Truck accidents can devastate Texas roads and everyone traveling on them. Poor air brake maintenance is a major cause of these incidents. Why are commercial trucks so slow to stop? Commercial trucks are huge and take longer to stop than cars. This is due to the design...
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What are the usual causes of truck accidents?
Truck accidents in Texas have the potential to ruin lives and even end them. Large vehicle drivers must be more cautious among their smaller counterparts. The loads truckers carry and their vehicle sizes are hazardous by nature. When you've sustained an injury or...
What factors lead to trucking accidents?
Drivers and passengers in Texas can be seriously injured as a result of a crash with a truck. Regardless of the area you live, there are many common factors that cause trucking accidents. It's a good idea to get familiar with them. Doing so will help if you have to...
Improper cargo loading
One of the biggest risks to occupants of vehicles throughout the state of Texas is a truck that has been loaded improperly. The cargo is unstable and can fall off in any direction, causing an accident for one or more other vehicles as well as the truck itself. Perils...
An accident with a cement truck can be devastating
It’s common for residents of Texas to see cement trucks on the road. Although these trucks are usually safe, they can be in accidents that can prove devastating for injured victims. Why are accidents with cement trucks so serious? Cement trucks are huge and carry...
Are commercial vehicle accidents an issue in every Texas county?
Motor vehicle and truck accidents happen with alarming frequency as some collisions prove unavoidable. Negligence factors into numerous collisions in Texas, which explains why so many accidents occur. Most people understand that a driver could get involved in a crash,...
New law regarding Texas lawsuits against commercial trucks
Truck accidents are unlike any other mishaps on the Texas highways. They happen for a wide variety of reasons, and truck driver error is not always the cause. While drivers are responsible for inspecting loads before and during transit, they commonly are not the...
Driver fatigue and truck accidents
As the name suggests, large trucks are bigger and heavier than everything else on the road. That can be a problem for drivers in Texas, should they have an accident involving one. One of the biggest problems in the trucking industry is driver fatigue. Although there...
Lawmakers act to lower tractor-trailer speed limits
Truck drivers in Texas and around the country work on tight schedules, which encourages them to drive at speeds that are not always safe. Speeding can lead to dangerous truck accidents. The speed limits in Texas are the highest in the country, which could be a reason...
The deadly force of truck accidents
When a traffic accident happens involving a truck or 18-wheeler, the massive size of the vehicle can contribute to catastrophic injury and death. A fully loaded commercial truck can weigh up to 40 tons, compared to 2 tons for the average passenger car. When the truck...