On high-speed roads, like interstates, large commercial vehicles are often subject to lower speed limits than other vehicles. They need to stay in the right lane and maintain a slower speed. Drivers who encounter semi-trucks in traffic may, therefore, wish to pass...
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Truck Accidents
What are long-combination vehicles, and why are they a problem?
The bigger a motor vehicle is, the more intimidating it may seem to others in traffic. Commercial vehicles tend to cut a much more imposing figure than even the largest passenger vehicles. Semi-trucks, buses and garbage trucks can make people look twice and leave a...
States are passing new laws that trucking companies love
Traffic laws establish the rules of the road and also influence the rights of those harmed by others. For example, after a crash, a violation of traffic laws or a provable form of negligence could put someone at risk of incurring lawsuit via a personal injury lawsuit....
How some states are fighting the problem of “tire carcasses”
The components on commercial trucks undergo far more wear and tear than the parts on the average passenger vehicle. While you may put a hundred miles on your car a day, a trucker could drive ten times that much. Their vehicles are already bigger and heavier, which...
Fatigue is a major cause of truck accidents
It seems that over the years, there has been a major focus on reducing accidents caused by those driving under the influence. Although that is a very important issue to tackle in Oklahoma, there is another concern that tends to take a back seat to it: truck drivers...
Can I sue a truck company after a truck accident?
There are certainly a lot of reasons to be nervous when driving near a semi-truck. These massive rigs oftentimes roar down the highway at excessive speeds, and their weight can make it difficult to come to a safe stop in a reasonable amount of distance. This means...
What causes truck accidents?
Accidents between a commercial truck and a passenger vehicle commonly result in catastrophic injuries. Injuries of this caliber can leave a victim with a lifetime of consequences and expenses. There is very little that a passenger vehicle can do to get a favorable...
What is different about an accident caused by a large truck?
Most people are, unfortunately, familiar with the sight of car accidents on the side of the roads in Oklahoma. After all, motor vehicle accidents are one of the leading causes of injuries and deaths in America. However, an accident that is caused by a large truck can...
What does recent data say about truck accidents?
Truck accidents happen for many reasons, but they often result in serious or fatal injuries for individuals in smaller vehicles. Due to the larger size and heavier weight of commercial trucks, they can inflict serious damage on smaller vehicles, even when going at a...
When truck drivers are at fault
A motor vehicle accident is a scary experience for anyone, and even scarier when a truck is involved. Across the United States, crashes with trucks cause thousands of fatalities every year, and many of those are the occupants in the passenger cars. Colliding with a...