Crosby truck wreck
A man driving a pickup truck was seriously injured in a crash with an 18-wheeler. The crash occurred in the 18500 block of Crosby Lynchburg Road. Emergency crews rushed to the scene where firefighters had to extricate the pickup driver from the vehicle. The pickup truck was so badly damaged it was unrecognizable, and there […]
A portion of Highway 225 in southeast Houston was closed temporarily after a fiery 18-wheeler crash. The accident happened on westbound Highway 225 between Scarborough and Allen Genoa Road. The road had to be closed while a hazmat spill was cleaned up as a result of the 18-wheeler crash. The cause of the crash may […]
Professional truck drivers must perform a pre-trip inspection each day before they take their tractor-trailer out on the highway. Making sure that the tires on the tractor and trailer are correctly inflated and in safe operating condition is an integral part of the pre-trip inspection. Trucking companies know of downtime for their rigs. Making sure […]
A man in a wheelchair was hit and injured by an 18-wheeler. The accident happened on I-10 and Federal Road outbound. Police and paramedics responded to the 18-wheeler crash and the man was transported to Memorial Hermann Hospital where his condition is unknown. Details of the incident are unclear; however the big rig did […]
The shortage of truck drivers is causing the cost of freight to increase and trucking companies much grief. The lack of truck drivers has gotten so acute that companies cannot find qualified drivers and forced to hire drivers with experience much less than they usually would accept. Low Pay and No Social […]
Two people suffered injuries as the result of a serious crash with an 18-Wheeler in Houston. The big rig accident happened as the truck was crossing Blankenship Drive onto Kempwood Drive. Reportedly, a car failed to stop and slammed into the side of the truck, pinning the driver and passenger inside. The Houston […]
A big rig involved in an accident on the West Loop South Freeway in Houston caused major delays for drivers. The truck accident happened on 610 near the Galleria. Police were investigating the incident but initial reports indicate that there were no injuries. The semi-truck reportedly lost its load. These types of crashes are […]
The United States faces the dilemma of a massive commercial truck driver shortage. The situation has gotten so acute that Congress is now looking at legislation aimed at increasing the number of drivers available for interstate routes. This article addresses the scope of the problem, some proposed solutions and the dangers of some solutions. Driver […]
A crash between a semi-truck and a car ended in tragedy at an intersection at Sam Houston Parkway North. The accident happened at the intersection of Tanner Road and the service road of W. Sam Houston Parkway. The accident closed all of Beltway 8 at Tanner Road while police investigated and cleared the crash […]
Truck accidents are among the most severe and devastating of all crashes. Because trucks are large and can weigh up to 80,000 pounds when loaded, it can be deadly when they are involved in a crash with a passenger vehicle. Texas leads the nation in Truck accidents, and Houston has the most big rig accidents […]
A semi-truck crashed into the Houston Avenue Bridge causing a traffic tie-up and major damages to the truck, which lost its load. Luckily, no other vehicles were involved and there were no reported injuries. Still, the truck accident brings to light a serious problem that occurs with some frequency on our roadways. Some of the […]
A big rig driver is dead after a crash that occurred on State Highway 71 near Austin. According to reports, the 18-wheeler was apparently trying to get on westbound Highway 71 when the truck drifted into the right lane and flipped over. Reports initially indicated that there was a truck fire, but rescue crews […]
An accident between a big rig and a passenger car sent the truck into the lake and killed both drivers. The semi-truck accident happened on the Highway 70 bridge over Lake Texoma, which connects Oklahoma and Texas. The driver of the car was killed and the truck driver was presumed dead after his big rig […]
Big rig accidents are often very serious. Large 18-wheelers can weigh up to 80,000 pounds when loaded. This makes them much heavier than passenger vehicles. When a collision occurs with a big rig, it is likely to result in severe injuries or fatalities to people in cars or SUVs. Besides the size and weight of […]
Getting hit from the rear by an 18-wheeler is the most common truck accident in the United States. Tractor-trailers take about 40 % longer to stop than the car you drive, and truck drivers frequently allow no adequate safety cushion between vehicles which can lead to a rear-end 18-wheeler accident. The damages are generally much […]
Every day on highways across America, big rigs, 18-wheelers, and tractor-trailers share the road with the motoring public. In fact, the trucking industry is vitally important to the American economy. The American Trucking Association projects a banner year for the sales of the most massive class of 18-wheelers for the year 2018. The only impediment […]
If you would like to research a trucking company’s safety records, there are several options open to you via the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The FMCSA has several online resources for obtaining safety information on trucking companies. All you need is a trucking company’s name, their DOT number or the motor […]
A big rig traveling on State Highway 249 in Harris County lost control and crashed into 11 vehicles. The accident reportedly occurred when the driver of the 18-wheeler veered through an embankment that separates the highway from a feeder road. The rig ran through the barrier and onto the road at a high rate […]
A truck driver from Conroe, Texas was killed when the 18-wheeler he was driving overturned. The crash happened on State Highway 6 near Rice Road in Riesel, Texas. According to reports, the big rig suffered a tire blowout. This caused the driver to lose control of the truck, and it swerved. He was not […]
After a truck accident, the focus usually is on the driver of the big rig and whether or not that driver was responsible for the collision. Sometimes, however, the trucking company or “motor carrier” holds responsibility independently of the acts of their driver. Motor carriers must follow the same set of rules that commercial drivers […]
For more than 30 years, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has set rules for drug and alcohol testing that covers commercial truck and bus drivers. What Supervisors of Truckers Need to Know: Section 332.603 require supervisors of commercial motor vehicle drivers to take specialized training relating to alcohol and drug symptoms and identification. The […]
