Both trucks and semi-trucks are at a higher risk of getting into accidents compared to other types of cars and SUVs. The risks that lead to trucking accidents in Illinois include fatigued driving, distracted driving and speeding. The larger size of trucks can also...
What are some of the causes of truck accidents?
News reports about truck accidents may frighten people who travel on Illinois highways. Truck accidents could cause incredible damage to other vehicles thanks to the vehicles' massive dimensions. Professional truck drivers may know more about operating a vehicle...
Does driver-assisted technology contribute to safe truck driving?
Truck accidents could cause severe injuries and even death. However, the truck itself might not pose the most danger. A driver's behavior may contribute to an accident. Unfortunately, even careful professional truck drivers may become distracted and cause an accident....
Sleep apnea often to blame for drowsy driving and truck accidents
As we’ve previously written on this blog, drowsy/fatigued is a much more serious problem than most people realize. Drivers who are seriously sleep-deprived can be as impaired as drivers who are legally drunk. Thankfully, most of us are able to stay alert on the road...
How big is the risk of a fatal crash with a commercial truck?
Driving very close to big trucks can seem scary, but is it really as risky as you think? After all, large commercial vehicles have drivers with more experience and training than the average driver. Most of the big commercial trucks on the American roads are maintained...
Hours of service regulations aim to prevent fatigued trucking
Truckers who are fatigued are as dangerous on the roads as those who are drunk. The longer they go without sleep, the worse the effects. The federal government has instituted hours of service regulations to help prevent truckers from trying to push the limits on how...
Trucking regulations tabled due to coronavirus
Semitruck drivers must comply with the hours of service regulations when they’re moving cargo or people. The 82-year-old law limits cargo hauling truckers to no more than 11 hours behind the wheel until they take a break that’s at least 10 hours. There haven’t been...
Uncovering liability for underride truck accidents
If you don’t know what an underride truck accident means, consider yourself lucky. These often-fatal truck accidents result in some of the most physical damage an individual might ever suffer. Even if a person survives such a crash, there is a very high chance that...
Trucks need to avoid packs in the winter
Have you ever noticed that cars tend to form packs on the highway? There is usually not an equal distance between all of the vehicles. Even though they're not traveling together, drivers will group up and cluster together. A lot of this just has to do with speed....
Truck drivers know that left turns are dangerous
Did you know that UPS truck drivers have been told not to turn left for decades? They simply never do it -- with very rare exceptions when there is absolutely no way to get to a destination without a left turn. In the past, drivers had to figure it out on their own,...
