On behalf of Gerber Law | Sep 28, 2020 | Truck Accidents
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) data shows that the number of fatal crashes occurring in the U.S. increased by more than 50% since 2009. At least 9% of these deadly crashes involved large tractor-trailers. National Safety Council (NSC) data...
On behalf of Gerber Law | Sep 23, 2020 | Truck Accidents
Florida truckers often hit the road for long stretches of time. Orders often pile up back to back, and truckers take on enormous distances in a single day. Because of scheduling and the amount of time they drive, many only get a few hours of sleep a night. This could...
On behalf of Gerber Law | Jun 24, 2020 | Truck Accidents
It goes without saying that truck accidents in Sarasota often result in significant damage (both in injuries to those involved and property losses). Truck accident victims often require additional compensation on top of what they may receive through auto insurance...
On behalf of Gerber Law | Mar 19, 2020 | Truck Accidents
Perhaps you use a portion of I-75 every day during the week to drive to and from your office, and you share the freeway with 18-wheelers. Some big rigs carry overloaded cargo, which could cause a serious collision. An overloaded truck is hard to spot unless you are...
On behalf of Gerber Law | Mar 17, 2020 | Truck Accidents
Due to spending long hours on the road, driving through the night and other such factors relating to the job, commercial truck operators have a substantial risk of driving while drowsy. Although the largest danger of getting behind the wheel while overly tired may...
On behalf of Gerber Law | Feb 12, 2020 | Truck Accidents
Earlier this month, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced that they have commissioned a study into the causes of large tractor-trailer crashes. A spokesperson for the organization announced that they expect their research to yield new...
On behalf of Gerber Law | Feb 6, 2020 | Truck Accidents
Accidents involving large trucks are often in the news. It is not necessarily because they happen more often than accident involving passenger vehicles, but that when a truck is in an accident, it usually causes more serious injuries and consequences. A truck accident...
On behalf of Gerber Law | Dec 6, 2019 | Truck Accidents
Data published by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) shows that some 3,400 motorists died in tractor-trailer accidents in 2010. Those same statistics show that only 20% of all truck-involved crashes, both nonfatal and fatal, could be blamed on the...
On behalf of Gerber Law | Nov 8, 2019 | Truck Accidents
Truck-involved crashes and passenger car ones are markedly different. Cars weigh significantly less and are much smaller than 18-wheelers. This is only the tip of the iceberg in terms of reasons why these two types of motor vehicle accidents may have different end...
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