Rollover Miami truck accidents can be devastating. They can crush passenger vehicles, cause serious Miami brain injuries, close entire highways, cause toxic chemical spills, spark fires, and more. These types of Miami traffic accidents often cause devastating injuries and cost thousands of dollars per accident in public funds for cleanup…
The US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has recently proposed new rules aimed at preventing rollover accidents involving buses and large trucks. Could the new rules help prevent Miami Lakes bus accidents and truck accidents? Some experts believe so. Under the proposed changes, large trucks, buses,…
Big rigs and commercial trucks cause Palmetto Bay truck accidents each year. While each Palmetto Bay traffic accident is different, many truck accidents fall into one of a few different categories: 1) Rollover accidents. Large trucks such as semis can easily rollover. In many cases, this can occur because a…
Miami firefighters and fire departments rely on tanker trucks to save lives and put out fires. While tankers do help Florida fire departments fight blazes, these trucks are also a hazard on the roads and are involved in a disproportionate number of accidents, when one considers how few tankers there…
Excessive cornering speed, tripping, collisions, and critical slopes can all contribute to rollover accidents. SUV rollovers and van rollovers are very common, but big rigs and tractor trailers are also at substantial risk for rollover accidents. Large commercial trucks are especially vulnerable to rollover accidents for number reasons: 1) Truck…
One of the reasons why trucks are so dangerous and contribute to so many Florida car accidents each year is the sheer weight of the vehicles. The large size and weight of commercial trucks such as tractor trailers or semi trucks makes these vehicles unwieldy and slow to respond on…
Many experts agree that large commercial trucks are the most dangerous vehicles on the road. These vehicles cause many Florida truck accidents every year. There are many things that make them so dangerous: 1) Their size. Trucks are very large and this means that they can block visibility on the…
When most news programs report on truck accidents, they report on commercial trucking accidents. It is true that commercial trucking accidents are often very serious or fatal due to the large size of the vehicles. As well, commercial trucking accidents usually are legally very complex, since there are usually a…
According to a report published by the Florida Department of Transportation, 50% of Florida truck accident fatalities involving heavy trucks take place because a truck has rolled over. In fact, the report points to Florida rollover accidents as a leading hazard on Florida roads. The trucks were disproportionately involved in…
When people imagine a Florida trucking accident, many imagine a high-speed collision on the highway. However, many Florida personal injuries and even fatalities involving trucks do not even involve a moving truck. The loading and unloading of a truck is hazardous and leads to many workplace accidents involving trucks. These…