Category Archives: Truck Accident
What Causes Jackknife Truck Accidents in Florida?
Truck crashes are considered the most dangerous and traumatic of all types of accidents on Florida’s roadways. Big rigs, tractor-trailers, and 18-wheelers can cause terrifying collisions, resulting in personal injury lawsuits, thousands of dollars in property damage, and wrongful deaths. More than 4,100 people died in 2018 as a result of truck accidents across… Read More »
The Deadly Dangers of Dump Trucks on Florida’s Roads
If you commute to and from work in West Palm Beach, you probably see dump trucks all the time. These gigantic vehicles are 20-30 times the weight and size of a regular car. Naturally, when a dump truck collides with a smaller vehicle, the consequences can be catastrophic and even deadly to the occupants… Read More »
Alcohol Consumption During the Holidays and the Occurrence of Car and Truck Accidents Between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve
The holiday season has officially begun, aka it is time to watch out for drunk drivers in West Palm Beach and elsewhere in Florida. If you are planning on visiting your relatives or friends or traveling this holiday season, beware of intoxicated motorists. Statistics do not lie. People tend to drink alcohol more often… Read More »
What Happens When a Mechanical Failure Causes a Truck Accident in West Palm Beach?
A truck accident can bring devastating consequences and irreparable damage regardless of what caused it. Commercial trucks, 18-wheelers, big rigs, tractor-trailers, and semi-trucks have one thing in common: their massive size and weight. Due to its enormous size and weight, a truck can destroy lives when it crashes into passenger cars, pedestrians, bicyclists, motorcyclists,… Read More »
Wide Right Turns a Big Road Hazard
Over 4,000 people die in large truck accidents annually, and out of those deaths, some 68 percent of them are riding in a passenger vehicle. Accidents involving large trucks can be devastating simply due to the weight and size of commercial trucks. They can weigh up to 40 tons, compared to one to five… Read More »
Role of Fatigue in Truck Accidents
Americans are exhausted. We juggle school, work (sometimes multiple jobs), families and other responsibilities. Getting enough sleep is important, but it does not always happen. There just are not enough hours in the day. As such, many of us are tired when we get behind the wheel of a vehicle. While this may seem… Read More »
Common Causes of Truck Accidents
Nobody wants to get hit on the freeway by a semi truck weighing 80,000 pounds, but sadly, these incidents happen quite often. Between 2016 and 2017, the number of trucks involved in injury crashes increased from 102,000 to 107,000. The number of fatal accidents involving large trucks also increased, from 4,251 to 4,657. Truck… Read More »
