It is a known fact that 18-wheelers are very high off the ground. Even SUVs and pickup trucks are not high enough to see anything more than the doors of a big rig, and passenger drivers can only see the top of the wheels if they are lucky. These large trucks are...
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How Often Are Construction Workers Electrocuted?
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) reported that construction workers are one of the top professions to experience accidental death by electrocution. Their data comes from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries and the Occupational Safety and Health...
How Dangerous Are Scaffolds?
While working in construction or the offshore drilling industry, workers may encounter several on-the-job risks every single moment of the day. This is no surprise as the nature of construction and maritime work is known to be dangerous. Some of these workers must...
Drugged Driving and Truck Accidents
Large trucks that drive on the highway are already dangerous, but when you add any type of illegal drug into the mix, the risk of danger increases. The trucking industry is essential to our everyday life as these large vehicles transport the products, items, and goods...
Drowsy Truck Drivers Pose a Significant Hazard
Many people worldwide have found themselves unable to sleep from time to time. You may have eaten something for dinner that kept you awake at night or experienced anxiety or worries about a test, job task, or important project that did not let you sleep the night...
Are Speed Limiters the Remedy for Fatal Truck Accidents?
It can be intimidating to share the road with large semi-trucks. Most automobile drivers know the feeling of being nervous and scared when big rigs are close by, which makes it common for people to hold onto the steering wheel and hope for the 18-wheelers to pass by...
Going to Court After a Trucking Accident
The last step of a truck accident claim is going to trial. The case must go before a judge and jury when your local truck accident lawyer cannot resolve your claim through settlement negotiations or other legal processes. A truck accident claim will often resolve...
Sailor and Seaman Injury Claims
A seaman is any person who performs the majority of their job duties on a vessel. If you are a part-time seaman, you must spend at least 30 percent of your time on a ship to qualify. The status of a seaman does not matter, you can be a captain or crew member, and you...
What to Know if You Have Been Involved in a Truck Accident
Car crashes can change your life forever, especially when one involves a commercial truck. Semi-truck accidents result in over 4,000 deaths across the United States each year. That number doesn’t account for the number of people who suffer severe injuries from these...
How common is fatigued truck driving?
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that in a recent year, 91,000 police-reported crashes involved fatigued or drowsy drivers. “These crashes led to an estimated 50,000 people injured and nearly 800 deaths. But there is broad agreement...
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