10 Effects Of Road Accidents
As car accident attorneys, we know all too well that the effects of a car accident linger long after the accident has happened. It has a devastating effect on the victims, their lives, and their family members. Car Accident Related Statistics A study conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics reveals some shocking road accident...
10 Effects Of Road Accidents Continue reading…Most Dangerous Roads in WA and Reasons Why
Smoky skies over the Pacific Northwest will soon give way to rainy winter weather which is among the factors that experts say increase fatal crash risks for drivers. To prevent catastrophic crashes, drivers need to understand the factors influencing fatalities including where they occur and how to avoid them. Nine of the top 10 deadliest...
Most Dangerous Roads in WA and Reasons Why Continue reading…Massive fire after a semi-truck bridge crash over Ohio River
A massive fire resulting from a semi-truck bridge crash has caused big traffic problems, and called the safety of the bridge into question.Semi-truck bridge crash caused fire, gridlockAround 2:45 A.M. on November 11, a semi-truck jackknifed on the Brent Spence Bridge, a double-decker truss bridge over the Ohio River.The tractor-trailer was struck by another semi-truck—this...
Massive fire after a semi-truck bridge crash over Ohio River Continue reading…Proper route planning helps truckers avoid disaster
I have been thinking a lot about route planning lately, as have many other Seattle residents and commuters. This kind of route planning is always a critical consideration for motor carriers and their commercial truck drivers. And I have seen what happens when they fail in their duty to consider and properly plan travel routes....
Proper route planning helps truckers avoid disaster Continue reading…What made I-90 in Washington so dangerous for semi-trucks?
It was this I-90 crash, with five semi-trucks and three cars in a pile-up, that brought attention to an ongoing problem. Reportedly, a semi-truck jackknifed in the westbound lane of I-90. Another semi-truck driver lost control while trying to avoid a collision with the first truck, and ended up in the ditch on the opposite...
What made I-90 in Washington so dangerous for semi-trucks? Continue reading…A surprising fact about fatal truck crashes in new FMCSA report
This week, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration released their Large Truck and Bus Crash Facts for 2016. The annual report is compiled from state-collected data and analyzed by FMCSA. There are many interesting facts in this year’s report, but one particular fact stands out to me. More than 60 percent of all fatal truck crashes happened in...
A surprising fact about fatal truck crashes in new FMCSA report Continue reading…Add safe truck parking to prevent crashes
A lack of safe truck parking may lead to more truck crashes. Oregon State University researchers looked at truck parking as a public safety issue (PDF). They studied a 290-mile section of Highway 97, a major trucking route that runs along the eastern slope of the Cascades across the whole length of Oregon. More truck...
Add safe truck parking to prevent crashes Continue reading…Truckers contend with aging infrastructure, roads and bridges
That's the grade our national infrastructure was given by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) this year.While our total infrastructure includes everything from aviation to ports to wastewater, it's the roads and bridges that truck drivers have to contend with every day.Why are roads, bridges in such bad shape?Quite simply, they're old.Most of the...
Truckers contend with aging infrastructure, roads and bridges Continue reading…IIHS: Truck speed limiters will save lives
Adrian Lund, president of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), wrote an op-ed on Trucks.com this week. Why Lower Speed Limits and Truck Speed Limiters Will Save Lives. Our research at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has found that 33,000 deaths between 1993 and 2013 can be attributed to speed limit increases. Traffic...
IIHS: Truck speed limiters will save lives Continue reading…Here’s what happened: the story of the Skagit River Bridge collapse
It was early evening on a sunny May day in Washington. A young man was driving his Subaru to hockey practice. A couple in a pickup truck was headed out on a camping trip. A pilot car driver was talking to her husband on the phone. Then, a semi truck’s oversize load struck the Skagit...
Here’s what happened: the story of the Skagit River Bridge collapse Continue reading…Here’s what happened: the story of the Skagit River Bridge collapse
It was early evening on a sunny May day in Washington. A young man was driving his Subaru to hockey practice. A couple in a pickup truck was headed out on a camping trip. A pilot car driver was talking to her husband on the phone. Then, a semi truck’s oversize load struck the Skagit...
Here’s what happened: the story of the Skagit River Bridge collapse Continue reading…Here’s why an oversized truck needs a permit in Seattle
It could have been much, much worse. Last week, an oversized load on a flatbed semi-truck struck a bridge in Seattle. The truck was on bottom ramp, heading south on the Alaskan Way Viaduct. If you’re not familiar with the Viaduct, here’s what it looks like from the side. The oversized load was on the...
Here’s why an oversized truck needs a permit in Seattle Continue reading…