Year: 2019
The results are in from the federal government’s analysis of an oil rig blast that took the lives five Oklahoma workers last year. The federal review pins blame on the Houston-based business that owns/operates the rig as well as the government and energy sector for insufficient regulation and oversight of…
Truck drivers are not legally permitted to load up their truck with as much cargo as possible and take to the road. Rules are in place for truck load securements to ensure these massive vehicles are safe to drive and also ensure the roads remain safe for other drivers. Below,…
While it may be common knowledge that drivers are much more distracted during the holiday season, most people are shocked to learn just how much distracted driving skyrockets when the holidays roll around. Not only are some people much more likely to drink, use drugs and get behind the wheel…
A call to an experienced Houston auto accident lawyer should be one of the first things you do after being in a car accident that has caused serious injuries or a fatality. In Houston, car accidents are an unfortunate result of the heavy traffic in our fast-paced metropolitan area, as…
There is an important distinction to be made between commercial motor vehicles and regular motor vehicles. Commercial motor vehicles, commonly referred to with the acronym of CMV, are those used for the purpose of transporting people or goods for profit. This is in contrast to regular everyday vehicles people use…
The title to this post is not an exaggeration, a half-truth or an outright lie. Your eyes are not deceiving you. Though it is hard to believe, more people living in the United States perished in auto accidents since the turn of the millennium than the number of Americans who…
Though it might seem impossible and likely is, Texas transportation leaders have set the lofty goal of zero roadway deaths by 2050. If all goes according to pan, roadway deaths in the Lone Star state will be cut in half by 2035. The question is how, exactly, will this remarkable…
Truck tire blowouts have the potential to prove disastrous for the truck driver as well as everyone else in the vicinity of the truck. A truck tire blowout occurs when the structure of the truck tire fails causing rapid deflation of the tire. Blown-out truck tires can make loud cracking…
Distracted driving has become a public crisis in recent years. According to the NHTSA, distracted driving kills more than 3,000 people each year. It is becoming that much more challenging for drivers to maintain a steady focus on the road when there are numerous high-tech distractions in vehicles. From smartphones…
18-wheelers and other large commercial motor vehicles have special brake systems which operate very differently than the brakes on cars and smaller trucks. These size and mass of 18 wheelers and other large commercial motor vehicles require these special brake systems so these large vehicles can safely stop. Unfortunately, the…
