Category: Accidents

Truck Catches Fire in Redding and Forces Shutdown of Highway Off-Ramp: Why the Truck Driver May Be Liable

Truck Catches Fire in Redding and Forces Shutdown of Highway Off-Ramp: Why the Truck Driver May Be Liable

Posted by | Mar 31, 2018 | |

On March 30, 2018, a semi-truck carrying 50,000 pounds of 10 four-by-four units of lumber was flagged down by an ambulance that saw the truck’s tires smoking. The truck pulled over on the shoulder of the off-ramp of Redding, CA Southbound Interstate 5’s South Bonnyview exit. The truck caught on fire there around midnight, which forced authorities to close down the off-ramp. The Redding Fire department was able to contain and quell the fire without incident – no person suffered injuries. But officials reopened the ramp almost 12 hours later, at around one o’clock p.m.. The fire department gave...

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Truck Driver Killed When He Stopped for Breakdown – What You Need to Know About How to Handle a Breakdown

Truck Driver Killed When He Stopped for Breakdown – What You Need to Know About How to Handle a Breakdown

Posted by | Mar 22, 2018 | |

Today in Massachusetts, the heart of the trucking industry showed its beautiful truth as hundreds of tow truck drivers gathered at the scene where just a week ago a fellow tow truck driver was struck and killed during a breakdown. The deceased tow truck driver, Daniel Coady Jr., was responding to a highway breakdown that resulted from two cars interacting unexpectedly with each other. He was busy loading one of the disabled cars onto his flatbed when a drunk driver came speeding down the highway and struck the other disabled car, pushing it into Coady. The drunk driver and...

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Self-driving Trucks May Be Delayed for Another Decade After Self-driving Uber SUV Kills Woman. Experts Say Truck Driving Might Become a Hidden Cash Cow for Millennials

Self-driving Trucks May Be Delayed for Another Decade After Self-driving Uber SUV Kills Woman. Experts Say Truck Driving Might Become a Hidden Cash Cow for Millennials

Posted by | Mar 20, 2018 | |

Earlier today, March 19, 2018, a middle-aged woman was struck by a self-driving Uber Volvo SUV while crossing a crosswalk. She was rushed to the hospital, but ultimately died of her injuries. Some preliminary review of the footage shows the self-driving SUV with a smashed front and a crumpled bicycle – which leads to speculation that it was the self-driving car that was grossly malfunctioning. This is the first fatality caused by a self-driving car! Uber immediately suspended its self-driving operations and a whole host of government agencies related to transportation are heading to Arizona and California to investigate...

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Truck Driver Electrocuted While on the Job – Why a Truck Accident Attorney Would Advise You to Follow the Hours of Service (HOS) Regulations Even If Your Employer Promises You Overtime Pay

Truck Driver Electrocuted While on the Job – Why a Truck Accident Attorney Would Advise You to Follow the Hours of Service (HOS) Regulations Even If Your Employer Promises You Overtime Pay

Posted by | Mar 19, 2018 | |

In Fairfax County, Virginia around 6 a.m. exactly on the ides of March, company truck driver Bobby Blevins Jr. was electrocuted to death when his truck came into contact with power lines. Bobby Blevins Jr. isn’t an amateur truck driver. He had been working for his trucking company for over a decade. He’s not a young, hot-blooded truck driver either – he’s a stable family man at 47 years old. His friends and family describe him as being caring, kind, and a giver rather than a taker. He’s notably known for selling his motorcycle to help pay for a...

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Truck Catches on Fire After Being Struck by Car: Why a Truck Accident Attorney Would Act Faster Than a Simple Car Accident Attorney

Truck Catches on Fire After Being Struck by Car: Why a Truck Accident Attorney Would Act Faster Than a Simple Car Accident Attorney

Posted by | Mar 14, 2018 | |

Around 8 p.m. on March 9, 2018 in Tinley Park to the near south of Chicago, a car crashed into a truck in front of the gun store, Freddie Bear Sports. Luckily, no one was injured, but the truck caught on fire and onlookers were worried that there would be an imminent explosion because of the close proximity of the ammunitions. The onlookers tried using a fire extinguisher, but they couldn’t put out the fire. The situation was neutralized eventually with the help of the local fire department. After Being Informed, A Truck Accident Attorney Would Already Have Hit...

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