It is a common fact that Commercial Truck crashes typically lead to more serious injuries than accidents caused by passenger or common vehicles. Generally, there are about 500,000 trucking accidents per year on the United States roadways. What is little known by the general public is that the operators of commercial vehicles, motor carriers, have [...]
Tanker truck accidents happen on a daily basis. Unlike your standard truck accident, tanker trucks transport a wide range of goods. Tankers carry everything from consumables to explosive substances and these are the things you should know about tanker truck accidents. What is a Tanker Truck? Tanker trucks are vehicles responsible for transporting a wide [...]
Highways across the U.S. are filled with semi-trucks moving trillions of dollars in freight and goods every year. In Washington State, these large trucks transport freight ranging from aircraft, space, and ship equipment to fish, wheat, and apples. The state’s most valuable exports are carried by semi-trucks on interstates that share the road with the [...]
With over 22 million acres of forestland, Washington State is one of the country’s leading lumber producers. Timber harvesting of douglas fir, spruce, hemlock and ponderosa pine spans the state. It is not uncommon to share roadways with logging trucks both east and west of the Cascade Range. While drivers can expect to come across [...]
Amazon delivery trucks have increased in popularity over the last few years since they launched their last-mile delivery program. Since then, delivery vans have started to play a key role in Amazon’s significantly large delivery network. They bought vans from three major automobile brands namely the Ford Transit, Ram ProMaster, and Mercedes-Benz sprinter, and welcomed [...]
Rear-end collisions are one of the most common types of road collisions. They account for more than 29% of all road accidents. Around 2.5 million rear-end accidents occur each year in the United States. These crashes result in thousands of injuries and in some cases death. When you’re involved in a road accident, we can [...]
Truck accidents happen for all kinds of reasons and can be caused by equipment failures, faulty road designs, weather conditions, and driver errors. Accidents involving trucks are much more complicated when determining liability. In a truck accident scenario involving a two-car accident, one might be able to sue the driver at fault and file a [...]
In a single, dreadful moment, you or a loved one could be hit by a semi-truck. Because of the massive weight and momentum of these giant 18-wheelers, there are likely to be life-changing or deadly consequences. If this unthinkable event happens, you need the best semi-truck accident lawyer near you, with the expertise and experience [...]
Among the most tragic motor vehicle crashes Coluccio Law handles involve commercial trucks. Weighing as much as 80,000 pounds fully loaded, these trucks are twenty times heavier than an average passenger car. When a car and large truck collide at a high speed, the impact people experience is significant. The likelihood of serious injury or [...]
It’s a terrifying scene – suddenly a huge truck comes barreling toward you. There's no time to react and nowhere to go. The last thing you see before it smacks into your car is the unmistakable FedEx logo! Any car accident is shocking, but a truck crash often ends up killing people in smaller vehicles. [...]
