Category: Truck Accidents

Fatigue is a serious problem for over-the-road truck drivers. After hours of driving any person will become tired, resulting in lowered reaction times and reduced alertness to hazards. Extreme fatigue can even lead to falling asleep at the wheel. When a Maryland resident is injured in a collision with a semi truck,...

Truck accidents, which often yield catastrophic outcomes, can happen anytime, anywhere. Here in Maryland, trucks frequent the state's major beltways and it is not surprising that Maryland drivers experience collisions and accidents involving these huge vehicles. Now that winter has arrived, more truck accidents are occurring since these vehicles can be difficult to...

Since commercial trucks are built to haul large amounts of freight from place to place, they are large and powerful. With the ever-growing demand of businesses and industries to transport various items, the numbers of box trucks, tractor-trailers and 18-wheelers has grown over the years. Drivers on Maryland's roads and highways frequently...

Maryland is crisscrossed with state and federal highways that are constantly being used by commercial trucks. By their very size and weight, especially when loaded, these vehicles present constant dangers to smaller motor vehicles, such as passenger cars. A truck merely sideswiping a smaller vehicle can create considerable damage and injure or...

Large trucks serve many purposes in various industries in the United States. Large trucks can be used to transport perishable goods such as meat and fish and even hazardous chemicals. If you are a driver in Prince Georges, Maryland, you are likely used to seeing trucks on major roadways. By merely looking...

Whenever people talk about motor vehicle accidents, they often think of car accidents, which are very common, instead of truck accidents, which happen less frequently. Commercial trucks are huge vehicles that are often used to transport various goods from one place to another. Trucks are 25 times heavier than a typical car....

Maryland drivers are accustomed to seeing large trucks, such as 18-wheelers or tractor-trailers, on the state's roads and highways. Most of the drivers of these vehicles are professionals and follow strict rules and regulations to avoid accidents even as they work to deliver their goods on schedule. Unfortunately, a few truck drivers...

Truck accidents often lead to catastrophe consequences. Drivers on Maryland roads see their fair share of truck traffic and truck accidents, which could be a result of driver negligence. Inattentive driving or failure to follow state traffic rules and regulations are often the causes of these accidents. When a truck accident occurs,...

Maryland's motorists are well aware that truck crashes can cause extensive damage to property and injuries and deaths to motorists. A recent study, however, shows that reducing truck accidents is possible if the trucking industry and government decide that the benefits are worth the costs. The study, which also...

In 2012, nearly 4,000 people died and 104,000 people were injured across the country, including many in Maryland, from accidents involving large trucks. Overall, some 317,000 of these large vehicles were involved in accidents. The scale of truck accidents and the loss of life and limb has led Maryland to crack down on...