Car accidents involving cars and other small vehicles can cause serious injuries or wrongful death to the drivers involved.  These chances of survival, however, are far greater than in those traffic crashes involving commercial vehicles.  Accidents which involve semi trucks, also known as 18 wheelers, tractor trailers, or big rigs are typically far worse than crashes involving passenger cars.  The weight of commercial trucks, and the loads...

A person is killed or sustains injuries in accidents involving 18-wheelers, tractor-trailers or semi-trucks nearly every 15 minutes on America’s roadways.  Among Florida’s nearly 4,000 fatal traffic accidents every year, almost 10% of them have involved commercial trucks. Trucking revenues are literally a trillion dollar business every year (some $900 billion last year). It is a necessary and key part of our commerce; however, the...

Causes of Southwest Florida Semi Truck Accident Attorneys There are numerous reasons why the sudden, unexpected truck crash occurs on our local highways, from I-75 to Alligator Alley, to Route 41 and State Road 80, all all the major roadways in between (i.e. State Road 82, Route 27, State Road 31, State Road 17, State Road 29, State Road 78, State Road 25, etc.).  There have been several recurring causes, however, which have been identified by...

Common Causes of Truck Accidents A trucking accident is often a tragic highway crash which leaves families devastated and in despair. The harms and losses, ranging from personal injury, wrongful death, financial losses, lost income, hospital bills, and permanent disability, are common in the wake of such serious car-truck collisions. In Southwest Florida, we know from experience that car-truck crashes often occur on: I-75 State Road 82 State...

Trucking Accident Lawyer Florida In 2008, almost 400,000 large trucks were involved in traffic crashes in the United States. More than 4,000 of these trucking accidents were fatal. Out of all the traffic crash fatalities across the U.S., more than 10% (1 of 9) resulted from a collision involving a large truck. according to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 2008 Truck Crash Statistics. The stories are not much different for those of us...