As a passenger vehicle driver, you know that you'll be sharing the road with truckers on a regular basis. While there is nothing wrong with this, you could find yourself in a bad spot should you be involved in an accident. When the rain begins to fall, your driving...
Truck Accidents
The many causes of truck accidents
On Behalf of Greene & Schultz Trial Lawyers | Jun 10, 2016 | Truck Accidents
One cause for truck accidents that is almost always brought up when talking about this subject is driver fatigue. The laws have been rewritten specifically to combat this issue. However, the reality is that the causes are often varied and complex, and they go far...
Man killed while helping with friend’s broken down vehicle
On Behalf of Greene & Schultz Trial Lawyers | Mar 17, 2016 | Truck Accidents
A man from New Albany, Indiana, has been killed after the vehicle he was in was struck by another vehicle while he was trying to help someone whose car had broken down on I-64 in Floyd County. There were four vehicles involved in the tragic accident that occurred on...
Electronic logs required in all trucks within 2 years
On Behalf of Greene & Schultz Trial Lawyers | Dec 31, 2015 | Truck Accidents
Truckers' logs have been a source of some controversy in an industry that's been under fire for allowing, if not encouraging, drivers to put in as many hours and miles as possible, even if it results in fatigue and in some cases serious accidents. Currently, truckers...
US Deal With Mexican Trucking Companies Raises Safety Concerns
On Behalf of Greene & Schultz Trial Lawyers | Nov 17, 2015 | Truck Accidents
The U.S. Government recently reached a new trade deal with Mexico that raises safety concerns for Americans traveling on our nation's highways. Soon, Mexican trucking companies will be able to apply for the right to make long-distance trips through the United States....
Are you ready for driverless trucks?
On Behalf of Greene & Schultz Trial Lawyers | Nov 5, 2015 | Truck Accidents
For people who find the thought of sharing the self-driving cars frightening, the thought of trucks with no one behind the wheel is probably terrifying. However, it looks like it's going to be a reality. In fact, in Australia, driverless trucks are already in limited...
Trucking Collisions Are Different From Car Crashes
On Behalf of Greene & Schultz Trial Lawyers | Aug 18, 2015 | Truck Accidents
Basic physics explains that large heavy objects moving at high speed need more distance to stop than smaller, lighter objects. Otherwise, the large heavy object can damage or destroy the smaller object. This isn't only true in the classroom, it is very true in real...
Should Trucking Liability Limits Be Increased?
On Behalf of Greene & Schultz Trial Lawyers | Jul 28, 2015 | Truck Accidents
Trucking accidents happen everyday. In 2012 alone, there were 333,000 large truck accidents. Of these, 104,000 people were injured and 3,921 people were killed. Most people don't know that trucking companies are only required to carrier $750,000 in liability...
Large trucks cause more fatal accidents
On Behalf of Greene & Schultz Trial Lawyers | Jun 17, 2015 | Truck Accidents
Sharing the road with large semi-trucks can be very dangerous, especially for drivers in sedans and other small vehicles, as reports have shown that these trucks cause a disproportionate amount of fatal accidents. When looking at the Indiana accident data from 2012,...