Posted on Jun. 5th, 2015 | in News, Truck Accidents
Readers of this blog are probably well aware that big rigs can pose a significant threat to Pennsylvania motorists. Their sheer size can be deadly in the event of a truck accident, and even those who are fortunate enough to survive such a wreck can be left with serious injuries or permanent disability. Yet, when… read more
Posted on May. 28th, 2015 | in News, Truck Accidents
Accidents involving commercial trucks can cause serious injuries to motorists. Commercial trucks can be dangerous on the Pittsburgh roadways due to their extensive size and weight. When these vehicles are speeding, their danger is even more pronounced. Despite this danger, many truck drivers exceed the design limits on the tires of these commercial vehicles. That’s… read more
Posted on Mar. 25th, 2015 | in News, Truck Accidents
From 18-wheelers to tractor-trailers, trucks of all kinds traveling along our East Coast highways are at a risk to be involved in a fatal accident. These trucks are often much larger in size than passenger vehicles. They also tend to carry large quantities of goods, making them much heavier than the average passenger vehicle. These… read more
Posted on Mar. 25th, 2015 | in News, Truck Accidents
It may still be months before South Carolina investigators will learn what happened to cause a five-vehicle accident involving commercial trucks that killed five people, including a 7-month-old and a couple from Johnstown, PA. Two commercial semi-tractor trailers and three passenger vehicles collided at about 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. The accident closed I-95 in Florence… read more
Posted on Jan. 8th, 2015 | in News, Truck Accidents
While all road accidents can be have tragic results, those involving commercial trucks can be particularly devastating. Trucks are harder to control and therefore harder to stop than other vehicles due to their large size and heavy weight. When a 50,000-pound truck crashes into a small passenger vehicle, the damages are likely to be severe…. read more
Posted on Jan. 8th, 2015 | in News, Truck Accidents
A horrific 17-car pileup on Interstate 80 this afternoon in Clarion County left two people dead and injured at least thirty more. It has been reported that the visibility was nearly zero after back-to-back white out snow squalls from Lake Effect snow. Car accidents like this must be thoroughly investigated so that all parties involved… read more
Posted on Dec. 26th, 2014 | in News, Truck Accidents
Truck accidents on the Pittsburgh roadways have unfortunately become all too common. Since 2009, 14,000 people have died as a result of big-rig truck accidents. Accident rates vary between states due to differences in terrain and weather patterns, as well as irregularity of enforcement. While Pennsylvania is closer to the bottom of the list, with… read more
Posted on Nov. 14th, 2014 | in News, Truck Accidents
Many accidents, unfortunately, occur on the streets and highways of Pittsburgh. While some of these accidents involve passenger vehicles, but many of the more serious accidents involve commercial trucks. Truck accidents involving tractor-trailers, cement mixers and coal trucks cause a number of severe injuries and deaths of many people every year. These types of trucks… read more
Posted on Oct. 17th, 2014 | in News, Truck Accidents
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 9.7 percent of vehicles involved in deadly accidents in Pennsylvania were large trucks. These trucks make up nearly 5 percent of the nation’s total number of trucks involved in fatal accidents. Truck accidents have become concern all over the country due to the number of fatalities. Statistics… read more
Posted on Aug. 20th, 2014 | in News, Truck Accidents
Most of our readers know by now that actor Tracy Morgan was involved in a serious accident involving a commercial truck. This case has shown that many drivers do not realize that commercial trucks can be especially dangerous. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, large truck crashes resulted in just under 5,000 deaths and… read more
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