Semi-trucks and other commercial motor vehicles are already harder to control because they are heavy and large. However, the risk of an accident increases further when a truck is overloaded. The excessive weight increases a truck’s stopping distance and makes it more prone to rolling over if unbalanced cargo shifts…
Your attorney needs to know “the good, the bad and the ugly” to handle your truck accident case, accident reconstructionist David Myers said. Experts like Myers play a crucial role in commercial motor vehicle wreck lawsuits. They examine the accident site and the vehicles involved, piece by piece, to determine…
To earn a Commercial Driver’s License in the U.S., a candidate must be able to speak English sufficiently. But, for the past several years, this requirement has been flimsy and unenforced. On April 28, 2025, the White House released an executive order by President Trump to hold truckers to the…
Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are common in personal injury cases. They can be devastating and can affect every aspect of a person’s life. They can occur in car accidents, premise liability (slip and fall/trip and fall) cases, and semi tractor-trailer accidents. When a semi pulling a fully loaded trailer and…
Cases involving semi tractor-trailer and other commercial motor vehicle wrecks are different from any other personal injury case. They are more complex, more time-consuming and require deeper investigation. For nearly four decades, attorney David Craig, the managing partner of Craig, Kelley & Faultless, has represented injured victims of these catastrophic…
Lawyers sometimes have a reputation as cutthroat. Selfish. Cold. The best law firms overcome that reputation by prioritizing clients. They work as a team to maintain communication with clients, treat them with compassion, and fight for them — no matter what. David Craig, a truck wreck lawyer with nearly 40…
One-million dollars isn’t nearly as much as it seems — not when tallying up the costs of medical care, property damage, funeral arrangements or lost future earnings. Is $1 million enough to compensate for the death of a husband, father, grandfather? Most families will never grapple with this question. The…
There are more than 243 million licensed drivers in the United States. Altogether, these drivers travel about 11 billion miles each day. Keeping our roads safe requires every driver — no matter their age, experience or vehicle — to follow the rules. Both semi tractor-trailer drivers and passenger vehicle drivers…
Few words can describe the grief of a family that has lost one of its own. Fewer still can fill the hole left by a loved one’s death. When Gerald English died in a fiery crash in February 2022, his wife, children and grandchildren grappled with a loss they neither…
As a professional truck driver of five years, Akeem Hicks is familiar with the rules semi drivers must follow to stay safe. And, as the survivor of a crash caused by another trucker, he has seen firsthand what happens when drivers don’t follow those rules. Recently, Akeem joined attorney David…