Truck Accidents

This blog has followed the consequences of the deadly truck-train collision in Oxnard in February 2015. The latest installment involves a decision by Metrolink to run diesel locomotives at both ends of commuter trains to improve safety.In the Oxnard train-truck crash,...

A big rig truck rear-ended a Toyota sedan near Yorba Linda, but no one was injured. This sounds like a routine minor traffic accident, but a cell-phone video and the Toyota owner's statement make it sound far more like a truck accident caused by road rage.The Toyota...

This blog has previously written about the collision between a truck and a Metrolink commuter train in Oxnard in February of this year. The exact cause of the train and truck crash has not been officially determined, but Metrolink officials are trying to determine...

Most people in Los Angeles are aware that comedian Tracy Morgan was seriously injured in a turnpike collision on June 7, 2014. Yet the exact cause of the accident is just now emerging from an investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board.The accident...

California motorists are usually aware of the proximity of one or more large semi-trailer trucks as they travel on the state's highways, but occasionally, even the highest degree of awareness cannot prevent a tragic accident. A recent tractor-trailer accident near...

Traffic congestion is aggravating, but most people at least feel a bit safer when they are driving at a slow speed in bumper-to-bumper traffic. However, as a multiple vehicle truck accident near Hollister, CA recently demonstrated, even this comfort can be illusory....

Large commercial trucks are an important part of California's economy. They help to ship goods brought into California from all over the world to other parts of the state and country. However, they are also highly technical and dangerous machines. They require special...

Any time a big rig crashes on a freeway in the Los Angeles area, the effect of the accident is not limited to the freeway where it occurred. Even if no one is injured in the mishap, the blockage of lanes will force drivers to find alternate routes. Now, a recent study...

Most people in California were devastated by news of the bus-truck accident last year that severely injured comedian Tracy Morgan. Most of the these same people will be relieved to learn that Morgan and Wal-Mart have announced a settlement of Morgan's claims arising...

The deaths of both drivers involved in a bus and truck accident that occurred on April 10, 2014, appear to have hindered efforts by the California Highway Patrol to determine the cause of the accident. After conducting a one-year long investigation of the head-on...