Category: Truck Accidents

Last week, we wrote that distracted driving isn't just limited to activities involving your cellphone. Anything that takes your eyes off the road, your hands off the wheel or your attention off of driving can be a dangerous distraction.

Most of us are so busy that we sometimes end...

Safety regulators at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have recommended that all new trucks be manufactured with rollover prevention devices.

Rollover truck accidents cause about 700 fatalities every year, according to statistics gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Despite this, truck manufacturers are still pushing back...

A California truck accident at two in the afternoon this past Sunday left two people injured. The crash occurred at 2 p.m. when the truck reportedly careened off Highway 168. Apparently overheated brakes cause the accident in this case, according to California Highway Patrol. Unfortunately accidents like this can happen when drivers...

As you may know, commercial truck operators are covered by a wide array of state and federal regulations regarding the care and maintenance of their vehicles as well as the selection and training of their drivers. In an apparent loophole however, many of these regulations do not apply to rental truck companies....

Often in the case of a car or truck accident, other drivers who may be following too closely or driving too fast for conditions, crash into the wreckage from the initial collision and create a chain reaction motor vehicle accident. In San Francisco, this often happens when drivers do...

One driver was hospitalized for his injuries following a traffic accident that shut down the freeway for several hours, according to the California Highway Patrol. The accident involved at least three cars and one tractor-trailer truck. In the aftermath of the accident the jackknifed semi truck blocked three lanes...