Category: truck accidents

Semi-trucks hauling containers of gasoline, flammable gas or crude oil are not an uncommon sight on California’s highways, and they are generally given a wide berth by passenger vehicle drivers. While the vast majority of these commercial vehicles arrive safely at their destinations, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration reports that over 1,300 such vehicles…

Investigators are trying to piece together the cause of a major train derailment in Southern California last week. On Tuesday, 50 people were injured when a double-decker Metrolink commuter train derailed in Oxnard after running into a truck that was parked on the tracks at a crossing. After the accident, the driver of the truck…

Studies have been done to see if truck drivers are more or less careful than other drivers, and the results have often shown that truck drivers do more than the average driver to be cautious and safe on the road. This makes sense, seeing as how accidents can have a drastic impact on their careers….

Last week, we discussed the fatal charter bus accident in northern California that left a 33-year-old man dead and 30 others injured. Since then, federal officials have been investigating the crash to determine what caused the bus to drift off of the freeway and flip on the morning of Nov. 23. The bus, which was…

Any driver who is drowsy behind the wheel can pose a threat to other motorists. A fatigued driver can have impaired reflexes and decision-making capabilities, and they may doze off and crash into other people or vehicles. Now put a drowsy driver behind the wheel of an 80,000-pound vehicle and that threat is multiplied considerably….

Delivery trucks owned by the likes of UPS and FedEx have become a very common sight on roads in the Sacramento area. While this is a good sign for the economy, it also adds an element of danger for the public. That’s because commercial drivers can easily put other drivers at risk if they are…

Sometimes, knowing what not to do is just as important as knowing what to do. After a truck accident in Sacramento — or any car accident, for that matter — there are a few things that you should certainly not do, some of which have legal ramifications. — Do not drive away from the scene…

FedEx is a business. There is no question about that. It’s logo is well-known; its services are largely appreciated here in Roseville, other areas in California and beyond. A business, especially one that employs drivers and puts large trucks on the road, must put safety before success. There are some who have faced tragedy who…

A crash back in April, between a truck and a bus, resulted in an inferno when the vehicles caught on fire and burned on the side of the road. Nine people lost their lives in the crash, which took place in Northern California. The reports have now come back in the wake of the accident,…

A vehicle crash involving a semi-truck can be particularly dangerous on California’s highways. This is because a semi is so huge and can easily damage nearby vehicles on the roadway, thus potentially causing serious or even fatal injuries. One fatal truck accident involving a semi and multiple vehicles recently took place in our state. The…