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Common Causes of Semi-Truck Accidents: Truck Stopping Distance

Richard Truitt | September 15, 2020 | Truck Accidents

Truck accidents caused by truck stopping.

One of the reasons that truck accidents are often more damaging than a typical car crash is the sheer size of a semi-truck hauling a trailer. Semis are both much larger and weigh much more than the average car, even compared to something like a pickup truck or a large…

Truck Accidents Caused by Blind Spots

Phil Truitt | August 28, 2020 | Truck Accidents

Blind spots are areas around cars and trucks that can’t be seen through the rearview and side mirrors. Although all vehicles have blind spots, commercial trucks have the largest ones. Transportation officials call these areas the No Zones. Truck drivers have a responsibility to check their blind spots carefully. Similarly,…

Indiana Truck Accident Statistics

Richard Truitt | December 13, 2018 | Truck Accidents

Two people discussing truck accident statistics.

A large truck can weigh as much as 20 times the weight of a typical passenger car. Given that disparity, it should come as no surprise to learn that the people in the passenger cars typically suffer the brunt of the harm when they collide with tractor-trailers. The harm can…