Category: Trucking Watchdog Info

 We have updated the language on TruckingWatchdog.com and Coluccio-Law.com to use the word “crash” instead of “accident”.  Here’s why we want to use crash, not accident. There is a public health crisis on the roads. More than 35,000 people died in motor vehicle crashes in the U.S. last year. 35,000 is the entire population of Lynnwood, Washington. If everyone...

Over the past month, there have been several truck crashes in the Pacific Northwest. They include a semi truck that careened into several construction trucks parked along the shoulder of I-5. Another, involved a tanker truck that overturned on SR 405 in Bellevue. Yet another, involved a semi that went off the road, hit several...

This October I will mark my 25th year practicing law in the State of Washington.  I became a member of the Oregon State Bar Association in 2002.  One area of the law that I have focused my practice in is Trucking Law and Trucking Accident cases.  I have handled numerous Truck collision cases over the...

Trucking cases are often complex, involving multiple legal and practical issues. I have extensive experience with accidents involving tractor trailers, large transport trucks, automobiles and other forms of transportation. Having practiced law for several decades, I have successfully brought justice and significant results to those who have been wronged by the negligence and carelessness of...

Many travelers upon our public roads suffer serious injuries, and, unfortunately, fatal injuries as a result of truck accidents crashes each and every year. The numbers are far too great.  So many truck collisions are caused by a lack of training, qualifications, safety programs, and safety rules.  Truck drivers are governed by strict laws, as are motor carrier companies....

It is an honor to introduce my Trucking Watchdog blog. Handling trucking crash cases has been a part of my law practice for nearly 30 years—basically since I began the practice of law. Tractor-trailer combinations, as well as other big rigs, can be extremely dangerous while traveling on our public roadways and highways. Handling truck wreck...