Signs of Fatigued Truck Drivers
Truck driver fatigue causes a significant number of commercial vehicle accidents. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration...
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- Aug 17, 2022
- 2 min
3 Ways Improperly Loaded Large Trucks Cause Accidents
From basic consumer goods like food, clothing, and electronics to heavy equipment and hazardous substances, tractor-trailers are crucial...
- May 19, 2022
- 2 min
Common Causes of Truck Driver Injuries
Truck drivers face numerous risks driving large and heavy vehicles thousands of miles over long distances. As one of the nation’s top ten...
- May 14, 2022
- 1 min
Common Reasons for Collisions with Tractor Trailers
Accidents with tractor-trailers can lead to serious injuries because of their large size and weight. In fact, approximately 130,000...
- Jul 28, 2021
- 1 min
Why Truck Driver Fatigue is So Dangerous
Commercial truck drivers are strongly discouraged from traveling on Illinois roads while experiencing symptoms of fatigue. The symptoms...
- Apr 28, 2021
- 2 min
The Typical Causes of Truck Crashes
Driver fatigue, distracted driving, and excessive speed are all common causes of truck accidents that occur on Illinois highways. Driving...
- Jan 18, 2021
- 2 min
4 Tips on Safely Sharing the Road With Trucks
When you are driving and come close to a large vehicle like a semi, you might feel scared or anxious. You understandably want to stay...
- Dec 30, 2020
- 2 min
How Truck Driver Fatigue Increases Accident Risk
Passenger car drivers in Illinois share the road with large commercial trucks every day. Given their sheer size and weight, it’s easy to...
- Dec 7, 2020
- 2 min
Truck Accidents and Why They Happen
The motorists on U.S. Interstate 72 bring a constant flow of traffic through Springfield and Decatur. Along with the usual cars, SUVs,...
- Sep 30, 2020
- 2 min
Study: Front-Crash Prevention Works For Big Rigs, Too
Neither the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety nor its IIHS acronym roll off of the tongues of most of us in the Springfield and...
- May 13, 2020
- 2 min
Why You Need an Attorney After a Truck Accident
When a commercial truck strikes another vehicle in an accident, the victim of the accident needs to take every measure to ensure they get...
- Feb 13, 2019
- 1 min
What Types of Damages are Available After an Auto Accident?
On Wednesday evening of January 23, 2019, there was a collision between a semi-truck and a pickup truck on I-55. An article about the...
- Jan 30, 2019
- 1 min
Responsibility For an Accident Involving a Semi Truck and a School Bus
On Wednesday evening of December 5, 2018 there was a collision between a semi-truck and a school bus which was carrying a high school...
- Apr 3, 2018
- 3 min
Involved in an Accident with a Semi-Truck? What to do Next
Semi-trucks are enormous and have much more momentum when driving than other vehicles. Consequently, when semi-trucks collide with cars,...
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