Does sharing the road with large trucks make you nervous? Does truck driver fatigue and accidents worry you? Do you attempt to avoid driving beside or near commercial vehicles whenever possible? If so, you are wise. Statistics from large truck accidents show that 83 percent of the fatalities in large truck accidents are occupants of… Read more »
According to The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), approximately 116,000 people were injured in large truck accidents during 2017. During that same year, 4,067 people lost their lives in large truck accidents. Both figures represented a four percent increase in injuries and fatalities from the previous year. Large trucks are defined as a medium… Read more »
Have you been injured in a large truck accident? Thousands of people are injured each year in commercial truck accidents throughout the United States. The NHTSA reports that 111,000 people were injured and 3,903 people were killed in large truck accidents during 2014. Over 70 percent of those injuries and fatalities were people in other… Read more »