Truck Accidents

The interstates that come through Nashville every day are clogged with traffic. As you can see, our interstates are zooming. Big trucks come through here traveling in this congested traffic too fast, and they follow car too closely. We all know that Nashville traffic can stop in a second. When that happens and there’s an…

Statistics from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety – Highway Loss Data Institute show how deadly truck driving accidents are. Our Nashville truck accident lawyers are respected throughout Tennessee for our ability to hold truck drivers, truck manufacturers, and truck parts makers liable so that victims are remembered and treated like people – not just…

When it is time to move houses, a person can decide to rent a moving truck rather than hire a moving company. Moving is already stressful enough, so why not toss in the stress of climbing up into a moving truck and getting behind the wheel of the largest motor vehicle they have ever driven?…

Some form of driver error is almost always the cause of truck accidents. Some accidents are caused by hazardous road conditions which are completely beyond the control of the truck driver. Factors such as storms and bad weather, animals darting out in front of them, and drivers of other vehicles that the truck driver must…

Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) are an attempt to keep drivers safe using technology. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has been rolling out ELDs in phases that began in 2015, and will end in 2019. Phase II of the ELD mandate will commence on December 18, 2017. This is the last day that paper…

Truck drivers have a challenging job that requires them to transport goods under a tight schedule across our nation’s highways. Meeting those tight deadlines requires truck drivers to have a lot of stamina. To qualify for a CDL (commercial driver’s license) a truck driver must also be in good health. The U.S. Department of Transportation…

Tractor-trailers and other large trucks weigh up to 80,000 pounds and can be as long as 54 feet. All that weight and size makes it harder for a truck to stop suddenly, especially when driving at high speeds. Driving around a large truck means being vigilant about your surroundings and leaving plenty of following distance.…

Not a week goes by without a news report of a large, commercial truck causing a disastrous spill. Recently, in Suffield, Connecticut, a truck carrying milk crashed into a person’s house. In March of this year, a “tidal wave of beer” poured from a truck in Las Vegas. Even human waste leaked out of a…