Truck Accident Blog

There are many reasons for large truck accidents. Some of those reasons involve the driver while other reasons involve the truck or road conditions. Being able to drive a commercial truck takes extensive training and practice. Inexperienced or inadequately trained drivers may not have the ability or the knowledge to handle a large truck’s complex brake and transmission systems. Add to this situation traffic congestion, narrow roads, severe weather, and poor road conditions, and you have a potentially dangerous scenario where others can be severely...

Drug and alcohol use by drivers is a serious problem in the United States. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that 10,265 people were killed during 2015 in alcohol-impaired driving accidents. California had the second highest number of alcohol-impaired fatalities (914) that year. It is estimated that drugs, legal and illegal, are involved in about 16% of traffic accidents. Drivers who are impaired by alcohol or drugs put everyone at risk. However, truck drivers who are driving under the influence of drugs or...

During 2014, there were 9,262 deaths in speed-related accidents, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). This represented 28 percent of the traffic fatalities for that year. In California that year, 3,074 people lost their lives in traffic accidents. Of that number, 991 deaths were in speed-related accidents. As speed increases, the chance of being killed in a motor vehicle accident also increases. The same is true for large truck accidents. Truck accidents are extremely dangerous; however, when speed is involved, the risk of a...

Fox40 reported the story of an overturned big rig that blocked traffic on Highway 99 last week in North Sacramento. According to the news story, the truck spilled rice all over the highway causing officials to close multiple lanes for several hours. Traffic had to be diverted toward while the accident scene was cleared. It appears that the crash happened when a Toyota Corolla spun out of control on the rain-soaked road and collided with the big rig. Is Weather the Cause of The Accident? We...

The chicago Tribune reported in a news story that a new proposal if passed, will electronically limit the speed of commercial trucks throughout the United States. Regulators are considering placing an electronic device on vehicles that weigh more than 26,000 pounds. The device would limit the vehicle’s speed. Regulators are considering capping the speed at 60, 65, or 68 mph. However, the proposal would not require older vehicles to be modified to limit speed. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the National Highway Traffic...

Fox40 reported on a tragic vehicle accident in Manteca involving multiple vehicles and a commercial vehicle. Five vehicles and a commercial truck were involved in the collision that occurred on Highway 120 at Main Street. According to the California Highway Patrol, the commercial truck rear-ended a Chevy pickup truck that had slowed or stopped with traffic in front of it. This caused the Chevy pickup truck to collide with the Honda Accord in front of it before going over the Honda and flipping over. The chain-reaction...

A commercial truck accident typically results in catastrophic injuries for the driver and the passengers of the other vehicles.  A passenger vehicle cannot stand up to the force of an impact with a commercial truck. The size and weight of the commercial truck are so massive compared to a typical passenger vehicle that the passenger vehicle simply cannot withstand the impact. This leaves the driver and the occupants of the passenger vehicle vulnerable to severe injuries and death in a commercial truck accident. Therefore, damages...

Of course, no one has studied this to be sure but it definitely seems like this could be the case based on recent Sacramento FedEx truck accidents. Just in the last six months, at least three Fed-ex trucks have been involved in truc accidents in and around Sacramento. Last month, a Fed-ex driver was accused of causing a truck accident that injured a California Highway Patrol Officer while under the influence of narcotics.  The Fed-ex driver caused a collision on I-80 in Vallejo in October 2015 in...

If you were injured in a California truck accident, you may have missed a substantial amount of time from work as you struggled to recover from your injuries. In some cases, you may be unable to return to work or return to the job that you had prior to the accident. You may be wondering who is going to reimburse you for your lost income. The truck accident attorneys of [firm-name] can help you recover your lost wages and other damages. Due to the sheer...

Folsom Boulevard Shut Down Following a Fatal Single Truck Accident The driver of a full-size Ford pickup truck was involved in a single-car accident about 2:40 a.m. on Folsom Boulevard near Natoma Station Drive. It appears that the driver was traveling at a high rate of speed, hit the center median and rolled his truck several time onto the side of the road. The California Highway Patrol reported that the Folsom Fire Department worked on getting the man out of the badly damaged truck for...