Year: 2021

Not all truck accidents are caused by truck drivers. Many crashes involving a semi or large commercial truck and a car are caused by the automobile driver. The most comprehensive analysis of commercial truck accidents found that in collisions between trucks and passenger cars, the passenger car driver or vehicle…

Missouri reported 15,764 crashes involving large commercial trucks and buses in 2019. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol statistics, the truck accidents led to 145 deaths. The statistics show that the rate of deaths in crashes involving large trucks in Missouri is nearly double that of car accidents. The National…

Large truck and tractor-trailer drivers transport goods across Indiana and the Midwest. Most tractor-trailer drivers are long-haul drivers who operate trucks with weights exceeding 26,000 pounds. Unfortunately, large trucks are involved in a disproportionate share of fatal crashes. Tractor-trailers and semis account for about 5 percent of all registered motor…

Two recent dump truck accidents in Indiana that resulted in multiple deaths may make people wonder who is responsible when such tragedies occur. The initial answer is that our attorneys often find negligence on the part of the truck driver when we investigate truck accidents. But others may be at…