On behalf of The Wilbers Law Firm LLC | Aug 26, 2020 | Trucking Accidents
If there’s anything that can reduce how frightening big trucks are on the road, it’s the fact that commercial drivers have a lot more training than people with standard driver’s licenses. That extra training gives them experience and knowledge that...
On behalf of The Wilbers Law Firm LLC | Mar 9, 2020 | Trucking Accidents
Commercial trucks are not known for their nimble navigation nor for their fuel efficiency. Massive 18-wheelers and semis often take substantially longer to stop than smaller passenger vehicles and require more skill and foresight to safely arrive at their destination....
On behalf of The Wilbers Law Firm LLC | Jul 25, 2019 | Trucking Accidents
Sometimes there are terrible events that simply take your breath away. We read recently of an interstate tractor-trailer crash that killed a young mother and her infant twin daughters. The 29-year-old mom and 18-month-old girls were killed when an 18-wheeler slammed...
On behalf of The Wilbers Law Firm LLC | Jul 17, 2019 | Trucking Accidents
Passenger vehicles and tractor-trailers travel on the same streets, highways and interstates, but the two vehicle types are completely mismatched. The bottom of an 18-wheeler is higher than the hood of the passenger vehicle, however. When the two collide on a St....
On behalf of The Wilbers Law Firm LLC | Jun 17, 2019 | Trucking Accidents
For some of our St. Louis readers, the news that Waymo’s self-driving trucks are returning to the roads will offer hope for the future, while for others the news will be disturbing. Waymo is Google’s self-driving vehicles division, recently announced that...
On behalf of The Wilbers Law Firm LLC | Jun 7, 2019 | Trucking Accidents
According to news reports, two people were recently killed in a violent collision on Interstate 44 just south of downtown St. Louis. A spokesperson for the city’s fire department said the pair died when their car slammed into the back of a stopped...
On behalf of The Wilbers Law Firm LLC | Jun 6, 2019 | Trucking Accidents
According to a news report from a St. Louis TV station, six people were seriously injured in a crash early this morning. Officials said that just before 2 this morning, an 18-wheeler and a car collided on Gravois Avenue near the 55-44 split. The truck driver told law...
On behalf of The Wilbers Law Firm LLC | Apr 19, 2019 | Trucking Accidents
The Missouri Department of Transportation signs along the interstate warned drivers that traffic ahead was slow. But the truck rolled past those warnings, just as it rolled past the state trooper parked alongside the highway with his emergency lights on and holding a...
On behalf of The Wilbers Law Firm LLC | Mar 7, 2019 | Trucking Accidents
We read recently of a horrific crash involving a passenger car a tractor trailer. Federal agencies are investigating the wreck because they are concerned that the Tesla sedan might have been in self-driving Autopilot mode at the time of the crash with the 18-wheeler....
On behalf of The Wilbers Law Firm LLC | Feb 21, 2019 | Trucking Accidents
One of the things we can count on in St. Louis is that we cannot count on our winter weather. It could be sunny and warm today and cold and snowy tomorrow and then back again the following day. Winter weather can make driving treacherous, which is why it is important...
