Because of the massive size and weight of tractor-trailers, truck accidents are often catastrophic events. In fact, in 2019 alone, these accidents resulted in more than 4,100 fatalities. An alarming 84% of these deaths involved occupants of passenger cars,...
How trucking regulations can affect dangerous driving
Low visibility, poor road conditions and long hours behind the wheel can lead to a devastating crash between a semi-truck and passenger vehicles. Although professional drivers must adhere to industry regulations during their shift, unique circumstances can make...
Where do most truck accidents happen?
Driving near a semi-truck can make Georgia drivers feel uneasy. This is only natural, considering their size and heft. The stories of jackknife and rollover crashes can also cause anxiety as drivers pass a truck on the highway. The risk of a truck accident is very...
How to stay safe around large trucks
Commercial trucks are vital to the United States economy. People depend on large trucks to deliver essential goods across Georgia and throughout the nation. These massive vehicles, however, can weigh up to 80,000 pounds and have the potential to bring great danger to...
How does trucker fatigue impact driver safety?
Georgia drivers like you often feel dwarfed next to 18-wheelers. The concerns you may feel are not without reason, too. When it comes to crashes between passenger vehicles and trucks, passenger vehicles will always suffer the brunt of damage. For this reason, it is...
Georgia’s large truck accident fatalities
Most people in Georgia have had the experience of feeling dwarfed when a semi-truck pulls up alongside their passenger vehicle. These moments provide clear reminders of just how massive these big rigs really are. The sheer size of tractor-trailers may contribute to an...
How to safely share the road with large trucks
Whether traveling on local streets or the highway, drivers may find themselves sharing the road with commercial vehicles. Unfortunately, collisions involving these large trucks and smaller passenger vehicles occur all too often. As a result of such wrecks, those...
Common causes of trucking accidents
Everyday people driving from point A to point B regularly share the streets and highways throughout Georgia and the rest of the U.S. with commercial trucks. Unfortunately, collisions involving these passenger cars and tractor-trailers are an all too common occurrence,...
Why are drowsy truckers so dangerous?
Drivers in Georgia share the road with many types of vehicles. Trucks are among the most menacing due to their sheer size and weight. Unfortunately, this means that reckless truckers cause bigger problems than most. Today we will look at why drowsy driving in the...
Understanding tractor-trailer rollovers
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration notes that commercial trucks can weigh as much as 80,000 pounds. The average passenger vehicle, by contrast, tips the scale at just over 4,000 pounds. As such, if you have a collision with a tractor-trailer, you may...
