Being in an 18-wheeler accident can cause serious physical harm. The size and weight of these vehicles often result in severe injuries, like broken bones, spinal issues and head trauma. The toll on your health can be life-changing. Alabama truck accidents In 2022,...
Truck Accidents
Life can change after an 18-wheeler accident
Sharing a fast-moving highway with an enormous 18-wheeler intimidates drivers of smaller passenger vehicles. Even a large SUV pales in comparison to the size and momentum created by a tractor-trailer truck. Unfortunately, collisions involving these huge vehicles often...
Fatal Truck Accidents: 6 Facts You Should Know (Pt. 3)
Here’s the conclusion to our blog series entitled Fatal Truck Accidents: 6 Facts You Should Know. Additional Important Info about Fatal Truck Accidents in the U.S. 5 – Fatal truck accidents cost the U.S. economy roughly $40 billion annually. The most important fact to know about fatal truck accidents is that, when negligence is involved, we can help victims obtain…
Fatal Truck Accidents: 6 Facts You Should Know (Pt. 2)
Proceeding from Fatal Truck Accidents: 6 Facts You Should Know (Pt. 1), below, some more crucial findings that related to the incidence of fatal truck accidents in the U.S. will be revealed and discussed. Fatal Truck Accidents in the U.S.: More Important Findings 3 – For every trucker who dies in a fatal truck accident, there are 6 others who…
Fatal Truck Accidents: 6 Facts You Should Know (Pt. 1)
Did you know that fatal truck accidents are the number one cause of job-related death for truckers? Here are more important facts about fatal truck accidents in the U.S. About 330,000 truck accidents involving larger trucks occur in the U.S. each year. While transportation safety regulators are continuing to work on reducing the incidence of these collisions and saving lives,…
Commercial Liability in Truck Accidents: Trucking Company Negligence (Pt. 3)
Here is the conclusion to our three-part blog Commercial Liability in Truck Accidents: Trucking Company Negligence. More Facts about Commercial Liability & Trucking Company Negligence Fact 5 – If trucking companies violate any federal regulations, they can be considered to have acted negligently. Our Birmingham and Montgomery truck accident lawyers are skilled at determining when trucking company negligence has played…
Commercial Liability in Truck Accidents: Trucking Company Negligence (Pt. 2)
Continuing from Commercial Liability in Truck Accidents: Trucking Company Negligence (Pt. 1), here, we will continue our discussion of how and when trucking companies may be held liable in the aftermath of truck accidents. More Facts about Trucking Company Negligence & Liability Fact 3 – If trucking companies fail to take action against drivers known to be reckless, they can…
Commercial Liability in Truck Accidents: Trucking Company Negligence (Pt. 1)
When truck accidents occur, some type of human error is involved in causing the collision in more than 90 percent of these collisions (according to reports published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the NHTSA). While the truck driver himself may be the at-fault party in many truck accidents, what people may not realize is that the trucking company…