Quick Answer: A truck driver or motor carrier may be responsible for a bad-weather crash when the driver fails to slow down, increase following distance, or stop when conditions become unsafe. Weather can contribute to a collision, but it does not erase the safety duties that apply to commercial drivers. Rain, fog, ice, dust, and […]
Houston is a major freight hub, with thousands of commercial trucks moving through the city daily. This means that Houston highways with the most truck accidents are especially dangerous for drivers. This volume creates a serious risk. Certain highways repeatedly see more truck crashes due to heavy traffic, complex interchanges, poor design, and intense commercial […]
Written and reviewed by Greg Baumgartner, Texas truck accident attorney. Greg has represented seriously injured Texans and families in commercial-vehicle cases since 1985. Quick answer: A commercial truck’s “black box” may record speed, engine activity, braking and other events before a wreck. But no single device records everything. The available data depends on the truck […]
