Truck Accidents
Hazmat Truck Accident Claims in Maryland
Because of their massive size and weight, commercial trucks can cause significant damage and severe injuries when involved in an accident. Accidents involving trucks carrying hazardous materials (also called “hazmat” trucks) can be even more deadly and dangerous due to the materials they are carrying. Here’s why a hazmat truck accident can cause devastation, injuries,…
Read MoreHow NOT to Pass a Tractor-Trailer
Passing a tractor-trailer on any road can be frightening and intimidating. These large trucks are several times bigger than your small automobile and can cause significant damage to your body and vehicle very quickly. When it is time to pass, you may feel your heart beating fast as you do not want to make a…
Read MoreWhat Is a Side Underride Crash?
A side underride crash is a common type of truck accident. A side underride crash is when a passenger car and an 18-wheeler truck collide, and the passenger car goes underneath the large truck. This happens because semi-trucks are more elevated than passenger vehicles, making it easier for passenger cars to partially fit directly underneath…
Read MoreWhich Trucks Have the Most Accidents?
As trucks increase in size and weight, their blind spots grow and they become more difficult to control. When most drivers envision a “heavy truck,” they have an arbitrary picture of a big rig in their head. The fact is that a heavy truck falls into a classification between two significant categories, and these types…
Read MoreTraumatic Brain Injuries Caused by Truck Accidents
Large trucks have the ability to cause many different types of injuries. However, one of the most severe injuries that truck accident victims often face is a traumatic brain injury (TBI). While cuts, broken bones, and whiplash are terrible injuries to suffer after a truck accident, a TBI is the hardest from which to heal.…
Read MoreTruck Accidents and Cargo Spills: A Fatal Recipe
There is no doubt that a regular truck accident can be extremely dangerous, but what happens when you add hazardous materials to that combination? A truck accident involving a cargo spill can easily become even more disastrous to you and anyone around you. Aside from their already massive strength and size of 80,000 pounds, it…
Read MoreAmerican Pickup Trucks in 2023: Bigger, Heavier, Deadlier
Back in 2021, we covered a topic we believe deserved more conversation: the lethality of today’s SUVs. As the number of pedestrian crash deaths in the US steadily rises each year, it is becoming increasingly obvious that there is a correlation between car size and lethality. A variety of studies have proven this link, with…
Read MoreDefective Brakes Are Deadly in Commercial Trucks
Truck accidents can happen at any moment for various reasons, but defective parts and lack of maintenance are always at the forefront of these devastating accidents. In a recent Roadcheck from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, inspectors found that over 25% of out-of-service violations were due to faulty brake systems. Additionally, there was no change…
Read MoreFatal Truck Accidents Reach a Crisis Level
With the pandemic dying down, traffic numbers are rising– and so are the number of fatal truck accidents. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports a 13% increase in fatal truck accidents between 2020 and 2021. The same report states that traffic fatalities in 2020 were the highest across the board since 2005, with…
Read MoreI Was in a Truck Accident – Can I File a Claim Against the Trucking Company?
Just driving next to a heavy-duty truck can be frightening. The sound, the size, the wheels – it is intimidating. Experiencing a collision with an enormous truck is more than scary; it can be emotionally and physically devastating for the driver and occupants of a passenger car, who tend to be the fatally or seriously…
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