22

Dec

Tow Truck Towing a 4x4 Truck

14 SECRETS of Tow Truck Driver Car Accident Claims REVEALED!

Tow truck accidents aren't rare. These large and heavy vehicles cause serious accidents that often result in severe injuries. Bringing a claim for a tow truck accident requires a diligent approach, in-depth investigation, extensive evidence gathering, and strong legal argum...

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22

Dec

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What Is MCS 90? If You Were in a Truck Accident, You Need to Know

If you have never heard of MCS 90, you are not alone. In our experience as commercial truck accident lawyers, the people who are familiar with MCS 90 fall into one of these three categories:They work in or around the commercial trucking industryThey work in the commercial truc...

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22

Dec

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Common Trucks on the Road

Do you know your box truck from your big rig? Your delivery truck from your dump truck? Yes? No? Maybe so? Well, keep reading and you will know the most common trucks on the road! I know you might be thinking: what's the point of reading a blog post about truck types? And I...

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22

Dec

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How to Preserve Evidence for a Truck Accident Claim

Semi-trucks, big rigs, 18-wheelers, or tractor-trailers, no matter what you call them, collisions with them often cause severe, catastrophic, and even deadly injuries that tragically change the lives of victims and their families forever. Over the past few decades, between 4,000...

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22

Dec

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Flatbed Trailer Truck Accidents

Flatbed trucks are the most widely used open-deck trailers in the trucking industry. The total number of flatbed and open-deck trucks operating in the U.S. isn't readily available. However, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) states that while dry van trail...

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22

Dec

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T-Bone Truck Accidents In Houston: Understanding The Potential Dangers

Did you know a truck cab alone weighs between 10,000 and 25,000 pounds? Then there's the weight of the trailer and cargo, potentially adding tens of thousands of pounds that increase the force of the impact. A T-bone accident with a commercial truck in Houston can cause dev...

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22

Dec

Car on a flatbed

All About Houston Tow Truck Accidents

When your car malfunctions or gets stuck, Houston tow trucks are the only way out. You might be driving along the North Freeway when your engine gives up, and a tow truck has to deliver you and your vehicle to a garage for repairs. As essential as they are, however, tow trucks po...

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22

Dec

Person texting and driving

Texting and Driving: The Facts about Distracted Driving Accidents

According to a report from the CDC, approximately nine people are killed, and a thousand are injured every day, as a result of distracted driving. Additionally, according to a report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the majority of the distracted individua...

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22

Dec

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Unqualified Truck Drivers Plague Houston’s Roads

Driving in Houston can sometimes feel like one big exercise in dealing with large trucks. They are everywhere, crowding the lanes on the 610 Loop, taking up space on I-45, rolling through neighborhoods like Frenchtown and the Fifth Ward, and blocking traffic downtown. Most of us...

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22

Dec

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What Can We Do About All of These Houston Many Tractor-Trailer Accidents?

Tractor-trailer accidents can happen anywhere in Houston. However, when these crashes occur on the city's busy roadways, including the West Loop Freeway/I.H. 610 or I.H. 35, they are often catastrophic—resulting in horrifying injuries, excruciating pain, astronomical...

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