Truck Accidents

Large commercial trucks are critical links in the nation’s supply chain, bringing goods and services into and out of states, including California. Unfortunately, they are also massive vehicles that crowd the roadways and outweigh smaller cars by as much as 76,000 pounds. They are also difficult to maneuver, require long stopping times, make wide turns, and have extensive blind spots. About 5,375 fatal…

Large commercial trucks are essential links in the nation’s supply chain, bringing goods and services into and out of California. Unfortunately, they also tower over smaller vehicles on the road and outweigh them by more than 75,000 pounds when fully loaded. According to the National Safety Council, about 70% of truck accident injuries and fatalities occur to those in smaller vehicles, not to…