Truck Accident
How “Ghost Drivers” Can Skirt HOS Regulations
In the modern, digital era, we have all manner of devices, gadgets, and apps that follow our every move, but an electronic logging device, or ELD, is a tracker that is specific to the interstate trucking (and commercial bus) industry. ELDs replaced manual paper logs and low-tech electronic onboard recorders (EOBRs), which simply logged the…
Read MoreTruck Accidents Are Increasing in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation reported that there were over 7,000 truck crashes in 2021, making that year the second-highest in almost two decades. No matter how many reports of these deadly accidents are released, they continue to happen in high numbers around our state. As a matter of fact, one of the most recent…
Read MoreWho Is At Fault After a Multi-Truck Accident?
No one expects to get in an accident when they are behind the wheel of their vehicle. Unfortunately, vehicular accidents occur every day, including those concerning multiple cars and trucks. If you were recently involved in a multi-truck accident that was not your fault on a road in Lancaster, PA, you are probably wondering who…
Read MoreFiling a Claim for Injuries from Truck Debris Accidents in Harrisburg, PA
In January of this year, a dump truck and a tractor-trailer collided on Route 54 in Montour County. This led to a cargo spill of live animals unlike any we’ve seen before in the Commonwealth, because this wasn’t a trailer carrying chickens or even cows. The trailer was carrying live monkeys, and four of them…
Read MoreCatastrophic Injuries from Truck Accidents
Colliding with a commercial truck such as a semi or delivery truck can result in some very serious injuries. Heavy and unwieldy, trucks on the road are dangerous to maneuver, both for the truck driver and for the other vehicles trying to get around them. Unfortunately, because of their large blind spots and wide turns,…
Read MoreDeadly I-81 Pileup Highlights Dangers of Truck Accidents.
A certain amount of risk is involved every time a person gets into a vehicle. Most people accept this risk without dwelling on it too much, but the simple reality is that danger can come in many forms and at any time. Driver error, mechanical or other vehicle problems, poor road conditions, weather-related issues. These…
Read MoreWhat Are Truck Backup Accidents?
When driving on the road, we know the risks we take. Simply getting into a car and driving it is a risk, because we cannot control the actions of others. Perhaps one of the biggest potential hazards on the road are those large tractor-trailers we often see driving on the highway. With limited visibility and…
Read MoreThe Dangers of Underride Truck Accidents
The Stop Underrides Act of 2021 is a bill that hopes to provide a solution against underride accidents specifically. It involves the mandatory installation of underride guards on semitrailers, an obligation that has largely been ignored by the Department of Transportation (DOT). This mandatory regulation would help to save hundreds of people annually from becoming…
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