Personal Injury Blog
What You Should Know About Trucking Safety
Truck Accidents | Posted on February 4, 2017 at 5:45 pm by neustrom
What You Should Know About Trucking Safety There is a potential danger that every driver should be aware of while driving behind the steering wheel. Our office deals with a substantial amount of claims related to automobile accidents and it is inevitable that they often involve semi-trucks. Collisions between semi-trucks and noncommercial cars are often […]
Truck Driver Fatigue
Truck Accidents | Posted on December 27, 2016 at 6:59 pm by neustrom
Truck Driver Fatigue According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, as many as 4,000 people lose their lives in truck accidents every year. Tragically, many of those crashes were preventable as they were caused by truck driver fatigue. For this reason, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), requires drivers to follow specific regulations regarding hours of […]
Trucking Firm Settles Lawsuit Over Crash Involving Driver Using Phone
Truck Accidents | Posted on November 29, 2016 at 6:57 pm by neustrom
Trucking Firm Settles Lawsuit Over Crash Involving Driver Using Phone Trucking firms across the country may begin to enact bans on drivers using cell phones following the settlement of a personal injury lawsuit. Unifi Inc., recently settled an injury lawsuit filed by a South Carolina couple who was injured when a truck and trailer crashed […]
Traffic deaths are preventable
Car Accidents | Truck Accidents | Posted on October 25, 2016 at 6:45 pm by neustrom
Traffic deaths are preventable Don’t drink and drive, buckle up, and leave cellphone alone. If you’re going to drive, please do so safely. According to the Kansas Department of Transportation, 307 people had been killed on Kansas roads this year as of last week—a 16 percent increase over the number killed by that time a […]
Dangers of Backing
Car Accidents | Truck Accidents | Posted on October 19, 2016 at 6:42 pm by neustrom
Dangers of Backing Backing Up -Avoidable Accidents Lack of Attention. Distraction. Killers. Many times drivers who are in a hurry just whip out of their driveway or parking spot without even looking. This is increasingly common with drivers who are familiar with their surroundings, i.e., their driveway. The problem is that there might be someone […]
That wreck was no accident, transportation officials now say
Car Accidents | Truck Accidents | Posted on June 20, 2016 at 6:20 pm by neustrom
That wreck was no accident, transportation officials now say For government agencies working to prevent traffic fatalities, part of the solution has become making sure the public knows they aren’t accidents. Safety agencies and transportation departments have moved away from the term “accident,” instead calling it a crash or wreck. “In our society, language can […]