Trucking Accidents

When seeking financial compensation after a commercial truck accident, you need to be able to establish a legal basis for liability. In most cases, this legal basis is “negligence.” Under Florida law, negligent parties are liable for the consequences of their mistakes, and victims of negligence can recover full compensation […]

Cross-country and local trucking drives industry in this country. Flying is too expensive, and trains don’t start and stop exactly where and when you need them to. So, nearly every bite of food we take, every car we drive, every TV we watch, and every computer we use came to […]

Brain injuries are potentially the most severe type of injury you can experience after an accident with a large commercial truck. Serious brain injuries are commonly known as “Traumatic Brain Injuries,” or TBIs. Although neck and back injuries can also be quite painful and serious and may take days or […]

Large commercial trucks carry a wide variety of cargo, including construction materials, all manner of produce, and even motor vehicles. When one of these huge, 80,000 lb. vehicles is involved in an accident on the roadway, it may result in substantial consequences, particularly to the occupants of the passenger vehicle. […]

On June 11, 2021, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced that new federal laws requiring automatic emergency braking systems in both large commercial trucks and buses are intended to be passed. Specifically, according to DOT’s announcement: “Safety is the Department’s North Star and making our roads safer for all […]

Although recent stats are hard to come by, some unsubstantiated sources claim that blind spot accidents number in the hundreds of thousands each year, while about half of these result in fatalities. The point is, even one is too many since these types of accidents are almost always preventable. Adding […]