Category: Trucking Accidents

Accidents in work zones occur every day throughout the United States. Over the past five years, over 200,000 injuries and over 4,000 deaths have been attributed to construction zone accidents on highways. Driving in a construction zone can be extremely hazardous for large trucks. According to the Federal Highway Administration (FHA), over 130 fatalities involving[…]

It is never a minor incident when a passenger vehicle collides with a commercial truck or tractor-trailer. The immense size and weight of a tractor-trailer is likely to cause serious or fatal injuries to those in passenger cars, trucks, vans, and SUVs. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported over 4,000 fatalities from truck[…]

Accidents involving trucks are often catastrophic. A truck’s size and weight make the force of impact much greater and the resulting injuries are often far more severe than in accidents involving smaller vehicles. With so many large commercial vehicles on the road, the risk for deadly accidents remains dangerously high. The following are some of[…]

Brake Safety Week for trucks runs September 16-22. Drivers can expect to see officials from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) conducting roadside inspections of commercial vehicles along U.S. highways and byways. The CVSA’s goal is to inspect and remove commercial vehicles with faulty brakes or brake systems in need of maintenance to ensure the[…]

According to the American Motor Carrier Safety Association (AMCSA), accidents between bicyclists, trucks, and buses can be particularly catastrophic for all involved parties. Thousands of Philadelphia residents bicycle to work and for recreational purposes – and hundreds of accidents happen every year. Although the city has made progress on bicycle safety, (e.g. removing unused portions[…]