Make no mistake: Accidents involving large commercial trucks and semis are vastly different than accidents that only involve passenger vehicles. The biggest difference, naturally, between a large truck accident and a car accident is that the impact from a truck can be...
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Safety tips for truckers making long haul trips
As a long-distance truck driver, you know that your job is dangerous. You also know that nobody is more concerned about your safety on the road than you. There are thousands of trucking accidents every year, and truck driving is considered one of the most dangerous...
Is the trucker shortage leading to unqualified drivers?
The trucking industry has a big problem right now. There are a lot more trucking jobs available than there are drivers, and the situation is only getting worse. How bad is the national truck driver shortage? Industry analysts say that only one truck is available per...
What should you do before meeting with a truck accident lawyer?
Injury attorneys have the skill and the training to gather evidence necessary for a trucking accident claim. They have accumulated a great deal of knowledge to help accident victims recover the damages needed to go on with their lives as whole as possible. However,...
Experts recommend creating a program to reduce trucking accidents
Everyone who uses Tennessee roads and highways is at risk of experiencing a car or truck accident and suffering severe injuries. Private motorists understand this more than ever before and so do truckers. No one wants to have an accident, and this includes those who...
Examples of technology that might reduce trucking accidents
The trucking industry in America is already huge, and it continues to grow. The industry is so large that there is currently a shortage of qualified truck drivers, according to the Advanced Technology Institute. Because approximately 75 percent of the nation's...
Tennessee trooper back to work after horrendous trucking accident
Trucking accidents come in all shapes and sizes. Along with that, they result in all different kinds of harm from property damage to catastrophic personal injury. One Tennessee state trooper is counting his blessings after emerging almost unscathed from a trucking...
Controlled crashes in Tennessee may help prevent other crashes
No matter where you live in the state of Tennessee, you cannot avoid hearing news about catastrophic car or trucking accidents. Because people like you hear about or witness so many of these accidents, it easy to believe that no person in any authoritative role cares...
Truck driver gets a 55 year sentence for fatal Tennessee crash
In 2015, a truck owned by the London-based company, Cool Runnings Express Inc. failed to stop when it approached stalled traffic on a Tennessee highway. The truck reportedly plowed into several cars, resulting in the deaths of six people -- two of them children. Four...
Guilty verdict returned for truck accident that claimed 6 lives
The senseless loss of life on a large scale always captures the attention of nearby residents. Nearly the entire state of Tennessee has been tracking the legal aspects related to the case of a driver responsible for a trucking accident that took the lives of six...