St. Louis Personal Injury Blog
If you or someone you care about has recently been hurt in a truck accident, you may be wondering whether you can file a claim. Under state law, if your accident was caused by someone else’s negligence, you can likely…
The size difference between a commercial truck and a passenger vehicle tends to make crashes between these two types of vehicles quite devastating. Smaller vehicles can easily end up trapped under a commercial truck during a collision, particularly in a…
Most adults in the United States don’t have enough hours in the day to fulfill all of their personal responsibilities comfortably. They may need to make difficult sacrifices, such as giving up hobbies or rest so that they can care…
People are instinctively aware of how dangerous semi-trucks and other commercial vehicles can be in traffic. Their imposing size means that they tower over most passenger vehicles. There are very few things that can inspire a sense of fear more…
Truck “platooning” involves a convoy of commercial trucks driving closely together, coordinating their movements through the use of advanced technology. This emerging practice, which is sort of an advanced form of “cruise control” for semitrucks, aims to improve fuel efficiency,…
Semi-truck collisions typically occur because of something that a driver does in traffic. It could be the commercial driver operating the 18-wheeler who makes the mistake, or it might be someone in a smaller vehicle that causes a crash. However,…
Semi-trucks (or 18-wheelers) are so much bigger than the average passenger vehicle that they have separate traffic laws that apply to them. They also have unique maintenance requirements because of how many miles they travel. Those who want to drive…
Sharing the roadways with semitrucks means that all drivers should know a few important points about these large rigs. Some people think they’re only at risk of being struck by a semitruck when road conditions are bad, but that’s not…
The way that commercial trucks operate is so different from four-wheeled vehicles that they can cause very unique crashes, like jackknife collisions. Such wrecks are notorious for blocking many lanes of traffic and involving multiple other vehicles. Underride collisions are…
When you have to drive around large trucks regularly, you may not be sure how safe you really are. You may fear that the driver will lose control or that their trailer will swing into your lane, especially when there…
