Tractor-Trailer Accidents

• Crackdown by Colorado State Patrol

  Linda Chalat | July 21, 2010 8:23 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  A crackdown on motorists who drive unsafely around trucks on interstate highways leading into Denver was announced last week by the Colorado State Patrol. The CPS launched a new educational and...

• Is that 18-wheeler driver you are sharing the road with safe to be behind the wheel?

  Michael Roberts | July 21, 2010 6:39 PM | 0 CommentsGadsden, AL

  We have seen what happened in the Gulf when a company did not obey safety regulations. What about trucking companies whose big rigs we share the highways with? Regulations are in place for...

• Step 1 If Your In An Oklahoma Trucking Accident - Have Your Own Accident Team

  Jeremy Thurman | July 04, 2010 10:38 PM | 0 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  Over the years I’ve had the opportunity to represent the families of individuals killed in trucking accidents. I have litigated cases against many of the major carriers such as Swift...

• Official Numbers For 2009 : Some Of The Best Numbers Yet Concerning Semi Trucks

  Mike Bryant | July 02, 2010 9:50 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  Along with the historically low numbers for overall Minnesota highway deaths, there were also much better numbers concerning semi trucks. In comparing the numbers for the last 10 years, 2009 had the...

• New Colorado Law to Speed Up Truckers

  Linda Chalat | July 01, 2010 1:01 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  Colorado Senate Bill 196 takes effect today, requiring truckers driving on Interstate 70 to start moving over for faster traffic. The law also requires trucks in left lanes going up hills with...

• Truck Ramps Save Lives

  Linda Chalat | June 30, 2010 10:40 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  The last runaway truck ramp on westbound Interstate 70 before Silverthorne was used four times in the past month. That probably means four terrible wrecks were avoided. In the 1970s, trucks would...

• Driving Safely Around Tractor Trailers

  Serena Hu | June 16, 2010 1:12 PM | 1 CommentValparaiso, South Bend & Gary, IN

  Driving on the highway can be a harrowing experience. You encounter the same hazards as you do in the city, such as distracted and reckless drivers, but at much higher speeds with smaller...

• Semi Crash And The Implications Of Governmental Actions

  Mike Bryant | June 15, 2010 9:25 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  Two events intersected each other last week that present us with a couple of lessons. Traffic was stopped waiting for construction on I 35 in Lakeville. A semi smashed into three of those vehicles...

• Massive Semi Truck Crash Shuts Down Interstate Near Kansas City

  Brett Emison | June 08, 2010 12:08 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  There was a massive semi truck crash on Interstate 70 east of Kansas City last night. Initial reports from the Kansas City Star said that the crash happened just before 5:00 p.m. and involved three...

• Another Distracted Driving Semi Trucker, Another Needless Death

  Brett Emison | June 06, 2010 11:00 AM | 4 CommentsKansas City, MO

  Carolina News 14 has reported that another distracted tractor trailer driver has caused a trucking accident that resulted in a fatality. State Troopers said a distracted semi truck driver is to...