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How Long Will My Truck Accident Process Take?

This is a difficult question to answer and will vary from case to case. While many insurance providers prefer to settle cases out of court in order to avoid a costly legal battle, it isn’t always the case. Some truck accident cases can be resolved in 1-2 years, while others may take additional time to ...

Commercial Vehicle Accidents: Who Can Be at Fault?

Commercial Vehicle Accidents: Who Can Be at Fault?

Sharing the road with commercial vehicles can sometimes be dangerous. In fact, in 2016 alone, there were about 475,000 police-reported accidents that involved large trucks. Trucking accidents are pretty common and can often result in severe damage, both property damage and injuries. And unfortunately, unlike car accidents, it’s not always clear who is at fault ...

Who Can Be at Fault in a Truck Accident?

The Driver: Like other vehicle accidents, the truck driver can be at fault for an accident. Distracted driving, driving while fatigued, and failing to comply with traffic laws can all result in the truck driver themselves being responsible for causing an accident. The Manufacturer: Sometimes, a truck driver can do everything right, but if something ...

The Facts Behind Truck-Related Accidents and How to Avoid Them

With well over 260 million vehicles registered in the United States alone and nearly 218 million people with a valid driver’s license, it is no wonder that every single year, around 3 million are injured because of a car accident. Because of this, the team here at Brooks Law Group, is no stranger to motorcycle ...

How Long Will My Tampa Truck Accident Case Take?

How Long Will My Tampa Truck Accident Case Take?

A truck accident can change your life in an instant. You should count yourself lucky indeed if you walk away unharmed after a collision with an 80,000-pound tractor-trailer. Sadly, many Floridians are not so fortunate. Florida ranks in the top 10 for the highest average number of fatal large truck accidents in the nation. Every ...

Truck Crash Prevention: How to Overcome Driver Fatigue

Truck Crash Prevention: How to Overcome Driver Fatigue

In September, we wrote a featured article discussing sleep deprivation and driver fatigue as a major cause of commercial truck accidents. That post revealed some astonishing and worrying statistics– drivers who needed seven hours of sleep per day were averaging less than five hours of rest, and over half (56%) of truck drivers studied experienced ...

What’s Fueling the Truck Crash Epidemic?

What’s Fueling the Truck Crash Epidemic?

In 2016, there were more than 4,300 deaths in accidents involving commercial trucks. That’s a 28 percent increase from 2009. We’re in the middle of a truck crash epidemic. Our passenger vehicles have continued to grow safer as technology advances, yet our semi trucks remain stagnant. Crash avoidance technology is not new. Most cars today ...

Are We in the Middle of a Truck Crash Epidemic?

Are We in the Middle of a Truck Crash Epidemic?

This is part one is a series where we investigate the chain of events that led to the semi truck crash epidemic we currently find ourselves in. In 2016, more than 4,300 people were killed in semi truck crashes. That’s a 28 percent increase from 2009. Technology is supposed to be making our roads safer, ...

Help, I Was in a Truck Crash! What Do I Do Now?

Help, I Was in a Truck Crash! What Do I Do Now?

When it comes to dangers on the road, the risk of a truck accident tops the charts. Anytime that two vehicles collide, it’s very dangerous. When one of the vehicles is 20-30 times the size of the other, the stakes increase exponentially. Finding yourself the victim of a truck accident is overwhelming and can shake ...

What’s Causing Truck Accidents? Brake Failure

What’s Causing Truck Accidents? Brake Failure

Have you ever spotted the runaway truck ramp signs as you cruise down a scenic route? Whenever I find myself in the mountains, it often feels like I can’t go a single mile without coming across these signs and accompanying ramps. As a child, I remember pleading with my dad to veer the family car ...

What’s Causing Truck Accidents? Blind Spots and No Zones

What’s Causing Truck Accidents? Blind Spots and No Zones

When you’re driving down the road, what are you thinking about? I often find myself splitting my attention between what’s going on in front of me on the road and what’s going on in my personal life. Driving is such a frequent, standard activity that we often forget that it requires our full attention. Things ...

What’s Causing Dangerous Truck Accidents? Sleep Deprivation

What’s Causing Dangerous Truck Accidents? Sleep Deprivation

Our economy relies on the estimated 3.5 million truck drivers in the United States. It’s a huge factor in how we get the items we need in our daily lives. Many truck drivers spend a large part of their lives behind the wheel. They live in their trucks, eat in their trucks, and, most importantly, ...

Truck Crash Safety in Florida: What You Should Know

Truck Crash Safety in Florida: What You Should Know

Even on the best of days, our public roadways can be a dangerous place. No matter how cautious and safe you are, you can’t control the other drivers around you. When you consider the fact that we share the road with commercial trucks weighing up to 80,000 pounds, the potential for a semi crash is ...

Should You Be More Cautious Around Semi-Trucks?

Should You Be More Cautious Around Semi-Trucks?

Have you ever wondered if the size of your car or others around you could affect the outcome in a car crash? As an adult I’ve had some close calls on the interstate, most of them can be blown off after a few minutes – but there are two cases that have stuck with me. ...

How to Document the Scene After a Truck Accident

Accidents involving commercial trucks are among the most serious auto accidents on our highways. Being a victim of a truck crash can leave you particularly shaken. Whether it results in property damage, injuries or the worst scenario of losing a loved one; a truck accident is overwhelming. Figuring out what to do next is hard. ...

What to Do Immediately After a Semi-Truck Accident?

After you or a loved one have been in an accident with a semi truck or other large vehicle you will experience many emotions: fear, sadness, anger, and many more. But what should you do to best help your personal injury or wrongful death case? The following is a checklist to help you begin this ...

What to Do After a Tampa Bay Trucking Accident

According to authorities, two people were killed after their car turned through an intersection and was struck on the driver’s side by a semi-truck at a Tampa Bay intersection sending both vehicles into the center meridian. The truck driver was not injured and no charges have been filed. Unfortunately, accidents similar to this one occur ...

Why Trucking Accidents are Especially Dangerous

Accidents involving trucks are much more likely to cause severe injuries and even death than accidents between automobiles. In most truck accidents with a car, it’s the car driver who gets hurt the most. Some of the reasons for truck accidents are because of the truck. Other reasons are because of the truck driver. Still ...

Tampa Truck Accidents – How to Keep Safe When You Are on the Road

Florida ranks as one of the top 10 states for truck accidents. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), more than 1,500 people died in Florida truck crashes over five recent years. That’s over 1,500 preventable tragedies in our state. And it doesn’t even account for the thousands of people who suffered incapacitating ...