Trucks and similar large commercial vehicles are statistically more likely than smaller vehicles to cause serious injury or death to victims when they are involved in collisions. This probably comes as no surprise. The larger a vehicle, the more damage it can do. Various companies are working to address the problem of truck accident injuries […]
Let’s say you are driving to the YMCA early on a Saturday, planning to get in your morning swim. However, as you are waiting at a red light a semitruck starts backing up in front of you. The next thing you know, the back of the truck jackknifes around and strikes your vehicle. Fortunately, the […]
Large trucks pose risk, danger and hazards to the motoring public in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for different reasons. Some truck drivers are inadequately supervised and trained by employers. Additionally many truck drivers violate federal trucking regulations regarding the permitted number of hours for uninterrupted driving. Truck accidents involving cars are almost always fatal because commercial trucks […]
Accidents involving large trucks are very dangerous on America’s roadways, including in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They can impose serious injuries and sometimes fatalities because trucks are heavier and larger than passenger vehicles. Because of this situation, federal agencies, such as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, continue to conduct additional research on truck accidents with the hope that […]