Truck Accidents

Payment if a utility truck hits your vehicle may come from the driver’s employer, a utility company, a contractor, a government agency, or one or more insurance policies. The answer depends on who caused the crash, who employed the driver,...

What makes a cement truck accident case different in Texas is that it may involve commercial vehicle regulations, specialized evidence, several liable parties, and severe injuries caused by a large, heavy truck. The truck’s design, operating requirements, maintenance history, and...

Liability for a dump truck accident in Houston may fall on the driver, the driver’s employer, a hauling company, a contractor, a loading crew, a repair provider, a manufacturer, or another road user. Several parties may share responsibility when their...

You may be able to file a claim after a landscaping truck accident in Texas if another person or company caused the crash through negligence. Depending on what happened, responsibility may rest with the driver, the landscaping business, the owner...

If a contractor’s pickup truck hits your car in Texas, payment may come from the at-fault driver’s auto insurance, a commercial policy, or another applicable insurance policy. A business may also be legally responsible in some cases if the driver...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly changing the commercial trucking industry. What began as basic driver-assist technology is evolving into sophisticated safety systems capable of monitoring, predicting, and even intervening to help prevent accidents. For drivers and residents in Houston, Texas—a...

Most small cars can weigh more than a ton. Given the fact that an 18-wheeler dwarfs cars, vans, and SUVs, you might wonder: How much does a truck weigh? Truck weight can vary considerably, and it’s regulated more tightly than...

You’ve probably seen it before—a pickup truck cruising down a Texas highway with the bed removed, exposing the frame, fuel tank, or taillight wiring. Whether it’s part of a project build or just awaiting repairs, it raises the question: Is...

Accidents involving 18-wheelers occur far too often. In 2023, Texas saw 38,909 crashes involving commercial motor vehicles. Of those crashes, 549 were fatal, and 1,350 were suspected to have caused serious injuries.  Many collisions, including those caused by 18-wheelers being...

Many cargo van owners start out by taking on jobs through friends or via websites like Craigslist, but neither of those options represents a good, long-term plan if you want to build a real business. Load boards are online platforms...

Obtaining a commercial driver’s license (CDL) requires compliance with numerous regulations. Keeping one’s CDL also requires following various rules and ordinances, including ones that limit the number of hours one can drive. Commercially licensed drivers who are drowsy or overworked...

You might have seen reports of jackknife crashes on the local Houston, TX, news or on social media, especially if the crash stops traffic on a major highway. However, not many people know how these accidents happen.  A jackknifed 18-wheeler...

If you live in a major metropolitan area like Houston, you might not be able to get to or from work each day without encountering and needing to share the road with a box truck at one point or another....

Commercial trucks have large blind spots called “no zones.” Blind spots represent the areas around the vehicle the driver cannot see when using mirrors. Commercial truckers are aware of no zones, but they sometimes ignore them, placing other motorists at...

Large commercial vehicles are difficult to control. Their size, weight, and high center of gravity increase stopping distance, require extra space to turn, and make it easier to lose control of the vehicle.  You may be familiar with risks like...