Category Archives: Trucking accident
Trucking Accidents and the Law: Who’s Responsible?
Some of the most devastating highway accidents are those in which a truck is involved. You may recall news reports last year of 7 family members killed when a semi hit their van on the Indiana Toll Road east of South Bend. Statistics show that although large trucks are involved in only a small percentage […]
In a Truck vs. Car Accident, the Car Always Loses
The weight of the average car is 4,000 pounds, making it almost half the weight of the average passenger truck on the roadways. A semi-truck can weigh up to five times what a typical car weighs even without any cargo loaded on it. With such dramatic differences in size, it is easy to see why […]
Leading Causes of Commercial Truck Accidents
If you have been injured in a commercial truck accident in which the truck driver is at fault, you may be eligible for more compensation than you think. Unfortunately, more than half of the accidents involving commercial trucks are the fault of the truck driver, and the reasons may not be what you think. While […]
