Category: Truck Accidents

Commercial truck and bus drivers in California and around the country will now have to log their hours electronically, according to a new rule promulgated by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. This step is intended to prevent driver fatigue while on the road. Since 1938, truck drivers have been required to...

Many commercial vehicle accidents happen on California roads because of defects that the truck driver may or may not have known about before driving. A truck that was involved in an accident might have been manufactured with defective parts, or the truck driver may have failed to inspect the truck properly before...

The initial inquiries for drivers involved in an accident with a commercial vehicle typically focus on the driver of the truck: was he qualified to drive such a vehicle? What did he do behind the wheel that may have been negligent? Was he intoxicated at the time of the accident? But particularly...

On Jan. 28, a 39-year-old man was killed and two others were hurt in a four-truck accident on Highway 41 south of Fresno. The accident happened north of Central Avenue around 3 a.m. during a period of heavy fog.

The California Highway Patrol reported the chain-reaction crash began when...

A settlement was reached on Nov. 3 in a lawsuit filed by a San Juan Capistrano couple against an Arroyo Grande trucking company and the estate of one of its drivers. The company, R and R Wrecking, Inc., employed a driver who allegedly caused a car accident on Jan. 12, 2012.

Several lanes of the Stockton Crosstown Freeway were closed following a vehicle collision shortly after 2 p.m. on Oct. 31. Officers of the California Highway Patrol reported that the driver of a truck hauling a trailer collided with a big rig at the Highway 4 and Interstate 5 connection. Officials stated that...

California Highway Patrol reported a crash that occurred on July 31 led to two deaths after a Kia sedan was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer. The truck driver, a 48-year-old man from Los Angeles, was operating a Kenworth truck when crashed into the back of the stopped car at Manning Avenue's intersection with...

A big rig collided with seven vehicles on Highway 152 on July 21 near Gilroy before coming to rest in a field near the intersection of Highway 152 and Leavesley Road. A dispatch supervisor with the California Highway Patrol said that the first phone call from a witness came in at 5:26...

A semitrailer can be an amazing piece of equipment, capable of hauling impressive amounts of cargo. Sadly, accidents involving big-rigs often result in serious injuries or fatalities to the victims involved. As these trucks are substantially larger and heavier than standard automobiles, it is no wonder that they can do significant damage...

Last week, we wrote that distracted driving isn't just limited to activities involving your cellphone. Anything that takes your eyes off the road, your hands off the wheel or your attention off of driving can be a dangerous distraction.

Most of us are so busy that we sometimes end...