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Are There More Trucks on the Road During the Holiday Season?
The holiday season is a time when people come together to celebrate and enjoy fun festivities with their loved ones. However, it is also a time of year when roads are more heavily trafficked with trucks, due to the surge in demand for products and inventory. The increased number of trucks on the road can…
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Does Driver Fatigue Lead to More Commercial Truck Accidents?
Truck driving is consistently ranked as one of the nation’s most dangerous jobs. That is due in part to the problem of fatigue among commercial truckers. The average long-haul trucker logs 60 hours per week and racks up more than 100,000 miles every year. Those long shifts can be mentally and physically exhausting. According to…
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What Should You Do After an Amazon Truck Accident?
An accident with a commercial truck can lead to extensive damage and serious injuries. Unfortunately, with the rise in popularity of online shopping and home delivery services over the past few years, there are more trucks on the road, increasing the chances of getting into a truck accident. For instance, Amazon trucks are perhaps the…
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What Causes a Truck to Jackknife?
The aftermath of a jackknife truck accident can be devastating. These large vehicles can end up sideswiping other, smaller ones and then be left sitting across several lanes of traffic. There can be significant injuries, property damage, and also loss of life. How do these serious truck accidents occur? Tractor-trailers have two parts: the large…
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Why Are Semi-Trucks So Dangerous in Residential Areas?
Anyone who has had the experience of driving on a busy highway when a massive semi-truck drives by knows how intimidating it can be to share the road with commercial trucks. Truck accidents cause extensive property damage and devastating, often fatal, injuries. However, busy highways are not the only places where catastrophic truck accidents can…
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Who Could Be Liable for an Oversized/Overloaded Truck Accident?
Most motorists are accustomed to driving near commercial trucks that are overloaded. Many people do not think about the possible dangers until it is too late. These accidents can be caused by truck drivers, but other parties may be held liable as well. The Ohio trucking industry is the fourth largest in the United States.…
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What Are the Dangers of a Runaway Truck?
Even the most experienced truck driver can be involved in a dangerous situation. Imagine going downhill while towing a massive trailer and all of a sudden you lose control of your ability to brake or slow down. As terrifying as that sounds, runaway trucks do occur, putting the truck drivers and those around them in…
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