What Usually Causes Truck Accidents and Who Is Responsible? Truck accidents in Baltimore are usually caused by a mix of driver fatigue, mechanical failures, improper loading, and pressure from trucking companies to meet tight deadlines. Liability often extends beyond the driver to include the company, maintenance providers, cargo loaders, and even parts manufacturers. If you […]
Can Trucking Company Violations in Maryland Strengthen Accident Claims? Trucking company violations in Maryland can significantly strengthen your accident claim by showing the carrier broke federal safety rules. When a trucking company ignores regulations, that evidence can directly support your case for higher compensation. Truck accidents on Maryland highways like I-695 and I-95 often involve […]
Commercial vehicle crashes can exact a terrible physical, emotional, and financial toll on you and others riding in your car. Following one of these events, the question is not whether someone can be held responsible for your losses but who can be held liable in a truck accident. Unlike a serious wreck with someone driving […]
If you are involved in any type of auto accident in Maryland, state law allows you to file a lawsuit against the responsible party to get compensation for any expenses and losses resulting from the accident. Typically, these lawsuits don’t go to court. Most lawsuits end in a settlement negotiated by lawyers on both sides. […]
Delivery truck drivers for parcel delivery companies such as Amazon, UPS, FedEx, and USPS log millions of miles a year, especially during the traditional holiday season. Many of these miles are driven under extreme time pressure. Although delivery truck drivers are trained before they are sent out on the road, serious accidents involving these vehicles […]
Two federal agencies—the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)—have withdrawn a rule they put forth in March, 2016, concerning testing for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). This action was taken despite the fact that OSA has been demonstrated to cause “unintended sleep episodes and resulting deficits in attention, concentration, situational […]
Yet another fatality involving Takata air bags has happened, but it wasn’t the kind of accident you might be imagining. In August, 2016, near Quemado, Texas, a truck carrying Takata air bag inflators and propellant with ammonium nitrate crashed in a one-vehicle accident, then caught fire and blew up. The explosion demolished a house and […]
A 22-year-old woman was recently released from the Maryland Shock Trauma Center after surviving a collision with a semi truck that sent her car off the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and into the water 40 feet below, according to the Maryland Transportation Authority Police. The woman was traveling east on the Bay Bridge when a tractor-trailer […]
The Baltimore Sun reported this week that a recent accident in which a large flatbed truck struck a Baltimore Beltway overpass sent debris and metal in the path of oncoming cars. The flatbed truck, owned by the company Six M Co. Inc. of Whiteford, was carrying an excavator from a nearby construction site. The southbound […]
Ford Motor Co. is recalling about 150,000 F-150 pickup trucks from model years 2005-2006 because of the potential chance that the air bags will deploy without warning. An MSNBC article states that the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) has received reports of 98 injuries from unintended air bag deployment. The government has reportedly […]