Victims of commercial trucking accidents in North Carolina often suffer catastrophic injuries that result in long-term injuries and pain and suffering. Generally, the more extensive the injuries, the more you will have to pay for medical treatments. By filing a...
Truck Accidents
How truck accident cases are different from other motor vehicle accident cases
Truck accidents can easily result in catastrophic or fatal injuries to occupants of other vehicles. Because the damages associated with a truck accident can be so extensive, it’s especially important for the injured and their families to be aware of the personal...
When inadequate training is a factor in a truck accident
An accident involving a truck is almost always catastrophic in nature, whether from the direct impact or from secondary injuries from a fire or the release of toxic materials. Unfortunately, such crashes are often fatal for the driver of a passenger car. Commercial...
How does ‘respondeat superior’ apply to truck accident cases?
How do most of the goods you buy at the grocery store or your favorite department store end up in your hands? Oftentimes they are delivered to these stores via semi-truck. While we recognize the pivotal role semi-trucks play in our economy, sharing the road with these...
Front crash prevention systems could reduce truck accidents
North Carolina’s busy roads and highways are filled with many different types of vehicles, including large trucks. Accidents involving a truck and a smaller car are likely to be much more serious, or even deadly, for the driver of the smaller vehicle. One of the main...
Should truck insurance requirements be increased?
Drivers on North Carolina’s busy roads know that collisions with a truck or tractor-tailer are often catastrophic, resulting in major injuries or fatalities. The mandatory minimum level of insurance truck drivers must carry is $750,000. However, this number was set in...
Trucking Accidents: What Causes Them and Who Is To Blame?
While people drive in North Carolina there are many things they need to pay attention to. This includes the various road signs and traffic control devices, but sometimes most importantly it means that drivers need to pay attention to the actions of other drivers on...
Be prepared to counter vicarious liability defenses
Truck accident injuries can be extensive, severe, and long-lasting. In fact, many truck accident victims end up facing life-long catastrophic injuries that place serious limitations on their ability to function and live a normal life. These injuries are usually...
How the insurance industry is taking big steps to reduce truck accidents
Insurance companies may play a critical role in the ongoing campaign to make America's roads safer - especially when it comes to deadly truck accidents. Trucks kill nearly 4,000 people each year, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. These crashes...
New active steering system can control trucks to avoid crashes
On June 28, global commercial vehicle parts suppliers WABCO and ZF revealed the new Evasive Maneuver Assist system, which does more than activate the braking systems in tractor-trailer trucks. North Carolina motorists might be thrilled to hear that it autonomously...