Category: Truck Accidents
Can Vehicle Rollovers Be Prevented?
June 2, 2017 | Category: Personal Injury, Truck AccidentsIn mid-April, a rollover crash on I-75 near Bonita Beach Road involving a dump truck and an SUV sent the dump truck driver to the hospital with critical injuries and shut down southbound lanes of traffic.
Distracted Truck Driving Often Ends Badly
May 26, 2017 | Category: Personal Injury, Truck AccidentsMany truck drivers and motor carriers are good drivers. However, when accidents occur, the effects of the traffic accidents are frequently terrible.
Good Samaritan Law Protection
May 22, 2017 | Category: Automobile Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Personal Injury, Truck AccidentsAn April 22, 2017 Arkansas news story reported on Fox2 Now and carried nationally showed an EMT being a Good Samaritan when a 4-year-old girl fell out of the back of a church bus into the middle of a heavily trafficked road. A dash camera caught the heroic action. This story reminds us of the importance of Good Samaritan laws.
Why Seeking Medical Attention After an Accident Is Important
May 19, 2017 | Category: Automobile Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Personal Injury, Truck AccidentsAs everyone knows, being in a vehicle accident is a traumatic event. When the initial shock wears off, victims are confronted with many issues such as medical problems, repairs, insurance companies, police reports and maybe even traffic court. Common sense may say that seeking medical advice from a physician should be done to get checked out and make sure there are no injuries.
National Work Zone Awareness Week 2017 - April 3-7
April 3, 2017 | Category: Automobile Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Personal Injury, Truck AccidentsThe American Traffic Safety Services Association recently announced that National Work Zone Awareness Week 2017 is April 3-7. This work zone awareness week is an annual spring campaign to encourage safe driving through highway work zones.
Large Truck Tire Blowouts Can Result in Fatalities
March 15, 2017 | Category: Personal Injury, Truck AccidentsLarge commercial trucks (semis) are everywhere on our highways. They are the backbone of commerce as we know it. However, when these trucks have accidents, they usually end up on the 6 o’clock news.
How Can Social Media Affect an Accident Claim?
February 27, 2017 | Category: Automobile Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Slip and Fall Accidents, Truck AccidentsSocial media is everywhere. Over the past five years, the insurance industry has used social media as a tool in accident investigations, according to Edmunds.com.
What Are The Consequences For Victims of Vehicle Accidents
February 13, 2017 | Category: Automobile Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Truck AccidentsVehicle accidents have significant consequences for those injured, and these cases can be complicated. In Florida, state records show that from 2011 to 2015, crashes rose 63 percent from 229,210 to 373,853.
Trucking Industry Avoids Hours of Service Safety Requirements
January 4, 2017 | Category: Truck AccidentsSafety advocates are concerned with the trucking industry victory when Republican lawmakers suspended regulations requiring truckers to take two nights off to rest after a work week of up to 75 hours.
Injury Lawsuits Against Commercial Truckers: Specific Issues
January 3, 2017 | Category: Truck AccidentsIf you’ve been injured in an accident with a commercial trucker defendant, then your claim is likely to involve at least a few issues that are specific to such defendants.