Truck Accident
What to do After an Accident With a Truck
Accidents involving big trucks are becoming a hot-button issue across the country for good reason. According to CNBC, trucking accidents now happen around 11 times each day on average throughout the U.S., killing close to 4,000 victims and injuring more than 100,000 people each year. Colorado has certainly been affected by this alarming trend. The […]
Read moreThe Unique Road Dangers of Trucks
Every driver at one point or another has driven near a commercial truck on the road and felt the sudden urge to be alert and cautious. The sheer size of a commercial truck, which can legally weigh as much as 85,000 pounds in Colorado, dwarfs just about every other vehicle with which it shares the […]
Read moreAvoid Accidents While Sharing the Road with Semi-trucks in Colorado
Semi-trucks are so common that no one gives them a second thought as they drive alongside the monstrous vehicles. But it’s never a good idea to become complacent while driving around a semi, and for good reason: the physical mass of a semi is multiple times greater than that of an automobile. Semi Trucks Cause […]
Read moreHow Truck Drivers Can Cope with Distractions
Distractions while driving don’t just increase accident risks for motorists. They are also linked to hundreds of commercial truck accidents every year. Truck driver distractions are not only cell phone-related. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration defines distractions as anything that encourages a driver to divert his attention from the task of driving. That […]
Read moreRunway Truck Accident
Have you ever been navigating your car down one of the long grades that wind through the Colorado Rockies, and noticed an 18-wheeler in your rear-view mirror? While you worried about your own brakes on a downhill that lasts for miles, did you also wonder just how strong the brakes could be on a vehicle […]
Read moreEmergency Vehicle Accidents
From 1991 through 2000, which are the most recent years for which data is available concerning ambulance accidents, 300 fatal crashes involved occupied ambulances. Those accidents resulted in the deaths of 275 non-emergency personnel (pedestrians and occupants of other vehicles) and 82 ambulance occupants. Over the past 40 years, progress has been made to […]
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