Becoming the victim of a truck accident is devastating. It can injure and even kill victims, leaving families with up to hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt. Yet during claims proceedings, it is sometimes overlooked that truckers may be liable for losses they have caused in accidents after violating certain regulations that they must… Continue reading How Violation Of Common Trucker Laws May Lead To More Accidents
Sometimes headlines about vehicle accidents make you turn your head to look again. You might even click on the article. For instance, if you see a news story about a milk truck landing on top of an SUV, this may seem comical at first. However, the reality is that accidents involving large commercial vehicles are… Continue reading Milk Truck Lands On SUV Near Downtown LA
Traveling down the highway is the fastest and easiest way to get places. We expect everyone to be following the rules of the road to make sure everyone gets where they need to go safely. But sometimes tragedy strikes, and a truck getting losing control can cause great harm and injury. At the Law Offices… Continue reading Milk Truck Tanker Overturns on Freeway Causing Injuries
Driving around large commercial vehicles can seem daunting, and there are many different ways that accidents can occur. While most people think of accidents involving tractor-trailers happening while vehicles are moving down the roadway, the reality is that many truck accidents occur when the truck is making a turn. At the Law Offices of Howard… Continue reading Wide-Turn Truck Crashes Can Be Devastating
Everyone loves a good road trip. California is a beautiful long state with many attractions starting at the very north end of the state down to the very south. Because we are such a densely populated state, there is always a lot of roadway traffic. From cars to SUVs to big rigs, we have to… Continue reading 5 Things You Should Know About Truck Drivers
If you are anything like most of us, you probably do not think about how many large trucks you see on the roadways when you are out driving. We are talking about the commercial truck, ones that we count on for so many aspects of our daily lives: Eighteen wheelers Delivery trucks Garbage trucks Construction… Continue reading We Have More Trucks Than You Think
Truck crashes onto the tracks of the Metro Gold Line on the 210 Freeway in Pasadena is getting costly, officials say. The April 2018 crash of a FedEx truck onto the tracks caused a day’s long shutdown of the Gold Line in San Gabriel Valley and resulted in nearly $140K in damages to the tracks,… Continue reading Officials Looking for Fix for Gold Line Crash Phenomenon on the 210
Television news programs and social media feeds are frequently flooded with horrific images of the wreckage that occurs when a car or other vehicle collides with a large truck, such as a big rig or tractor-trailer. These accidents, called underrides, rarely see survivors; in fact, many victims are decapitated or crushed during an underride accident.… Continue reading Families Push for Law Requiring Guards for Big Rigs, Tractor-Trailers
When driving down the highway in your car you are surrounded by various vehicles ranging in all sizes and weights. The biggest are semi-trucks. These trucks are usually pulling trailers full of goods. Big semi-trucks are driven by professionals who have been trained to drive these kinds of vehicles. However, drivers are still human. They… Continue reading Woman Narrowly Escapes Truck Accident
In what could be the most politically divisive time in the history of the United States, a bipartisan bill has been introduced that addresses truck accident safety and has party support from both sides of the aisle. California Congressman Mark DeSaulnier joined together with three other representatives to introduce the bill in both the House… Continue reading Truck Accident Safety to Conquer the Partisan Divide?