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The nation’s supply chain depends heavily on large commercial trucks like 18-wheelers bringing goods and services into our communities. As much as we rely on commercial trucks, it can be daunting to share the roadway with immense vehicles outweighing standard family cars by as much as 76,000 pounds. Motorists in smaller vehicles are vulnerable to…
read moreSemi-tractor trailer trucks are immense in size and are difficult to maneuver. They require lengthy stopping times, make wide turns, and have extended blind spots. They also outweigh common cars by as much as 76,000 pounds when fully loaded. In fact, an 18-wheeler’s engine alone weighs as much as some small cars. Motorists in smaller…
read moreMissouri’s winding rural roads and busy communities see many vehicles towing trailers, both camper trailers and utility trailers of many types and sizes. The state describes a trailer as the following: “a unit attached to and towed by a motorized vehicle designed to carry property and/or passengers. A trailer cannot be motorized or self-operable.” Like…
read moreTruck accidents are terrifying and traumatic. When an 80,000-pound, fully loaded 18-wheeler and a 4,000-pound passenger car collide, the motorists in the smaller vehicle are vulnerable to severe injuries. The most catastrophic accidents involving passenger vehicles and large commercial trucks are underride accidents. Underride accidents remain underreported according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration…
read moreTruck accidents often result in very serious injuries. When a collision occurs between a fully loaded tractor-trailer truck weighing as much as 80,000 pounds and a lower-profile passenger vehicle weighing an average of 4,000 pounds, the results are often catastrophic to those in the car. Motorists who suffer serious or even grave injuries in truck…
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