Trucks are dangerous vehicles for many reasons, including their dimensions. The large height, width, and length of trucks make it difficult for small cars and motorcycles to see in front and around them. The extreme dimensions of trucks also make it much more difficult for the truck driver to see other vehicles – because most trucks rely on side mirrors and not rear-view mirrors to navigate through traffic. The most recent federal regulations for the dimensions [...]

Shortly after 6:30 a.m. on May 1, 2017, a semi-trailer, transporting material made from pine trees, rear-ended School Bus 2-H near the Avoca Baseball Field in Bristol, Tennessee. While no one was seriously injured this time (a silver lining), emergency responders sent five high school and middle school-aged students and the truck driver to hospitals for those injuries. Authorities believe that the crash was the semi driver’s fault. News Channel 11 reports that “Police said according [...]

Side underride crashes where a passenger car slams into and then slides under a large, commercial truck can be devastating, and almost always end with a fatality. The trucks sit so high off the road that many smaller passenger vehicles can end up crushed underneath the truck. The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration estimates that approximately 200 people are killed every year in commercial truck underride crashes. The solution to this safety problem is one that [...]