Accidents involving large trucks in Illinois often are quite serious. The size and weight of these vehicles increase the chances for critical injuries, death and property damage. When a truck causes an accident, it becomes something that requires study. Even if the...
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Tips for trucker safety
Ever busier interstates and increasingly distracted drivers have placed the importance of traffic safety prominently on a national stage. More specifically, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has highlighted the need for caution among semitruck drivers,...
Why do big trucks crash so often?
Why do big trucks crash so often?With the numerous freeways and interstates in Illinois, drivers of smaller vehicles are required to share the roads with large tractor-trailer trucks on a daily basis. As GTG Technology Group points out, given that the average...
Jackknifing dangers
Any type of car accident in Illinois can be dangerous, but those involving large trucks are more likely to result in serious or fatal consequences. One cause of trucking accidents is jackknifing, something that often results in a forceful crash. If you or a loved one...
Tips for avoiding trucker “no zones”
Every time you pull onto an Illinois freeway, you are likely to encounter large trucks, and just as you have blind spots that make it tough to see certain areas outside your vehicle, truckers, too, have these struggles. Because of the sheer size of many commercial...
Decreased alcohol limits for truck drivers
Sharing the road with large trucks in Illinois can be dangerous. The sheer size and weight differences between trucks and passenger vehicles can cause more significant injuries and incidents of death than other accidents. In order to prevent this from happening,...
What are common causes of truck accidents?
Illinois drivers often have to share the roads with large truck drivers. This can make some nervous, especially if you're afraid of getting into an accident with one. At the law office of Kerley & Associates, we can provide information about trucking accidents...
What is considered distracted driving for truck drivers?
Distracted driving has gained a lot of publicity recently as a major cause in accidents involving passenger vehicles in Illinois, but authorities are also cracking down on drivers of commercial vehicles and working to prevent truck accidents due to cell phones. Here...
Government aims to crack down on impaired truckers
As you drive down any road or highway in Illinois and come upon a semi truck or other large commercial vehicle, you cannot help but be very aware at how much smaller the average passenger car is. That can put people in other vehicles at a serious disadvantage when...