Any time that you drive, it is important to understand the stopping distance required by your own vehicle. But it is also important to have some idea of what the stopping distances look like for the vehicles around you. After all, you’re only as safe as the drivers...
Truck Accidents
2 ways you can reduce your risk of a crash with a commercial truck
If you are like most adults who regularly drive, you tend to ignore the risk of being the road. Despite the possibility of a crash hanging over your head, you may feel quite comfortable at the wheel because you know you have made safety your top priority. In fact, you...
Truck rollovers: 4 reasons why they happen
Sharing the highway with a lot of large commercial trucks is scary. After all, the average semitruck weighs 20 or 30 times more than the average passenger car, and their height and length make them far more prone to rollover accidents. Rollovers are the “first harmful...
What makes sharing the road with trucks dangerous?
If a truck hits your car, it will do more damage than a smaller vehicle. Yet, it is not only the potential crash outcome that makes driving near trucks dangerous. The size of trucks could increase the risk of a collision in the first place. Driving a truck is more...
1 dies, 4 suffer from injuries after truck hits home in Mesa
When a vehicle leaves the roadway, the hope is that it will come to a stop without causing any harm. Unfortunately, that isn’t always what happens. Take, for example, this case in which a semitruck left the road and crashed into a home in Mesa. In the crash, one...
Three common reasons for truck wrecks that don’t involve driver errors
Semitruck crashes can lead to very serious injuries that require urgent medical care. The financial consequences of these wrecks can have a profound impact on the life of the victim as well as their family members. Seeking fair compensation for these kinds of...
Take extra care when driving near commercial trucks
It’s stressful and dangerous to drive in close proximity to commercial trucks, especially when you’re moving at a high rate of speed. Knowing how to drive defensively is key when it comes to protecting yourself from injuries. Here are some tips you can follow to...
What kinds of damages can truck accident victims win in a lawsuit?
Most people realize that truck accidents typically result in severe or catastrophic personal injuries. However, unless you have survived a collision with a massive tractor-trailer, you may not understand just how high the stakes are for victims. While it is wonderful...
Garda driver flips vehicle, passenger suffers fatal injuries
Arizona is no stranger to truck collisions, but one particular company has been involved in several across the United States. This has brought it up to national significance, as it’s being questioned why the firm is having so many issues with their drivers. In the May...
Truckers shouldn’t ever drive fatigued
Semitruck drivers are being called on to work many hours because of the need to transport vital goods amid the current conditions in this country. One of the ways that this is being made possible is through President Trump relaxing the hours of service regulations....