Any car crash could lead to severe injury or worse for those traveling in a motor vehicle. Sometimes, collisions are so severe that they put someone in the hospital or leave them unable to work. A crash between a passenger vehicle and a semi-truck is more likely t...
Semi-truck crashes have a lot in common with collisions involving smaller vehicles. Most of the time, the factor that caused the crash has something to do with human error. A driver in one of the vehicles makes some kind of mistake, such as misjudging the stopping...
Anyone who has ever seen the damages caused when commercial trucks collide with passenger vehicles is probably aware of how expensive these collisions can be. The smaller vehicles often suffer catastrophic damage that makes them unsafe to drive. The people inside ...
Discussions about motor vehicle collisions often focus on what a driver may have done wrong. It only takes a moment of inattention or a bad decision after an evening out with friends for someone to cause a crash with life-altering consequences for themselves or so...
Semi-truck accidents are a serious threat to people in Minnesota because tall, heavy vehicles are more likely to injure people in smaller and lighter vehicles around them. When a passenger car collides with a semi-truck, it’s far more likely that those in the pa...
Semi-trucks are much bigger than passenger vehicles and, therefore, require more skill to safely operate. They are easier for drivers to lose control of, they have large blind spots, they make wide turns and they take longer to bring to a stop.All of those fac...
The trucker shortage in the United States has become a cause for concern in recent years, with far-reaching consequences that extend beyond the logistics and transportation industries. One of the most significant and immediate effects of this shortage is its impac...
You’ve probably heard about the “black boxes” on airplanes that are designed to help investigators understand the cause of any crashes, but did you know that commercial vehicles also have them?A “black box” is the common term for the Event Data ...
Stopping distances correlate to reaction times when driving. This relationship is especially important with heavy vehicles, such as semi-trucks. Generally speaking, it takes roughly twice as long for a semi-truck to stop as it does for a passenger car. Most estima...
Professionals who operate commercial trucks are generally very dedicated and skilled drivers. They undergo special training to improve their ability and must hold themselves to a higher standard on the road than the average motorist.However, the extra rules th...