Cleveland residents know how to prepare their vehicles to deal with driving in the aftermath of lake-effect snowstorms. But no matter how well-prepared and careful you are on the roads, you are still at the mercy of other drivers around you who might be less cautious....
Commercial truck drivers don’t have it easy. Not only do they have to operate a large vehicle on tight roadways, but they also have deadlines to meet. When you add together all the challenges facing truckers and trucking companies, there’s no wondering why car-truck...
There could be more than one reason that your vehicle crashed. Many times, a collision is the fault of another driver. Sometimes an accident can be caused by bad weather or poor road conditions.Automotive defects also contribute to car crashes, and serious medical...
Everyone knows about the dangers of driving while exhausted - how it slows reaction times and judgment, increases the potential for falling asleep behind the wheel and make serious accidents much more likely. The danger is increased when 18-wheelers are involved...
After a serious truck accident, most people would agree that the driver should be grounded to avoid further accidents. However, it is important to consider whether there is a more effective way to avoid these types of accidents in the first place.There are numerous...
With the influx of autonomous driving technology, it's no surprise the trucking industry is feeling the impact. Questions about autonomously driven trucks bring out related questions of job-security, pay-rate and of course safety.Trucking accidents are always a...
Commercial truck drivers are a consistent focus of federal safety regulators’ scrutiny, with probes constantly being conducted into matters ranging from their work schedules and sleep patterns to their overall health and use of log books.That makes sense, of...
Semi-trucks are dangerous vehicles. Their size alone can make them hazards on the roads. Combine the size of the trucks, dense traffic and possibly fatigues drivers and truck accident might just be waiting to happen in Cleveland.While the cause of a truck accident...
In thinking about commercial truck safety in Ohio and nationally, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is quite obviously focused on the long term.That is certainly evident from one strategy employed by the agency to place attention on industry safety and...
Though one particular accident did not occur in the Cleveland area, this sort of incident could occur almost anywhere. A big-rig truck hauling more than 8,000 gallons of fuel suddenly exploded on a freeway on October 27th.The truck accident occurred after the vehicle...
