What are the most common causes of large truck crashes? If you spend any time traveling on SC’s highways, you know that 18-wheeler crashes happen far too often. But why? What is causing the outrageous number of large truck collisions on SC’s roads? Below, we will...
How often have you been stopped on the highway, complaining about how traffic is not moving until you are slowly making your way in a single lane past a horrific scene involving an 18-wheeler crash? The bodies may not be visible, and the injured have been rushed to...
Trucking safety advocates agree with the families of the victims of underride crashes – underride guards on commercial trucks would save lives. One woman in Colorado joined the Truck Safety Coalition and began advocating for a federal law requiring underride guards...
Trucking accidents, commercial vehicle accidents, and other collisions involving large vehicles can cause catastrophic damage on the highway – who is liable after a trucking accident? Truck accidents are often more complex than other types of car wrecks. They often...
Black boxes are not just for airplanes, anymore. If you have a new car, it almost certainly has an Event Data Recorder (EDR), more commonly known as a black box. EDRs help carmakers determine how to improve vehicle safety, and they help investigators determine what...
Truckers get paid to drive. When they’re not driving and delivering their cargo, they’re not getting paid. When they miss deadlines set by trucking companies, they lose money. Unfortunately, this creates a big incentive for drivers to “keep on trucking” even when they...
