Category: Trucking Accidents
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Who Can Legally File a Fatal Truck Accident Lawsuit in Missouri?
Losing a loved one in a truck accident is a devastating experience, and while no legal action can undo the loss, pursuing a wrongful death lawsuit can help families obtain financial compensation and justice. Missouri law has specific guidelines regarding who can file a lawsuit following a fatal truck accident. Below, we’ll cover these legal…
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Kansas City Personal Injury Attorneys Discuss Rental Truck Accidents
When people think of summer, they think about nice weather and summer vacations. But summer is more than just the season for road trips and campouts. Oddly enough, the warm weather months are a popular time to move. So, in addition to the motorhomes and campers making their way onto the roadways, motorists need to…
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Kansas City Motorists: How to Avoid a Tractor-Trailer Accident
Many motorists are unaware of the dangers that large commercial trucks pose on the roadways. For example, in late December near Kansas City, an 18-wheel tractor-trailer crashed into the rear end of a passenger car that had come to a near stop on the road. According to witness accounts, the truck made no attempt to…
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Understanding Underride Accidents
There are various ways in which passenger vehicles and tractor trailers can collide. The differences in size and shape of the two types of vehicles make for many possible accident scenarios. One common type of collision is the underride accident. An underride accident occurs when the front of a passenger vehicle goes underneath the trailer…
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Tired Truck Drivers Pose a Big Risk to Motorists
Many of us share the road with tractor trailers every day. There are many types of tractor trailers on the road. Some are brand new with shiny paint and advanced safety features. Others are in good condition, even though they are a few years old. Other trucks are poorly maintained, with defects which make them…
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The Dangers of Tractor-Trailer Accidents
A tractor-trailer in Missouri may weigh as much as 80,000 with a trailer length of up to 53 feet. The massive dimensions of this commercial vehicle result in terrible destruction when it impacts another vehicle. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in its most recent report for 2012 accident statistics, more than…
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Commercial Trucking Industry Seeks Permission to Bury Critical Trucking Accident Evidence
Trucking accidents are the most dangerous of all traffic accidents because they cause hundreds of thousands of serious accidents per year and result in an average of over five thousand fatalities each year. The mere size and substantial weight differences between large semi-trucks and other passenger vehicles usually means that the passengers and drivers of…