Truck Accidents

Truck accidents are unique for a couple of reasons. First, a fully loaded truck can weigh as much as 80,000 pounds, while the average passenger car weighs somewhere around 3,000 pounds. This significant disparity in size usually results in those in the passenger vehicle sustaining serious or catastrophic injuries or dying from the collision. In some cases, the truck driver…

Online shopping is fast becoming the norm for many Americans, with Amazon being one of the top providers. It is not unusual to see multiple Amazon tractor-trailers and last-mile delivery trucks in Will County daily. With so many of these vehicles on the road, motor vehicle accidents involving Amazon vehicles are also becoming more common. A personal injury claim that…

When trucks and cars collide, catastrophic injuries and extensive property damage often result. In truck accidents, occupants of other vehicles have a much higher chance of sustaining injuries; some truck crashes cause fatalities. Truck drivers are not always to blame for causing these collisions. Many times, other drivers do not understand the differences between how cars and trucks operate. Even…

Professional truck drivers who have commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) are held to a higher standard of conduct than most other drivers. This is in part because they are considered professional drivers and in part because they are entrusted with very large and heavy vehicles that can cause devastating damage to others very quickly. Truck drivers are human and are just…

Truck accidents can be devastating. Because 18-wheelers, big rigs, and other commercial vehicles are so much larger and heavier than passenger vehicles, they can inflict severe injuries and even fatalities in a collision. One factor that can significantly increase the risk of a truck accident is overloading. When trucks are overloaded with cargo, it puts additional strain on the vehicle’s…

Some of the most gruesome road accidents occur when shifting loads fall off of commercial delivery trucks and crash into the roadway or hit other cars, pedestrians, or cyclists. Entire families can be killed and lives changed forever in a split second when truck accidents like this occur. Because the consequences of falling truck cargo can be so disastrous, there…

Tractor-trailer trucks and other commercial vehicles are much larger and heavier than passenger cars and trucks. This means that when truck accidents occur, people in other vehicles are much more likely to be seriously injured. There are many potential causes of semi-truck accidents, and one issue that is often overlooked is the danger of cargo that is not properly secured…

Commercial truckers have become a key component of the U.S. economy. While online shopping has been a popular phenomenon for the past decade, the pandemic made the e-commerce industry skyrocket from a convenience to a necessity for many Americans. In order for companies to meet their shipping promises to consumers, truckers work day and night, not to mention the thousands…

Plainfield, IL is home to a convergence of traffic thoroughfares. Highway 59 runs through the city to the north and south, Highway 126 to the west and northeast, and Highway 30 to the northwest and southwest. Each of these three local highways crosses paths with Interstate 55, the mighty freeway that carries commerce and commuters between the Chicago area and…

A truck driver responsible for the deaths of five people was recently sentenced to 10 years in prison. The deadly truck accident occurred in northern Illinois. The truck driver pleaded guilty to five counts of reckless homicide. He also pleaded guilty to falsifying logbook records tracking how many hours he had worked. The 2014 accident occurred on Interstate 55 near Channahon…