Trucking Accidents

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”), between 2009 through 2013, there were just over 14,000 fatal crashes in the U.S. involving heavy trucks and buses, killing almost 16,000 people Unfortunately, many people – including inexperienced attorneys – view collisions involving commercial vehicles as “big car wrecks.” However, because the trucking industry is

Isidro Almendarez sits next to his wife Irma in their Lockhart home. The former construction worker struggled to make sure his employer documented a hand injury and fought a serious infection as a result.

In Texas, Injured Workers Struggle To Be Counted

by Jim Malewitz, The Texas Tribune Oct. 2, 2015 On any given day across Texas, truck drivers might crash their vehicles, construction workers tumble from scaffolding or refinery workers inhale nauseating fumes. But many of their injuries will be documented poorly by employers and insurance companies. Some will go unreported entirely — as if they never

Fatal Truck Accidents Are Up 18% Since 2009

According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, on average there are 11 fatal truck accidents every single day in this country, killing nearly 4,000 people each year.  According to a recent investigation by CNBC, fatal truck accidents are up 18% since 2009, but because trucking deaths are scattered in small numbers across the country, they often get overlooked in the

Blowout! – Big Rigs Going Faster Than Tires Can Handle.

According to a recent article by the Dallas Morning News many tractor-trailers on the nation’s roads are driven faster than the 75 mph their tires are designed to handle, a practice that has been linked to wrecks and blowouts but has largely escaped the attention of highway officials. Nearly all truck tires have been built for a