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Category: Truck Accidents

Drowsy Driving is Dangerous!

March 15, 2016 | Category: Automobile Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Truck Accidents

In March many Americans turned their clocks forward for daylight saving time, doing so, they lose one hour’s sleep. Economics Professor, Austin Smith of Miami University’s Farmer School of Business in Miami, Ohio said, “Many Americans are sleep deprived, and when starting with chronically low levels of sleep, even a small reduction can have serious consequences.”  

Truck Under-Ride Accidents Are Usually Fatal

October 14, 2015 | Category: Truck Accidents

A wrongful death lawsuit was filed in Texas in August 2015 on behalf of the family of 54-year-old Kathryn Dodgen, according to the Houston Press. In 2014 as Kathy approached an intersection, a 40-foot-long trailer pulled out from a driveway into the middle of the road. It was overcast, and Kathy did not see the trailer's thin reflector strips. She did not have time to break until her car was headed straight under the trailer.

New Bill Would Allow Teens to Drive Big Rigs

October 1, 2015 | Category: Truck Accidents

Truck drivers are retiring faster than they are being replaced, and there is a very real shortage of commercial truck drivers that is growing worse by the year. Trucks move the bulk of goods throughout the U.S., and current drivers are limited in the number of hours they can drive per day and per week. To make sure that goods can be moved as needed, there must be more truck drivers.

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