When someone else's reckless or negligent behavior causes you to suffer serious bodily harm, you need all the help you can get to secure the best possible compensation for your injuries. The cost of a car accident's medical bills alone can be more than several...
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New drug tests proposed for truckers
It is unfortunate that drug addiction among truckers around the globe is much higher than the average. This should be no surprise, considering the long hours alone, stuck in a cab and hurtling down the road with up to 80,000 pounds of vehicle and payload. They fight...
Truckers’ caffeine consumption linked to dangerous drivers
Most adults get their day started with a jolt of caffeine. This typically is a cup of coffee but could be energy drinks, soda pop or tea. It enables folks to hit the ground running for work, and the jolt can also strengthen our ability to focus. While most of us use...
Truck accident statistics going the wrong way
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued the final statistics for 2019. Amid the numbers was the stubborn fact that there was no decline in truck-crash-related fatalities – the number went from 5,006 in 2018 to 5,005 in 2019. The trucks for...
Study says Automatic Emergency Braking works
Technology has become the final frontier with cars and trucks. As manufacturers and researchers push toward mass-producing self-driving vehicles. One outgrowth of that emerging technology is that some new safety equipment can already help human drivers operate their...
Three tips that can help prevent truck accidents
When you encounter a truck on a highway or a city thoroughfare, you must approach it with care. While trucks move slower than most passenger vehicles, they also take longer to stop. Trucks’ large turning radii and multiple blind spots can further imperil drivers if...
Why not take the insurance settlement after a truck accident?
One look will tell you why an accident involving a truck would be worse than one with a car. Trucks are bigger. If a car accident is like getting into a fight with the neighborhood bully, a truck accident is like getting into a fight with an MMA heavyweight. If you...
Are nuclear verdicts making the trucking industry safer?
If there’s one thing trucking company executives and their insurance companies fear, it’s likely the “nuclear verdict.” A nuclear verdict is a massive judgment of $10 million or more, awarded to the victim or victims of a truck accident. The problems with nuclear...
What do truckers see as their top safety concerns?
There’s no question that truck accidents can be utterly devastating. The weight and size that commercial trucks bring into accidents make them far deadlier than your standard car or SUV. For this reason, truck accidents often make the news headlines, and it might be...
How safe are self-driving trucks?
Ask anyone in the transportation industry, and you’ll hear that self-driving vehicles are a matter of “when,” not “if.” It’s likely that you’ve heard about the work that Tesla and other manufacturers have done to create self-driving passenger cars. But there’s as much...