Can You Sue a Big Box Store for a Truck Accident? It Depends.

When a commercial truck causes an accident, it can be complicated to determine who should be held liable for any damages and injuries sustained from the collision. One might immediately jump to blame the driver, but depending on how the accident occurred, a different party may be responsible. If the crash was due to something…

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Common Accidents with Construction Vehicles

The Pacific Northwest is an area of the country that is constantly progressing and evolving its infrastructure, including its buildings, airports, transportation systems, and roadways. While this is good for the economy and good for future generations, it also means that roads and other areas are full of construction vehicles. Construction vehicles are known for…

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The Dangers of Trucks Making Turns

Truck accidents are usually more deadly and more serious than car accidents because of the size, weight, and dimensions of the trucks. One scary type of truck accident is a turning accident. These accidents are scary because the car that is struck is often just standing still or is traveling at a low rate of…

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Are Autonomous Trucks Safe?

Truck manufacturers, like car manufacturers, are working hard to develop self-driving trucks. There are numerous incentives for the trucking industry starting with reducing or eliminating the need to pay for truck drivers. Truck manufacturers argue that autonomous trucks are safer, pointing to the large number of fatal truck accidents each year. Truck drivers are clearly…

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Responsibility for Underride Truck Accidents

Many compact cars are so small that when they collide with 18-wheelers, semis, and other large trucks, they can slide under the trucks – killing anyone in the compact car. Cars might slide or be forced under a truck in a rear-end collision. Truck underride accidents can also happen in a head-on crash or when…

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Are Electric Trucks Safe?

More and more manufacturers are developing electric cars and trucks. The driving force behind the development is the thinking that electric vehicles help the environment by reducing or eliminating the need for fossil fuels. This is why Washington State adopted the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Program and Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) Rule last November for…

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FMCSA Sets New Standards for Truck Drivers with Vision Loss

The Medical Review Board of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently recommended that truck drivers be subject to stricter standards for vision loss than currently proposed. The Medical Review Board consists of five doctors that provide medical advice to the FMCSA. Freight Waves reported in August 2021 that the current field-of-vision requirement for…

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