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Semi-Truck Accidents vs. Car Accidents: What Are the Differences?

Semi-Truck Accidents vs. Car Accidents: What Are the Differences?

Out of the two million people that die each year in the United States, more than 32,000 people die due to an auto accident. Of those killed in auto accidents, nearly 5,000 were in an accident involving a semi-truck. Two million semis operate in the U.S. the can account for more than 200 billion miles per year ...

Common Questions About Truck Accident Lawsuits

If you’ve been injured in a commercial truck accident, you may be unsure of your rights and how to support yourself and those you love as you heal. That’s understandable. Truck accident claims can be complex. But you don’t have to figure things out on your own. The experienced attorneys at Brooks Law Group have ...

How Long Will My Truck Accident Claim Process Take?

How Long Will My Truck Accident Claim Process Take?

How long your truck accident claim process takes depends on the facts of your case, the severity of your injuries, and whether the trucking company or its insurance carrier disputes liability or damages. A commercial truck crash often involves more evidence than a typical car accident. A crash can involve driver logs, black box data, ...

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 ...

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

How to Document the Scene After a Truck Accident

You document the scene after a truck accident by gathering photos, videos, witness contact information, and other evidence before it disappears. A commercial truck crash often involves multiple parties, federal trucking regulations, electronic records, and insurance companies that begin investigating right away. The information collected at the scene can help support your claim later. A ...

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 ...