No matter what your destination is, you may encounter a truck driver that is speeding and switching lanes recklessly on the road. In some cases, road rage could be to blame. This intense burst of emotions that fuels dangerous and law-breaking behavior often ends in a...
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Truck Accidents
Why are truck accidents particularly complex?
Any car accident can upend a person’s life, but when those accidents involve large commercial vehicles drivers face additional complexity. What makes trucking accidents so complicated for injured drivers? Big rigs weigh more than cars, pickup trucks and other...
Trucker substance abuse violations increasing
Avoiding commercial trucks when driving in California is not realistic. However, it may serve motorists well to exercise extreme care and vigilance when traveling near them. The number of truck drivers who use drugs or alcohol while working is increasing. This is...
Other Parties at Fault in Trucking Accidents
Truck accidents are very serious and common incidences in California. Due to the state’s large latitudinal range, connection to Mexico and the presence of Los Angeles metro area, trucks barrel up and down California highways at higher rates than many other states. The...
Fiery Crash Closes Westbound Highway 50
On Monday, September 19, 2016, Traffic Was at a Complete Stop and Backed up for Miles Due of Major Vehicle Crash Involving Two Vehicles and a Tractor Trailer Big Rig Vehicle. According to the news reports, the collision occurred just after 4:00 p.m. in the westbound...
Safety Agency Notes Rise in Truck Accident Injuries
Motorists in California know all about struggling through heavy traffic-clogged with semi-trucks. The American Transportation Research Institute has concluded that regulatory changes that took full effect in 2014 could be contributing to a rise in property damage and...
Impact of Delays on California Drivers
A proposed federal rule that would require certain trucks to have speed limiters installed on them has been delayed by the Office of Management and Budget. The implementation of a rule that would create a database of truck drivers in California and around the country...
Tracy Morgan Truck Accident
California residents may recall that in June 2014, a Wal-Mart truck driver caused a crash that led to the death of comedian James McNair and severely injured fellow comedian Tracy Morgan. The driver has since been charged with aggravated manslaughter, vehicular...
New Logging Rules Coming to Trucking Industry
Commercial vehicle drivers in California and around the country will soon be required to use electronic logging devices to track their driving hours instead of using the paper logbooks that have been used since 1938. The new requirement, which will be effective in...
Fatigued Driving Confirmed as Cause of Tracy Morgan Truck Accident
Just over a year ago, a truck accident involving comedian Tracy Morgan became a high-profile example of a problem on U.S. highways that is too often overlooked. Most truck accidents are preventable, yet they occur regularly and result in about 4,000 traffic deaths per...