A wreck with a commercial vehicle has the potential to devastate the life of everyone in your family. The road to recovery may be long and difficult, and the bills simply won't wait. That makes it particularly important to hold everyone liable for their share of the...
Commercial Vehicle Accidents
Beware the Amazon delivery driver this fall and winter
October is here, which means that a lot of folks are already gearing up for the holiday season. Amazon Prime Day 2020 -- with all its steals and deals -- is coming up soon.With that in mind, it's smart to start being cautious on the road. When the online holiday...
Who is responsible when a pizza delivery driver hits you?
Door-to-door delivery is all the rage, and a lot of weary folks resort to ordering a pizza at the end of the day when they're too tired to cook.Accidents happen when a delivery driver is rushing or not paying enough attention to the road. If a delivery driver strikes...
Is there a link between caffeine and truck crashes?
Have you gotten jittery after drinking an entire Red Bull? Have you ever had too much caffeine and too little food and found yourself unfocused and irritable? Or, maybe you've made the mistake of having a cup of coffee too late in the evening and found yourself unable...
Is online shopping leading to a rise in accidents?
We're living in complicated times, so nobody can blame you if you just find it safer and easier to do your shopping online. The super-fast shipping offers from Amazon, in particular, make online shopping very enticing.Everybody else is pretty much doing the same...
Why do truck accidents keep increasing?
You can hardly look at the news without seeing something about another major truck accident. Despite all of the attempts to increase safety regulations over the years, the number of fatal truck accidents keeps increasing even though road accidents in general are...
Fatalities from truck accidents rose in 2019
New estimates from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released this month indicate that truck accident fatalities rose in 2019 by 1% over 2018. The figures were obtained via preliminary reports through the Fatality Analysis Reporting System, or...
Coach bus accident causes multiple injuries
A coach bus traveling in another state went out of control on a major highway, ultimately causing a pileup involving other commercial vehicles as well as passenger cars.This bus accident left dozens of people injured. The story attracted national media attention. The...
Your rights after an accident involving a commercial vehicle
One moment you may be driving down the road, perhaps going out to buy groceries or head into the office, and the next you may see a large semitrailer barreling toward you. Large commercial trucks are heavier and larger than regular vehicles, often causing...
What is a common carrier?
While most people don't think of them as such, any Tampa resident who has traveled on a bus, in a taxi or taken some other form of public transportation has likely traveled on a common carrier.Basically, a common carrier is any business, or individual, which offers to...
