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.
Our California firm can help if you have an accident with a truck
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.
Man charged in possible DUI collision on Bay Bridge
The Golden State has millions of motor vehicles on the roads each day, and accidents can happen even though the roads are generally safe. Some risk factors can increase the chances of an accident, such as low visibility or distracted driving.
Truck accident victim's family struggling to recover
A motor vehicle accident is always a bad surprise; no one can predict them, short of taking the normal precautions for safe driving. Millions of drivers on the roads and highways of California get to work and other destinations safely each day, but occasional accidents can happen -- and can cost people their lives.
Driver killed in truck collision in Santa Clarita
It is difficult to imagine a country without trucks. Semis and other heavy vehicles bring everything from produce to construction materials from ports and train depots to anywhere in California or elsewhere in the United States, so the regional and national economies depend on trucks as its circulatory system.
