Truck Accidents

An early March morning and it's still dark outside. People are up starting their day, getting ready for work, maybe getting a jump start on their commute to beat the traffic. The highways are just starting to fill in. A tractor-trailer makes an unsafe driving maneuver...

A horrific scene recently played out on the 10 Freeway near Rialto that began when a large truck crashed through the median and crossed into oncoming traffic. The truck had been traveling westbound on the freeway when it veered out if its lane, collided with and broke...

Commercial trucking is a highly regulated industry. The federal government regulates trucking and commercial vehicles nationwide through the US Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. These agencies are responsible for...

Previous posts on this blog have discussed how important it can be for a Los Angeles resident who is the victim of a truck or other commercial vehicle accident to explore getting compensation from anyone who may be responsible for the accident. This is especially true...

An accident with a commercial truck can be particularly catastrophic. Given the sheer size and weight of these tractor-trailers the injuries and damages sustained in such an accident are often quite extensive. In addition to the trauma experienced by such an accident,...

Being involved in a car accident of any kind can be incredibly difficult, but being involved in an accident with a tractor-trailer is especially traumatic. Given the size and weight of these trucks the damage and injuries sustained in a truck accident can be...

There are a lot of questions that need to be answered after a serious truck accident. Aside from the most essential things, like how to deal with the immediate aftermath of an injury or death, there are also lots of questions about how the accident came to happen in...

Although many states have their own texting and driving laws, many California truckers also have to follow federal trucking regulations that further limit a commercial driver from using his or her phone or other electronic device while driving. As with most other...

Previous posts on this California blog have discussed the dangers of fatigued driving and that some government agencies have put rules in place to prevent driver fatigue by requiring drivers to pull over and take a rest at certain times. The problem with the rules...

All California drivers are supposed to carry at least a small amount of insurance, called automobile liability insurance, which will help them pay compensation in the event they cause an accident through their own carelessness. Moreover, because truck accidents are...