Dump & Garbage Truck Accidents Garbage trucks can be dangerous to everyone else on the road. These trucks weave in and out of traffic to make their pickups, with frequent turns and lane changes. Garbage and dump trucks are massive vehicles with limited visibility for the driver. The operator often focuses on the stops that they need to make as […]

When Mechanical Failures Cause Trucks to Crash, Who Can I Sue Trucks are extremely large and heavy vehicles. Everything needs to go right for them to safely reach their destination without injuring anyone else. Countless parts and systems must operate perfectly without failure. If any one of them malfunctions on the road, the truck driver may lose control of the vehicle. When that happens, everyone else […]

All You Need to Know About Rear-end Truck Accidents Truck drivers are operating large and heavy vehicles – vehicles that can easily ride over traditional passenger vehicles. When a passenger vehicle collides with a large truck or bus, the occupants of the passenger vehicle will usually suffer more and worse injuries than the truck driver. If you suffered injuries in an accident with a […]

Your Lawyer’s Role in Your Tanker Truck Accident Claim Tankers are seemingly all over the place in Texas, ferrying products from the state’s oilfields and refineries. While these are necessary transport services to keep the state running, it does not make them any safer. Quite the contrary tankers are among the most dangerous vehicles on the road. The impact that these large trucks make […]

What You Need to Know About Truck T-Bone Accidents Large commercial trucks are common on Texas highways. These significantly larger and heavier vehicles drive right alongside far smaller passenger vehicles. When a large truck collides with a smaller passenger vehicle, those occupying the passenger vehicle are significantly more likely to experience a severe injury or fatality than the truck driver, given the huge difference […]

Primary Causes of Tractor-Trailer Rollover Accidents The average tractor-trailer ranges from 50 to 75 feet in length, while travel lanes are about 10 feet wide. This means large truck rollovers can instantly block five lanes of highway traffic, causing major chain-reaction crashes. In fact, most rollover accidents involve mass casualties as trailers obstruct roadways and crush nearby vehicles. Many rollover crashes […]

The Dangers of Colliding With Tractor-Trailers Long-haul truck drivers are the backbone of America’s freight transportation industry. Large trucks move approximately 70 percent of all goods across the continental United States and deliver nearly 80 percent of all food, materials, medication, and fuel needed for daily life. The booming Texas oil industry relies on truckers to transport crude oil and drilling […]

Head-on Truck Collisions – Catastrophes In The Making There’s no explaining how it feels to watch helplessly as a 40,000-pound semi-truck barrels towards your vehicle. From the blinding headlines to the bone-shattering impact, many victims of head-on truck collisions are instantly killed. Some of the most devastating highway accidents in Texas involve head-on truck collisions triggered by impaired and inexperienced truck drivers. Families […]