Each year, countless individuals are injured in a crash with a tractor-trailer in California. Injuries tend to be more severe the heavier the load that's being hauled. While it's important for you to see a doctor immediately after you've been involved in a crash, in serious injury cases, you'll also want to speak with a Visalia attorney right away to help you preserve critical evidence in your case.
Black boxes can be key to proving trucker negligence in accidents
Bakersfield Semi Truck Collision on Fairfax Road, near Brundage Lane
Fresno, Visalia, Bakersfield Collision Attorney John L. Rozier has the following report; On Monday, September 24, 2018, a semi truck accident occurred in Bakersfield. The Kern County vehicle crash took place on Fairfax Road, at around 12:30 PM.
Working to end distracted truck driving in California
Some of us who grew up in California remember the biggest distractions our parents faced when we were little.
Our California firm can help if you have an accident with a truck
It's hard not to notice the number of trucks sharing the California highways and local roads with us. Maybe it's the increase in online shopping that has put more tractor-trailers on the road – sending goods from warehouse to delivery hub, which then loads packages onto residential delivery trucks.
Texting truck drivers 23 times more likely to have accident
Alert California drivers look ahead, scan to their sides and check the rear-view mirror to see just what is behind them to find out just what surrounds them on the road and adjust, if necessary. Then they do it all over again.
Special safety around commercial vehicles can save lives
Industry leaders estimate that nearly one in 10 accidents on the roads of the United States involve a commercial vehicle. Although truck crashes dipped significantly around the beginning of the 21st century, including in California, recent years have seen a disturbing rise in both the number of truck crashes and truck crash fatalities.
2 dead after tow truck strikes car in Union City
The roads of California are generally safe, but accidents can happen. Trucks, construction vehicles and other large equipment can turn even a small and slow collision into a tragic ordeal.
Multi-truck accident closes highway in Kern County
California is home to some of the most attentive drivers in the country. Anyone who has spent time on the roads and freeways of the state knows how much focus it takes to negotiate some of the other millions of motorists and get where he or she is going safely.
Man killed in rare California truck accident
Traffic collisions are rare, but they are always unexpected and dangerous to those involved. Minor car collisions occur more frequently, but the involvement of trucks and other heavy vehicles compounds the chances of a serious injury or death.
2 injured in tractor-trailer accident on I-10
The size and strength of California's burgeoning economy depends on transportation. Although ships and trains handle a large share of the state's needs for goods and foodstuffs, tractor trailers and other heavy trucks take the lion's share of products to the consumers who need them.
