How do truck drivers cause truck accidents?
Vehicles on the roads in Louisiana come in many different sizes. There are motorcycles and small passenger vehicles, but there are also many busses and large trucks that travel on the roads as well. In between, there are many different sized vehicles. It is important...
Recovering from a truck accident injury
Accidents involving semi-trucks in Louisiana tend to result in extremely serious injuries, due to the size and weight of trucks. There are many things that cause truck accidents, including distracted or impaired driving, fatigue, speeding or stress. Common truck...
How hours of service regulations may play into your case
Semi-trucks can pose a serious threat to other motorists. Given their massive size, what would be considered a minor mistake in a passenger vehicle can have deadly consequences when made while driving a big rig. Federal regulations are aimed at curtailing dangerous...
A serious semi-truck crash deserves serious representation
It is not unusual to see semi-trucks traversing Interstate 10, Interstate 12 or Highway 190 in Baton Rouge. We depend on these familiar drivers to transport the products we expect to see on store shelves. Still, the fact remains that collisions between automobiles and...
What are the top causes of delivery truck accidents?
Online shopping has increased dramatically over the past several years, which means that more delivery trucks have taken to the road. This increase has been reflected in statistics, which show that millions of packages are delivered throughout the United States each...
In commercial truck accidents, the load can be just as dangerous
None of us wants to get into a car accident – we know they can be dangerous. Even more terrifying is the prospect of getting hit by a semi-truck. Their sheer mass makes the likelihood of serious injury very high. But sometimes, it’s not the truck itself that...