On behalf of Blake Jones Law Firm, L.L.C. | Nov 8, 2019 | 18-wheeler Accident Injuries
Why are trucking accidents so common and so dangerous? One reason is the sheer number of trucks on the road in the United States. Even with planes and other modern advancements, an incredible number of products are simply moved on the highway every day — and...
On behalf of Blake Jones Law Firm, L.L.C. | Sep 25, 2019 | 18-wheeler Accident Injuries
There are many reasons for truck driver fatigue. In some cases, the drivers simply do not sleep all that well in their trucks, so they wake up tired before they even get on the road. In other cases, they have to work odd hours to take jobs, often breaking up their...
On behalf of Blake Jones Law Firm, L.L.C. | Aug 14, 2019 | 18-wheeler Accident Injuries
One of the biggest risks with 18-wheelers is simply that most accidents come from human error. A driver can make any small mistake and injure or kill people. With their size, these trucks are even more dangerous to other drivers than passenger cars. However,...
On behalf of Blake Jones Law Firm, L.L.C. | Jul 18, 2019 | 18-wheeler Accident Injuries
You’re driving down the interstate at night when a semi-truck passes you and another car. As it goes by, you notice the other car flash its headlights at the truck. It’s just a quick flash, perhaps two in quick succession. The truck then flashes back with...
On behalf of Blake Jones Law Firm, L.L.C. | Jun 21, 2019 | 18-wheeler Accident Injuries
There are a lot of very dangerous professions in the United States, and people often do not know just how risky they are. For instance, did you know that professional drivers, including truck drivers, have a fatality rate that is the seventh-highest in the United...
On behalf of Blake Jones Law Firm, L.L.C. | May 23, 2019 | 18-wheeler Accident Injuries
A small mistake by a truck driver can put innocent people in the hospital. If the driver does not see that traffic has stopped in the road, for instance, that semitruck can plow through multiple vehicles before it stops. Distractions are dangerous for all drivers but...
On behalf of Blake Jones Law Firm, L.L.C. | Apr 11, 2019 | 18-wheeler Accident Injuries
One of the main reasons that a semitruck accident is so devastating for another driver is simply that the truck weighs so much more than that car. Many cars and small SUVs only weigh a few thousand pounds. When they get hit by the semi, it has so much more mass to...
On behalf of Blake Jones Law Firm, L.L.C. | Mar 28, 2019 | 18-wheeler Accident Injuries
Truck drivers need to be able to communicate on the road, but they also need to be safe. To strike a balance, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) banned most cellphone use, but they did allow drivers to use hands-free devices in most cases. Drivers...
On behalf of Blake Jones Law Firm, L.L.C. | Mar 1, 2019 | 18-wheeler Accident Injuries
If a truck driver falls asleep at the wheel, you now have an 80,000-pound vehicle that is completely out of control. That puts everyone at risk in a heartbeat; even just nodding off for a second can be enough to cause a deadly accident. For that matter, even a tired...
