A semi-truck collision in California might result in many injured people and several lawsuits filed. Some may wonder how long it could take to resolve the claims due to the complexities associated with truck crashes. Truck accident claims Truck accident claims involve...
Study found that truck accidents increased after ELD mandate
Big rigs are a common sight in California. Most people don’t even react upon seeing them, but a study has discovered that semi-truck crashes have increased. Surprisingly, the increase occurred after a mandate involving electronic logging devices was enforced. Truck...
What statistics say about the factors leading to truck accidents
California’s roads see huge trucks on a daily basis. Although many of these vehicles safely pass during their travels, truck accidents sometimes happen. Statistics show that certain factors are more likely to lead to these events. Where truck accidents occur most...
Large trucks and buses often cause crashes
Vehicle collisions could do more than leave someone worried about fixing body damage. Collisions with semi-trucks or large buses may leave a car or several vehicles totaled while also leaving victims with catastrophic injuries. Crashes on the vast highways and roads...
How can improper cargo loading lead to a truck accident?
Drivers in California regularly share the roads with commercial trucks. Sadly, serious truck accidents are likely to occur especially when cargo isn’t properly loaded or secured. What are the rules and regulations on cargo loading? The Federal Motor Carrier Safety...
The different types of truck accidents
Everyone knows how damaging it is to be in a truck accident. Being on any side of a collision is destructive. There is more than one type of accident in California that can result in personal injury cases. The jackknife A jackknife accident occurs when a large truck...
When blind spots cause accidents
A driver can have all of the mirrors properly adjusted, drive slowly and still cause a blind spot collision. It takes several seconds for another vehicle to pass your blind spot and cause an accident in that short period. Every driver in California should understand...
How both to blame collision clauses work
Many auto accidents in California occur due to faulty driving decisions made by multiple drivers. Even a two-car collision can be the fault of each driver to some degree. The primary issue is what degree that may be, also known in the legal industry as comparative...
Truck loading safety
Driving a truck in California is already a difficult job, but loading and unloading the truck is a surprisingly dangerous part of the work. Mistakes in loading can cause serious car accidents and make driving the load much harder. The potential fallout from incorrect...
Rental car accidents – How to deal with those
Many people may take advantage of the last few weeks of summer to take a road trip and rent a car to travel to their destination. They may not consider what could happen if they are in an accident while driving the rental car. If this happens, the first thing drivers...