Driving on the highway can be a pretty intense endeavor, even if it doesn’t seem that way from the driver’s seat. It’s easy to forget that you’re piloting a multi-ton hunk of metal at speeds of 60-80 mph, depending on the speed limit (and your driving habits). Because of the high velocities and high volume […]
How Do Large Truck Accidents Occur?
Generally speaking, there are 30,000 traffic-related fatalities every year in the US. Out of every seven deaths, one is caused, in part, by a large truck. It is thus imperative to understand the reasons why truck accidents occur and what can be done to prevent them. To attack this problem, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety […]
An Overview of Truck Accidents
Truck driving accidents can be extraordinarily fatal. The reasons may not be hard to imagine. Trucks are large beastly vehicles that bring a lot of weight and force to any accident. In 2015, there were around 4,000 crashes of this kind. Of those accidents, 69 percent resulted in the deaths of passengers driving in small […]