With the winter season here, it is imperative that all drivers try to remain as safe as possible on the roads. The highways are a particular area where accidents can be devastating. Semitrucks that are on the highways pose a big risk to other drivers. Everyone who travels on these busy roads need to understand …
Do I Need an Attorney if I am Injured in a Truck Accident?
If you or a loved one was involved in a truck accident in Oklahoma, you know just how devastating truck accidents can be. Truck accidents often result in severe, debilitating, and lifelong injuries, if they do not result in death. To help make up for a victim’s losses, the law allows victims and their families …
How Could Self-Driving Trucks Change the Industry?
Many experts tout the advantages of self-driving trucks, but concerns remain over whether testing on public roadways is safe. Self-driving cars have gained traction in the consumer auto market in the US in recent years, so it is only logical that the same technology would eventually extend over to autonomous commercial vehicles. A recent article …
New Tech Can Help Truck Drivers Fight Off Fatigue
With truck driver fatigue an ongoing problem, recent advancements can help reduce the potential for deadly truck accidents. Truck driver fatigue has plagued US highways for decades, even after the enactment of Hours of Service (HOS) rules by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Though various strategies have been implemented to track HOS and …
The Differences Between Car and Truck Accidents
Truck accidents tend to cause more property damage and more severe injuries than car accidents, and the party legally responsible for a truck accident is usually the company that owns the truck and employs the driver. Many of the major risks for car accidents are the same no matter what kind of vehicles are involved. …
Signs of an Undiagnosed Injury After a Truck Accident
Oklahoma truck accident victims may suffer in the aftermath Truck accidents are among the most destructive, devastating types of traffic crashes on Oklahoma highways, and statistics indicate that they happen quite frequently. According to the Oklahoma Highway Safety Office (OHSO), almost 75 people are killed and around 1,200 are injured in truck collisions every year. …
Dangers of Distracted Trucking are NOT Limited to Phone Use
Non-Texting distracted driving by truck drivers puts Oklahoma motorists at risk. The dangers of texting and driving have been known for many years, prompting lawmakers in Oklahoma and many other US states to enact legislation regarding use of cell phones behind the wheel. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) followed suit by developing rules …
Tips for Avoiding a Truck’s Blind Spot and Serious Truck Accidents
Driving in the Blind Spot Increases the Risk of Oklahoma Truck Accidents Truck accidents comprise less than 5% of the total traffic crashes throughout Oklahoma every year, but they tend to cause significant damage and destruction when they do occur. According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), there are approximately 125 fatalities and …