Drivers get into auto accidents with commercial vehicles every day in Texas. Dump trucks, equipment haulers, oil tankers – you name it – whenever large 18-wheelers collide with passenger vehicles on the roadway, bad things happen. The weight of commercial trucks are...
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Truck Accidents
Truck accident claims teen’s life, leads to 3 injuries
A teenager has sadly been killed in a truck collision in Texas. Meanwhile, three other teenagers have been injured in the crash, which occurred along F.M. 2965 and United States Highway 80. Sometimes, these types of collisions take place due to negligent driver...
Semi-truck accident in Texas leads to 1 death
A motor vehicle collision involving a semi-trailer has sadly claimed a man’s life in Texas. The accident took place early in the morning on a recent Wednesday. Sometimes, these types of accidents happen due a driver’s carelessness, which is grounds for litigation. ...
Overloaded semitrailers are a public safety hazard
It is impossible to go out for a drive in Texas without seeing a semitrailer somewhere along the way. They are everywhere, which, economically speaking, is a good thing. However, for public safety, this can be a bad thing. These massive vehicles can be difficult and...
Accident involving car and semi claims 1 life, injures 1
A man has sadly lost his life in a tragic motor vehicle collision involving a car and a semi-truck in Texas. In addition, another man suffered injuries in the crash. The wreck took place along State Highway 36 on a Monday afternoon. At about 1:25 p.m., a 20-year-old...
Fatigue may be a symptom and a cause of a truck accident
Anyone who has ever driven across the country, or just across Texas, knows how tiring it can be. This is why truck drivers only have permission to drive so many hours a day before they must spend a certain number of hours off the road resting in order to combat...
Why We Should All Care About Trucking Insurance
In June, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a major infrastructure package that included a mandate that most people wouldn’t notice or care about at first glance. The bill, if enacted, would raise the minimum insurance coverage requirement for commercial...
What dangers do tanker trucks pose?
Texas is home to some of the busiest roadways in the United States. Traffic here in Austin is quite heavy, no matter whether you're riding down city streets or along the interstate. All motorists can benefit from practicing their defensive driving skills to avoid...
Why are truck accidents so common?
Truck drivers generally have a high level of training and experience. They are also held to much higher standards than non-commercial drivers. For example, they are not allowed to operate a commercial vehicle with even a very low amount of alcohol in their...
How dangerous can ride-under crashes be?
If you've ever had the misfortune of seeing the aftermath of a tractor-trailer crash, then you likely understand that there's no such thing as a minor accident. It doesn't matter whether the semitruck crashes into the rear of an automobile, the driver of the car...
