Car accidents with semis are nearly always fatal for the car drivers and passengers. You want to do anything you can to avoid a collision with a tractor trailer. The most obvious way is to follow driving rules concerning safely …
Sharing the road with commercial truckers can be challenging in the best circumstances, and when cars and trucks collide, smaller automobiles are usually on the losing end of things. Your chances of being a victim of a trucker accident jump considerably …
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It has been a difficult winter for drivers not only here in Chicago, but throughout the United States. Even states unaccustomed to snow and ice have received both this winter, causing major cities to effectively shut down. There is little …
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The fatal truck accident that recently occurred on Interstate 88 near Aurora has been a topic of much discussion – and not just on this blog. Although fatal truck accidents are sadly common, this case seems to be an especially …
Continue reading “Federal regulators strongly condemn driver in Illinois truck crash”
Both of our posts last week focused on the fatal truck accident along Interstate 88 that injured an Illinois state trooper and killed a Tollway worker. Truck driver fatigue was blamed for the accident and the truck driver responsible is facing several …
Continue reading “Truck driver and company sued by family of Illinois trooper”
One of the stories dominating Chicago area news right now is the fatal truck accident that occurred early last week. Based on new accounts, truck driver fatigue is the likely cause of the devastating crash that killed a tollway worker and severely …
Continue reading “Fatal Illinois truck accident Part I: Truck driver negligence”
Truck accidents are an ever-present threat on roads and highways throughout the Chicago area. But these giant vehicles also pose a threat to Chicagoans traveling in other parts of the country as well. Sadly, a recent truck accident in Texas claimed the …
Continue reading “Truck accident kills 2 NEIU students and injures 3 others”
Earlier this week, we wrote about a fatal truck accident that killed an Illinois State Police trooper. That accident, which occurred last March, occurred because the young truck driver involved nodded off behind the wheel. He had allegedly worked a …
Continue reading “Truck accidents: Does the whole trucking industry need to change?”
We often write about the dangers of distracted driving, as well as the dangers posed by giant tractor-trailers. It should come as no surprise, then, that together these hazards make for a deadly combination. Distracted truck drivers seem to be …
Continue reading “Truck driver who caused fatal crash was perusing Facebook”
Statistically speaking, auto accidents are a near certainty for every driver at some point. The average American drives 12,000 miles each year and is involved in three or four accidents annually. Commercial drivers have an even larger statistical probability of …
Continue reading “Truck driver honored for logging 4 million accident-free miles”
