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Every day on Mississippi highways, passenger vehicles share the road with massive commercial trucks. Yet many drivers don’t realize these trucks have extensive blind spots – known as “No Zones” – where truckers completely lose sight of surrounding vehicles and pedestrians, even with mirrors and modern safety equipment. These no zones are hazardous because, unlike […]
Category Archives: Truck Accidents
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Oct
Oct
Every day, millions of UPS and FedEx delivery trucks are on the road, delivering our packages right to our doorstep. We see them everyone — on the highway, in our store’s parking lots, and even right down the street. But what happens when you get into an accident with one of these delivery trucks? Who […]
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Sep
Sep
Unlike other drivers on the road, commercial truck drivers must follow strict regulations. One of the most important federal regulations is the Hours of Service (HOS) regulations. These guidelines explain how long a trucker can legally drive an 18-wheeler before they need to stop and rest. Unfortunately, truck drivers often ignore the HOS regulations due […]
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Aug
Aug
Large commercial vehicles play an important role in moving consumer goods and people across our state. However, with great size and power comes great responsibility. Commercial trucks can easily weigh over 25,000 pounds and are three times taller than an average passenger vehicle. When you get into a truck accident with an 18-wheeler, the results […]
In Mississippi, the safety and regulation of truck operations on the roads have become a growing concern. A recent analysis of truck accidents between 2020 and 2024 reveals significant trends and areas for improvement. The data provides insights into the number of crashes, the number of vehicles involved, and the resultant fatalities and injuries caused […]
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Aug
Aug
An 18-wheeler truck is one of the largest vehicles you will encounter on the road. These commercial vehicles carry countless valuable goods on any given day and are much larger and heavier than the average car. In a semi-truck accident, the average passenger motor vehicle faces a risk of severe damage just from the sheer […]
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Jul
Jul
When you pass a semi-truck, tractor-trailer, or other big rig on the highway and see large metal studs forming spikes on the vehicle’s tires, you may be intimidated. Despite their aggressive look, the truck tire spikes are not meant to be weapons or instruments of intimidation; they are meant to protect the truck’s wheels. Nonetheless, […]
Did you know that underride accidents account for a significant percentage of fatalities in truck collisions? Earlier this year, a Mississippi man miraculously survived a dangerous type of tractor trailer accident that is known as an underride accident. The accident occurred when the man, who was driving an SUV, struck a tractor trailer that was […]
After a truck crash, our job is to investigate and do a root cause analysis as to what would have prevented the crash. We all share the road with commercial trucks, 18 wheelers, straight trucks, and other heavy equipment. Almost in every instance, truck crashes are preventable. Truck drivers, here is our bullet point list […]
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Nov
Nov
Lawyers who handle automobile accident cases should be sure to understand that they will likely receive extremely unusual and creative explanations from defendants as to how automobile accidents happen. Unfortunately, there are many individuals who think that if they are involved in an accident, they can simply excuse their behavior or blame the other driver […]