Category: 18 Wheeler Accidents
Many states hide engineering studies on dangerous roads and intersections. While the safety improvement of the roadways slows, people suffer more tragic accidents. Many states hide engineering studies on dangerous roads and intersections. While the safety improvement of the roadways slows, people suffer more tragic accidents – and it can…
When companies keep big rig drivers with an unsafe driving history on the road, they put the public at risk – in Texas and beyond. A central Texas man perished in a crash with an 18-wheeler driven by a trucker with multiple accidents and tickets which were known by his…
For long haul truckers, miles mean money. But a tired driver is a dangerous driver and this can result in mayhem – a bad thing for Texas drivers. With just a few strokes of a pen, truckers trying to cover more miles on insufficient rest can falsify a paper logbook….
Sleep deprivation can be deadly on Texas roads: especially when a semi-truck is involved. Sleep deprivation can be deadly on Texas roads: especially when a semi-truck is involved. Whether it involves an interstate truck traveling from state to state, or an intrastate truck traveling in-state, drivers who get less than…
A tractor-trailer slammed into vehicles stopped due to construction in Rose City, Texas. The problem: cell phone distraction. A moment of distraction cost the lives of four people in 2014. A tractor-trailer driven by Roy Ellis Holcomb, Jr. slammed into vehicles stopped due to construction in Rose City, Texas. The…
Semi-truck accidents are becoming too common on Texas roads – like the one that happened in West Texas with a school bus. Semi-truck accidents are becoming too common on Texas roads. On Dec 3, 2016, a school bus collided with a semi-truck on I-20 outside of Big Spring, Texas. The…
Four injured and one killed in explosion of truck carrying Takata airbag parts through Texas. In the last few years, Takata airbags have been linked to the deaths of 14 drivers and the injuries of 100 more people. Sadly, at the end of August Takata was tied to an additional…
A new proposal could physically limit how fast large vehicles could travel in Texas and beyond. Speeding 18-wheelers are a danger on Texas roads. Instead of leaving it up to the individual truck driver, government regulators are looking at a new proposal that could physically prevent vehicles over 26,000 pounds…
Both on the road and off, truck driving is becoming one of America’s most dangerous professions. In the past, we have talked about the actions of truck drivers and trucking companies that result in injuries and fatalities to others on the road. Unfortunately, truck drivers are also at risk because…
Thanks to trucking industry lobbyists, profits are winning over the safety of Texas drivers in the nation’s capital. Trucking lobbyists are hurting Texas drivers. The pleas from the families of those seriously injured in truck accidents are nowhere near as loud as the whispers of trucking industry lobbyists into the…
