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Drivers in Kansas City must always be vigilant for large trucks on the road. Not only are these vehicles heavy and massive, but they are sometimes driven in an unsafe manner. This can lead to a truck accident. Aggressive driving is never a good idea, but when it is...
Trucks are a necessary and vital part of interstate commerce, but they also create considerable hazards on Missouri roadways. There are many different causes of truck accidents including inattention, fatigue, equipment failure and much more. Unfortunately, the damage...
Tractor-trailer trucks seem to tower over passenger cars and can be intimidating to other drivers on the road. The size, weight and speed at which tractor-trailers travel increases the potential for serious trucking accidents. As a result, the U.S. Department of...
Although many drivers may be intimidated when driving alongside tractor trailers, big rig trucks are essential to shipping goods throughout Missouri and the United States. Unfortunately, cars are no match for a tractor trailer in a truck accident, and the drivers of...
With the coming of winter weather, accidents resulting from icy and snowy conditions increase. Although accidents always have the potential to be catastrophic and deadly, the likelihood of a serious crash increases when a semi-truck is involved due to its speed,...
Interstate 35 north of Kansas City got a bit crazier than usual earlier this month as the result of a collision involving a car and a semi. While any accident that occurs on a freeway has the potential to create havoc and cause injuries, the odds of that occurring...
A recent workweek got off to a slow start for many in the Kansas City area who have to take Interstate 435 to get to work. The reason was a motor vehicle accident. The rush hour crash involved not just two automobiles colliding, but a total of 13. One of those motor...
Along with resolutions and high hopes, the new year brings new laws. Among the new rules affecting Missourians is a rule that prohibits commercial vehicle drivers from using hand-held cellphones while driving. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the...
Truck drivers should not use cell phones - even hands-free devices - while driving, according to a recent National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommendation to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and other government safety...
When truck drivers are at fault for crashes involving a passenger vehicle, a government study finds that the leading causes of the truck accidents are: the use of legal drugs, driving too fast, unfamiliarity with a road, inadequate attention to driving and driver...