Accidents involving large trucks, such as tractor-trailers, can cause severe injuries and fatalities to drivers and passengers in smaller vehicles. According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, nearly 5,000 large truck accidents claimed the lives of...
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Data sheds light on large truck crash risks
Any type of traffic collision has the potential to result in serious injuries, but if you become involved in a large truck accident you are especially likely to face devastating consequences. On top of the sheer size of trucks, other factors can increase the severity...
What factors increase the risks of a truck crash?
Big rigs traverse Pennsylvania highways on their way to destinations across the nation every day. Given their size and the weight of their loads, a truck crash in any capacity can have a devastating outcome. Understanding which factors increase your risk of crashing...
Where are an 18-wheeler’s blind spots?
Semi-truck accidents are not exactly rare in the U.S. In fact, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, there were roughly 500,000 reportable 18-wheeler accidents on U.S. roadways in 2019 alone. Staying out of the truck's blind spots is one of the...
Drivers did not have their CDL in 20% of fatal trucking accidents
When you approach an 18-wheeler on the highway, you have to trust that the driver knows how to operate the truck and is driving carefully. But there may be no way to know for sure until after the driver gets you into a terrible truck accident that gives you serious...
Does the trucking industry promote drowsy driving?
Drowsy driving poses an enormous problem not only to the driver in question but to anyone else who happens to share the road with them at the time. But does the trucking industry itself actually contribute to these dangerous drowsy driving situations? How drowsiness...
How does drowsiness impact truckers?
Drowsiness is an issue that affects every driver who hits the road without getting enough sleep. However, it tends to have a bigger impact on some compared to others. For example, truckers are one of the worst people to end up drowsy behind the wheel. But why is that,...
What can a truck’s EDR tell you about an accident?
Tractor-trailer accidents are not exactly rare in the U.S. In fact, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, there were more than 500,000 police-reported truck accidents in 2019 alone. This means a reportable truck accident happened somewhere in...
Not all drivers are on board with suggested truck safety features
In Pennsylvania, vehicle crashes are among the most common causes of injuries and death. Truck-car crashes are especially disastrous for the occupants of smaller vehicles. A study on truck crashes indicated that safety features installed in large trucks could prevent...
A truck’s missing Mansfield bar may cause catastrophic injuries
In the summer of 1967, actress Jayne Mansfield suffered a decapitation when the car she was in ran beneath the back of a tractor-trailer. This catastrophic accident led to the implementation of underride guards, commonly called Mansfield bars, on commercial vehicles...