Posts tagged tractor-trailer

• Are Double-Bottomed Semis More or Less Dangerous to You?

  Devon Glass | August 26, 2009 8:00 AM | 3 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  Continuing with our series, Steve from the Lombardi Law Firm posted on the Des Moines InjuryBoard today on semi-trucks and tractor-trailers. I will continue in that vein, attempting to enlighten...

• Who Benefits From Tort Reform? Criminals!

  Mark Bello | October 06, 2011 8:53 AM | 2 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  Last week, a truck driver pleaded guilty to 15 counts of falsifying his log books to conceal that he was driving in excess of the lawful number of allowable driving hours without the required rest...

• Many Ways to Be Distracted While Driving, But Trucker Who Watched Porn Tops The List

  David Mittleman | January 28, 2010 4:13 PM | 2 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  As you may know from reading some of my other posts, distracted driving is dangerous. Obviously, texting while driving tops this list as one of the most dangerous driving distractions. In fact,...

• Unsafe Acts Cause Commercial and Passenger Vehicle Accidents

  Mark Bello | March 10, 2011 3:22 PM | 1 CommentFarmington Hills, MI Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  Commercial vehicles such as eighteen-wheelers are necessary for our economy, but are also present dangers on our roadways that are predominantly occupied by passenger vehicles. Oftentimes, a traffic...

• Florida Man Killed in Michigan Car Crash

  Larry Buckfire | August 07, 2008 2:51 PM | 1 CommentDetroit, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  I read a tragic story about a 79 year old Florida , James Weekely, who was killed in Dundee, Michigan when his car struck a tractor-trailer that had stopped suddenly for a downed electrical line. His wife, Hazel Weekley, who was also in the car, suffered significant injuries and is in critical care at a hospital in Toledo.

• NTSB Releases Final Report in Fatal Tractor Trailer Accident

  Mark Bello | October 13, 2011 12:19 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  On March 26, 2010, a Kentucky man was driving a 15-passenger Dodge van on Interstate 65 when it was struck head-on by a tractor trailer that broke through the steel barrier cables along the median....

• Attentive Truck Driver Saves Life When Driver Falls Asleep At Wheel

  Mark Bello | February 28, 2011 10:48 AM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A 25-year-old woman narrowly escaped serious injuries when she collided with a tractor trailer. She admittedly fell asleep at the wheel and drifted into oncoming traffic. The attentive truck driver...

• On the Highway in America? Watch for Big Rigs

  Mark Bello | September 27, 2010 1:25 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  If you spend any time advocating for highway safety, you will often research and analyze traffic accident statistics. Many people do not concern themselves with these things until, of course, a...

• Loading a Tanker With Oil: Transfers Without Grounding Can be Tragic and/or Fatal

  Mark Bello | August 26, 2010 9:15 AM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Static electricity is all around us. While usually just a nuisance in everyday life, in a flammable atmosphere, its effects can be catastrophic. Many injuries and fatalities are caused by fires...

• $65 Million Jury Verdict Upheld in Florida for Tractor-Trailor Crash Victim

  David Mittleman | August 23, 2010 12:08 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  A Florida Appeals Court recently upheld a $65 Million Jury Verdict from Polk County, Florida, for a woman who was severely and permanently injured when she was 19-years-old. The verdict is said to...