The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) reports the national large truck crash statistics annually. According to their detailed reports, the number of large trucks and buses in fatal crashes has increased by 26 percent between 2009 and 2015. Many studies have been conducted to determine the common causes of truck accidents and how to prevent them. The FMCSA concedes that truck accidents are very complex events that are influenced by many different factors that could happen days or even months before the crash. The most common factors that influence truck accidents include driver experience and training, driver impairment, weather conditions, traffic signaling, vehicle design and overall highway conditions. Typically, truck crashes are a result of several of these factors.…

Being injured in any type of vehicle accident can have significant and devastating consequences for the victim as well the family members of someone who is fatally injured. According to police in Secaucus, a 56-year-old man was fatally injured last week when he was hit by a garbage truck.  If you or someone you know has been injured in a similar accident, finding a lawyer to look into how to handle the case is important for protecting your rights and receiving compensation. An investigation of an accident like this should be completed immediately. Unfortunately, garbage truck accidents are all too common and may raise concerns of negligence about who is responsible for the accident. The man was an employee of…

As experienced motor vehicle accident attorneys, the staff at CourtLaw understands how devastating and confusing it is to be involved in a truck accident. To add insult to injury, truck accident victims are often dragged through a long process of fighting for their just compensation. You need an advocate that is competent and experienced in truck accidents for the following reasons. Truck accidents are much different than other traffic accidents because multiple different parties could be found liable for damages caused by the crash. A truck accident attorney will help you determine the potential parties that could be held liable including the truck driver, the truck manufacturer, contractor, trucking company or a government agency. A lawyer will advise you on…

In this driver training video, Utah DOT  highlights the importance of recognizing where the blind spots are around large trucks and buses and how to avoid driving in them. Due to their size and height, semi trucks and buses have several large blind spots where a car or small truck will virtually “disappear” from a truck driver’s view. Learning the location and scope of each blind spot or “no zone” can help you avoid them. Some tips from Wiki How to stay out of a truck’s blind spots are detailed as follows: Know the four areas drivers should avoid: the front, rear and both sides of the tractor to the front of the trailer. Traveling in these areas will greatly increase the potential for you getting into…

Fleetowner.com reports that Dave Osiecki, executive vice president and chief of national advocacy for the American Trucking Associations(ATA), shared an interesting factoid this week regarding the industry’s focus on safety: motor carriers collectively invest $7 billion a year in safety technologies, programs, and other safety-related strategies. That’s an awful lot of money. But what is it going towards? Four trucking executives (along with further thoughts from ATA’s Osiecki) shared some insight into that and on other safety themes at the 2016 ALK Technology Summit in Philadelphia, PA, this week. Those executives included: Jeff Mercadante, vice president of safety for Pitt Ohio;Dale Dunaitis, EOBR administrator for Martin Transport; Chuck Radke, vice president of operations for H&M Trucking; and John Spiros, vice…