Any accident on the roads or highways in Louisiana can cause serious damage and life-changing injuries. However, being involved in an accident with a large truck puts passenger vehicle drivers at a higher risk of devastating injuries. While this is true, you can...
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Always remember that an 18-wheeler cannot stop quickly
Whenever you're driving around 18-wheelers, one of the most fundamental things to remember is that that vehicle needs a larger space to stop. In fact, some estimates say that an 18-wheeler will need almost twice as far to stop as an ordinary car, clocking in at more...
What to watch out for when driving near trucks
When you see the carnage a truck crash can cause, it is easy to paint truckers as the bad guys or girls. Yet many are far better drivers than your average car user. While it is right to be cautious sharing the road with trucks, it is essential to understand how truck...
Does pay tempt truckers to drive unsafely?
Most truck drivers are very safe. They understand that avoiding accidents and infractions is crucial, as this is their livelihood. They need to protect that, along with those around them on the road. However, you will also encounter drivers who do not put such an...
Avoid a serious truck crash by recognizing these 3 dangers
Living in Lafayette, you share the roads with drivers in large, commercial trucks. You know that they do their best, but every driver could make mistakes that put themselves or others at risk. The truth is that driving a semitruck isn’t as simple as it is to drive a...
Police investigating multi-vehicle crash involving a semitrailer
Interstate 10 is known to be one of the most dangerous highways in America. Numerous people have suffered injuries or lost their lives in collisions that occur on I-10 while traveling through the Baton Rouge area. Most recently, Louisiana police were called to...
Victims of squeeze play truck accidents may seek relief
Truck drivers in Louisiana have the difficult task of maneuvering their over-sized vehicles in some pretty tight spots sometimes. To do this successfully, it is common to see them take wide turns, particularly when turning right, to avoid hitting other vehicles,...
Lake Charles man to receive millions in truck accident case
The losses victims of trucking accidents in the state of Louisiana face are often significant. If truck driver negligence is to blame, these losses are not anything that victims have to shoulder alone. Recently, it was reported that a Lake Charles man, who suffered...
Louisiana truck accidents: The problem with overloading trucks
The trucking industry is highly regulated and for good reason. However, this doesn't stop some trucking companies in Louisiana and elsewhere, or their employees, from pushing boundaries and crossing lines. When they fail to follow the established guidelines, truck...
Truck accidents sometimes result from poor driver training
Operating a large commercial vehicle is not as easy as one would think. The drivers of these automobiles must go through very specific training in order to obtain their commercial driver's licenses. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has set requirements...