Truck Accident | California Trial Lawyers Blog

How Amazon’s Policies Endanger Civilians

By Joseph Low on March 10, 2023 - Comments off

Amazon Truck in the street.

Amazon is now the largest retailer and the largest package delivery service in the country, after surpassing Walmart and overtaking FedEx and UPS. The e-commerce giant has built an enormous transportation network, which includes Amazon Logistics, the Amazon Delivery Service Partner (DSP) program, and the Amazon Freight Partners (AFP) program. Read the rest »

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The Importance of Proper Braking Techniques for Big Trucks

By Joseph Low on October 10, 2022 - Comments off

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Thousands of people are killed or seriously injured in trucking accidents every year in the U.S. In the most recent year for which statistics are available, 4,842 large commercial trucks were involved in fatal crashes, and 107,000 were involved in injury crashes, according to the National Safety Council (NSC). Brake failure is a leading cause of truck accidents. Read the rest »

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Does a Big Rig Truck Have a Black Box?

By Joseph Low on July 30, 2022 - Comments off

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What is a Black Box?

A black box refers to a safety mechanism historically used in the aviation industry to track data during flights. Black boxes have now expanded outside the aviation industry to include the commercial trucking industry.

Most big rig trucks now have this device to track the likely causes of accidents and improve safety measures. However, whilst the majority of trucks have a black box, not every commercial truck does.

Black boxes, also known as event data recorders, enable governmental regulators to ensure safety of the trucking industry. They also serve a retrospective purpose, allowing crash victims to determine the causes of their accidents. Read the rest »

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How Trucking Practices Place Drivers at Risk in Long Beach

By Joseph Low on June 20, 2022 - Comments off

criss-crossing interstate system

More semi-trucks on the roads today make driving more hazardous for everyone – on some highways more than others. For example, the stretch of I-5 that runs through Orange County is particularly dangerous because of the number of big rigs traveling two and from Los Angeles. Much of the current truck traffic relates to shipping patterns and the ports of Long Beach and L.A. Read the rest »

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Avoiding a Truck Driver’s Blind Spots

By Joseph Low on December 31, 2021 - Comments off

semi-truck pulling a tanker-trailer

A truck driver’s blind spots are the areas around the truck that are not visible to the driver. These blind spot areas are also known as “no zones.” It can be dangerous to drive in a big rig’s no zones if the driver is unaware of you and changes lanes, executes a turn, or stops suddenly. In a collision with a large commercial truck, passenger vehicle occupants are likely to suffer serious or fatal injuries.

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The State of Self-Driving Trucks in California

By Joseph Low on January 26, 2021 - Comments off

sel-driving truck

Recently, the concept of self-driving cars has gone from being a thing of science fiction to a stark reality. Companies such as Google, Tesla, and Uber have all experimented with self-driving vehicles, with a wide range of successes and failures. We all remember the fatal accident in 2018 when a Tesla crashed into the center divider while in auto-pilot mode and killed its driver.

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