Trucking Accident

In order to legally operate a large commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce, a driver must be certified medically. After passing an examination, drivers are required to carry proof in the form of a medical certificate. Even so, the failure to have a medical certificate is a common infraction among commercial carriers. Under proposed guidelines…

There is no mystery behind the reason why trucking accidents cause tremendous damage, catastrophic injuries and loss of life. A fully loaded semi can weigh 20 to 40 times as much as a passenger vehicle. When a tractor-trailer rear ends, t-bones or even merges into a car, pickup truck or bus, that difference in mass…

Passenger vehicles are always at a disadvantage in a collision with a large truck due to the disparity in size and weight. By not requiring underride guards with sufficient strength on tractor-trailers and by exempting other truck models from guard regulations, occupants in passenger vehicles are put at unnecessarily high risks for serious injuries and…