the road increases the chances of a major accident. Trucks are much larger and heavier than cars, so accidents that involve them often include serious injuries and...
Distracted truckers: How big is the problem?
Given the amount of California traffic, the last thing you need to deal with as you drive our roads, highways and freeways is a distracted truck driver. Unfortunately, however, the problem of distracted truckers just keeps growing. For instance, a Minnesota truck...