Truck Accidents

Semi-trucks often use The Turner Turnpike to transport goods in Oklahoma. Unfortunately, thanks to the heavy traffic and high volume of large vehicles, accidents involving 18-wheelers are not uncommon on the Turnpike. If you or a loved one has been injured in a semi-truck accident on the Turner Turnpike, you need to learn more about…

The aftermath of a truck accident can be overwhelming. Physical injuries, emotional trauma, and financial burdens can leave you feeling lost and unsure of how to move forward. If you’ve been involved in a truck accident caused by someone else’s negligence, you may be entitled to compensation for your damages. A skilled Oklahoma City truck…

The state and federal government has developed and implemented several trucking regulations to help large semi-trucks and cars share the roads and highways as safely as possible. These regulations typically control how long truckers can drive on the roads, how much weight their cargo can carry, what types of qualifications they must possess, and more.…

If you are involved in an accident with an uninsured or underinsured truck driver, it is important for you to know that you have options. While all drivers must learn to share the roads with large commercial trucks, they do not have to accept property damage and injuries caused by an accident with one. Therefore,…

Underride accidents are a type of road collision that pose serious risks to everyone on the road. These accidents occur when a smaller vehicle crashes into the space beneath a larger truck, like an 18-wheeler. This space is often referred to as the “underride zone.” The dangers associated with underride accidents are significant and can…

Navigation and GPS systems lead truck drivers all over the United States, guiding them through bustling cities as well as the (often) unpaved country roads. While they may think that these less traveled or deserted roads are just ordinary roads that the city or government has forgotten about, they are sometimes leased or private roads…

A person driving behind a truck loaded with materials has no idea that the back of the truck could pop open and that equipment will come flying out toward them. In a split second, not only is a person now facing significant injury, but they may be fighting for their lives. In many cases, these…

Most of the time, truck accidents happen because of various human errors, such as driving under the influence, distracted driving, driving while fatigued, speeding, and failure to check blind spots. However, truck accidents can also occur due to reasons that are out of the trucker’s control, including a defective truck part, improper loading, truck tire…

Semis, tractor-trailers, rigs, and most commercial trucks are longer and wider than most vehicles, even SUVs. The bigger dimensions make controlling a truck difficult when drivers need to turn. For starters, truck drivers need to make sure the rear of their vehicle moves with the cab or front of the truck. The windowless sides and…

There are certain industries that are inherently more dangerous than others. Oil & gas is one of those industries; so are construction and manufacturing. As injury lawyers, we’ve worked with people who are hurt on the job, and we know which types of jobs typically see higher fatality rates than others. Unfortunately, fatal accidents among…

It’s long been known that underride accidents with trucks are extremely dangerous and often fatal. There have been efforts to try and avoid these sorts of traffic collisions, including certain regulations that required underride guards on big rigs. These regulations were in place in preparation for the eventual federal law regarding semi-trucks and underride accident…

There is no shortage of risks associated with being a truck driver, no matter what state you’re in. The long hours, the uneven center of gravity, and the all-around difference in mass between a truck and standard passenger vehicles means every driver knows just how dangerous it can be. Extensive training and safety measures teach…

Delivery trucks have taken over the roads of Oklahoma City in recent years. With so many companies fighting for top spots against Amazon, it seems like these trucks are everywhere. Between Amazon, FedEx, UPS, DHL, and independent couriers, you will be hard-pressed to find a street without a delivery truck on it. Quartz reports that…

Driving semis, rigs, 18-wheelers, box trucks, and any other type of truck of any size is dangerous. Oklahoma City truck drivers need a commercial driver’s license to drive most types of heavy trucks because of the dangers. Trucks have blind spots which make it difficult to see around all sides of the truck. The cargo…

There are many dangers on the road – animal crossings, debris in the way, mechanical difficulties while driving, other drivers, and so on and so forth. When it comes to other drivers around you, we all know we can’t control their actions, so we must drive defensively and cautiously. This is especially true when it…

Driving through a work zone on the highway can be tedious and frustrating. You’re not getting where you want to be in the time you wish to be there, and maneuvering through narrow and tricky roadways can be a true hassle. But there are other dangers in a work zone that you should know, such…

Truck accidents, in general, are scary; however, one of the most terrifying truck crashes involves an underride accident. An underride accident happens when a passenger vehicle slides underneath a tractor-trailer truck. These types of accidents are often fatal, regardless of the speed of the vehicles. To avoid these types of Oklahoma City truck accidents from…

Truck driving is a financially rewarding profession for many residents of Oklahoma. The financial benefits are likely to increase as the demand for drivers increases while the number of people who have a commercial driver’s license is decreasing. The rewards are countered by many different types of stress. Truck workers often have to leave their…

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMSCA) issued new rules governing the duty of states, including Oklahoma, to ban drivers with substance abuse violations from operating a truck. Drivers of commercial trucks must obtain a commercial driver’s license (CDL) and keep their CDL current. A CDL is normally issued in the state where the driver…

Generally, there are rules that truck drivers must abide by to be able to operate a commercial motor vehicle. These sets of rules are known as the Hours of Service rules. Regulated by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), these sets of rules were established to help decrease the risk of truck drivers succumbing…

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Medical Review Board is recommending the enforcement of stricter standards for truck drivers with vision loss. The five-member panel of physicians suggests an alternative vision standard for truck drivers who suffer from vision loss in one eye. Part of the proposed alternative vision standard is an increase of…

Second only to State Route 3, State Route 9 is one of the longest state highways in Oklahoma. Sadly, it is also one of the deadliest. Between 2010 and 2016, there were 50 fatal crashes that occurred on State Route 9, resulting in the deaths of 60 people. The majority of those accidents, sadly, occurred…

If you own an SUV or pickup truck, and you feel like you’re driving around in a powerful tank, that’s because you might be. Car lovers have noticed the trend in the growing and spacious sizes of vehicles and have started to compare the sizes of some large vehicles to the equivalent of World War…

The trucking industry has long argued that the majority of crashes involving tractor-trailers were caused by the motoring public. Those claims will not be going away anytime soon after the results of a survey conducted by The Travelers Cos. was released. The survey, which focused on motorists’ behavior in 2020, was released recently. Titled 2021…

Landscaping beautifies the streets, roads, and sights across Oklahoma. Landscaping work includes trimming tree branches, making home residences look nice, filling in construction sites, creating parks, and many other activities. For every type of landscaping work, there are many distinct types of landscaping trucks that can help do the job. Some of the many types…