Category: Truck Accidents

A change in the trucking industry’s “Hours of Service” rule, which dictates how long commercial truck drivers can spend behind the wheel without a break, will allow truckers to split mandatory time off without affecting driving time. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), which regulates the trucking industry, says…

A $150 light added to the rear of tanker trucks in one company’s fleet cut its rear-end accident rate by more than one third, according to a published report. Could the answer to rear-end accidents among large commercial trucks be that simple? Hitting a truck from the rear is especially…

When you read or hear about a multi-million-dollar judgment in a truck accident lawsuit, it is likely that the millions awarded the injured party are mostly punitive damages. In Indiana, punitive damages, or exemplary damages, refer to money awarded to punish the at-fault party for outrageous conduct that caused injuries,…

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its “Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements” for 2019-2020. The list addresses change that the NTSB says can help save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce property damage resulting from transportation accidents. An independent federal agency, the NTSB is charged with promoting…

Many Indiana drivers understand the fact that the size and weight of large commercial trucks add to the impact and the amount of damage a truck can do in a collision with a passenger vehicle. The truck weight of a loaded 18-wheeler or similar “big rig” means that a semi-truck…

An accident involving a commercial truck poses a greater risk of serious injuries than a collision between two passenger vehicles. A fully loaded tractor truck may weigh 20 times as much as a typical 4,000-pound car. When a heavy vehicle and a light vehicle collide, the occupants of the smaller,…

Underride accidents are among the most horrific types of motor vehicle crashes. They occur when a car, motorcycle, or other vehicle slides underneath the trailer of a semi-truck. The vehicle is crushed underneath the trailer and the top of the vehicle may be sheared off. These types of accidents result…

There are currently about 11 million large trucks on the road in the U.S. including tractor-trailers and single unit trucks. There are about 415,000 crashes involving large trucks each year and 20 percent of them involve injuries or fatalities, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Indiana has a…

Rear-end collisions occur every day in Indianapolis, on busy city streets, in stop-and-go interstate traffic, in work zones or even on rural roads. While some rear-end accidents are simply fender benders resulting in minor damage and no reported injuries. Serious injuries and fatalities also may occur in these crashes if…

Tractor trailers have wide blind spots on all sides – even on the front passenger side. To stay safe driving on the road with Indiana trucks, all drivers need to know where they can and cannot be seen by a truck driver. If you cannot see the trucker in the…