While the following truck accident didn’t occur here in Missouri or even in Kansas, it still is an important story to talk about. It shows the incredible power of these vehicles and how they can dramatically impact the lives of accident victims. The crash in...
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Underride Crashes With Commercial Trucks Pose Serious Risk
Most drivers understand that it’s important to use great caution when at the wheel. This is particularly true during periods of bad weather, when travelling at high speeds or when sharing the road with much larger (or smaller) vehicles. Collisions and crashes...
What To Do If You’re Involved in a Fatigued Truck Driver Accident
A semi truck crash that is the result of a fatigued trucker is one that could have easily been prevented. The problem is that many trucking companies promise customers that they can meet deadlines that don’t leave room for unforeseen circumstances and push their...
Serious injuries as 2 tractor trailers involved in I-670 pileup
Interstate 670 was shut down a couple of weeks ago after a devastating accident between two tractor trailers closed the eastbound portion of the highway for six hours. Two other vehicles became entangled in the wreck after debris and cargo from one of the tractor...
Causes of Truck Accidents
We’ve previously written about truck accidents and how the truck’s cargo can actually contribute to, or even directly cause, an accident. Cargo is an important factor in accidents, and those who have been injured in a truck accident should never overlook this critical...
Semitruck crashes: 6 tips to help you stay safe
Semi trucks are a necessary part of life and commerce. Without these big trucks, some aspects of life would likely grind to a halt. If you are on a roadway with semi trucks, you need to do what you can to remain alert and safe. Unfortunately, even if you do your part...
An attorney can help after a serious truck accident injury
Any motor vehicle crash carries the risk of serious injury, property damage, and even death. When the other vehicle is much larger and heavier than your own, that risk is increased. Commercial truck drivers are much more likely to injure or kill the drivers and...
What You Need to Know About Truck Cargo Accidents
Tractor trailers and large commercial trucks travel through Kansas City all the time, and they are all over the roads across our nation. At any given moment, there are tens of thousands of these trucks driving on the same roads as smaller vehicles that carry families,...
