Garbage trucks can be dangerous to everyone else on the road. These trucks weave in and out of traffic to make their pickups, with frequent turns and lane changes. Garbage and dump trucks are massive vehicles with limited visibility for the driver. The operator often...

Trucks are extremely large and heavy vehicles. Everything needs to go right for them to safely reach their destination without injuring anyone else. Countless parts and systems must operate perfectly without failure. If any one of them malfunctions on the road, the...

Truck drivers are operating large and heavy vehicles - vehicles that can easily ride over traditional passenger vehicles. When a passenger vehicle collides with a large truck or bus, the occupants of the passenger vehicle will usually suffer more and worse injuries...

Tankers are seemingly all over the place in Texas, ferrying products from the state’s oilfields and refineries. While these are necessary transport services to keep the state running, it does not make them any safer. Quite the contrary tankers are among the most...

Large commercial trucks are common on Texas highways. These significantly larger and heavier vehicles drive right alongside far smaller passenger vehicles. When a large truck collides with a smaller passenger vehicle, those occupying the passenger vehicle are...

The average tractor-trailer ranges from 50 to 75 feet in length, while travel lanes are about 10 feet wide. This means large truck rollovers can instantly block five lanes of highway traffic, causing major chain-reaction crashes. In fact, most rollover accidents...