To keep the roadways as safe as possible, the state puts certain laws in place to encourage a smooth flow of traffic. One such law that applies to commercial vehicles is a left-lane restriction. According to the Washington State Commercial Vehicle Guide,...
Types of brain injuries a truck accident victim may sustain
Motor vehicle accidents involving a tractor-trailer and a car are more likely to cause severe injuries than those involving two passenger vehicles. The delicate tissues of the brain make it extremely susceptible to the violent trauma that often occurs in a truck-car...
What are some common causes of commercial vehicle accidents?
Commercial vehicles are not limited to semis or other large vehicles, but when they cause accidents, the results are often devastating. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety notes that over 4,000 people died in accidents involving these vehicles, with...
What is the Mansfield bar?
Hollywood and traffic safety become forever entwined after the death of rising star Jayne Mansfield in 1967. According to Auto Week, Mansfield was riding in a car that crashed into the back end of a semi-truck. The accident killed all adults in the vehicle, but...
FMCSA relaxes rules on truckers during pandemic
A few years ago, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration enacted what it called the Hours of Service rule for commercial truck drivers. This rule aimed to prevent or curb instances of fatigued operation by truckers by limiting the number of days and hours a...
Are trucking companies responsible for truck accidents
Washington State Department of Licensing requires truck drivers to complete several months of training to receive a commercial driver's license. Regardless of several years of training, the accidents still happen, and sometimes, as a result of negligence. Sometimes,...
Truck driver inexperience is a leading cause of accidents
There are hundreds of commercial truck drivers on the road throughout the state of Washington. Unfortunately, not all of them have the experience or training to safely operate their big rigs. That inexperience can lead to accidents that cause injury and death. In...
Why are women truck drivers safer than men?
As the need for truckers has grown, trucking companies have begun recruiting older as well as younger drivers. They've also increased their recruitment of female truckers. When actress Ann B. Davis made a brief appearance in The Brady Bunch Movie as a trucker named...
A Kennewick man is hurt in a crash with an alleged drunk trucker
A motorist suffered serious injuries when a tractor-trailer operator ran a red light at a Kennewick intersection, crashing into the motorist's vehicle on the evening of Dec. 22. The violent crash occurred just before 5:49 p.m. that fateful day at the intersection of...
Why the trucking log is so important to investigators
The trucking log is an important tool for not just truck drivers, but also for investigators and attorneys. This electronic log records the driving time, the sleep time and the out-of-service hours of the driver. There is a paper log that the driver can complete as a...
