Truck Accidents

How Many Hours Can a Truck Driver Drive

How Long Can a Truck Driver Drive? Truck driver safety is paramount for both road users and the transportation industry. Hours of service (HOS) regulations set by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) in the United States are designed to ensure that truck...

What are the three main categories of distracted driving?

What are the three main categories of distracted driving?   More than 3,500 people died in distracted driving crashes in a recent year, and thousands more suffered serious injuries. Likely, even more crashes happened due to distractions, but the driver never admitted to texting...

What Happens When a Truck Driver Has an Accident?

Large trucks, including big rigs, tractor-trailers, box trucks, and 18-wheelers, are prevalent on Wisconsin’s major roadways and interstate highways. Accidents involving these vehicles usually occur when truck drivers, trucking companies, and others behave recklessly and carelessly under the circumstances. In fact, when one of...

What Happens If a Pedestrian Caused an Accident?

When a car collides with a pedestrian, we typically tend to assume the driver is to blame for hitting the person walking. While pedestrians are more difficult to see and more vulnerable to catastrophic or fatal injuries in such collisions, they are not always...

What is the Average Settlement for an 18-Wheeler Accident?

Many people often ask, "What is the average settlement for an 18-wheeler accident?" especially when commercial trucks are common on Wisconsin highways. As a truck accident victim, you naturally wonder how much your injury claim should be worth. It is challenging to pinpoint an...

How to Safely Share the Road with Semi-Trucks

Semis and other commercial trucks can be intimidating to share the road with when you are riding in a passenger vehicle. Commercial trucks can weigh as much as 20 to 30 times that of a passenger vehicle putting tractor-trailers at 80,000 pounds when fully...

Delivery Truck Accident: What Happens Next?

Delivery truck drivers owe fellow motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians a duty to exercise reasonable care and caution when operating their vehicles. When drivers choose to violate or ignore this duty, innocent people can suffer debilitating accidents and property loss. If you were injured in...

What is a Jackknife Truck Accident?

A jackknife truck accident occurs when a truck trailer swings around to meet the cab forming a “V” shape. The name comes from the angle made when folding a pocket knife. When a truck jackknifes, anyone and anything in the immediate vicinity is in...

The Prevalence of Truck Driver Fatigue

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) defines fatigue as the result of physical or mental exertion that impairs performance. Common causes of truck driver fatigue include: Inadequate sleep; Extended work hours; Strenuous work or non-work activities; and A combination of other factors. The...

The Impact of Driver Drug Use on Truck Accidents

There is no better way to judge the impact of driver drug use on truck accidents and the trucking industry overall than to turn to the industry’s governing agency, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration or FMCSA. The FMCSA regulates and provides safety oversight...