Category Archives: Truck Accidents
Trucking Company Liability For Florida Large Truck Accidents
When a person is involved in a car accident with a large truck and decides to sue, the defendant will usually be the truck driver. However, in some cases, it may be possible to file suit against the truck driver’s employer as well. The driver may have allegedly caused the accident by their own… Read More »
Wrongful Death In Tractor-Trailer Accidents
For a variety of reasons, tractor-trailer accidents are disproportionately lethal, particularly for the driver or passengers in the other vehicle. Sometimes, an accident simply happens; however, sometimes a death (or multiple deaths) occur due to the negligence of one of the drivers. It is not always easy to establish that someone’s passing was due… Read More »
Factors To Consider After A Tractor-Trailer Accident
While tractor-trailer accidents are all too common, not every incident is the same. Sometimes a person’s injuries are worse than in other cases; sometimes the liability may be shared between actors while in other instances the fault can be laid at one person’s door. That said, there are certain laws in effect in Florida… Read More »
Third-Party Claims After A Florida Tractor-Trailer Accident
If a driver has been injured in a Florida tractor-trailer accident, it is very possible that they are unaware of their rights and obligations in terms of seeking compensation. An injured driver may know to try and hold the tractor-trailer’s driver liable if their injuries are severe – they may even understand that they… Read More »
Civil And Criminal Penalties After A Tractor-Trailer Accident
The average person knows that if they are unlucky enough to be involved in an auto accident, they must remain at the scene, offer insurance information and assist anyone who needs medical treatment. However, tractor-trailer drivers may sometimes depart the scene, either in a rush to deliver an order, or out of sheer lack… Read More »
Vicarious Liability In Florida Tractor-Trailer Accidents
The overwhelming majority of tractor-trailers on Florida’s roads are driven by individuals doing a job for an employer. In general, these individuals are acting “within the scope of [their] employment” when they are operating their tractor-trailers – which can, in some cases, create serious headaches for their employers. If an employee commits an unintentional… Read More »
Crestview Man Dies After Rear-Ending Tractor-Trailer
Tractor-trailer accidents are quite common on Florida roads, but while a majority of them can be traced back to driver error, that ‘error’ is not always the truck driver’s. In August 2022, a man from Crestview was killed when his vehicle “failed to follow” a tractor-trailer “at a distance that was reasonable,” and eventually… Read More »
Driver Dies After Tractor-Trailer U-Turn
In August 2022, a Hernando County man was killed in an accident with a tractor-trailer after it tried to make a U-turn on SR-50, near Hale Road in Brooksville. The tractor-trailer driver attempted to make the U-turn at a point where neither he nor the man, who was driving a sedan, properly saw each… Read More »
Drowsy Driving Makes Tractor-Trailer Accidents More Likely
Tractor-trailers are large vehicles with the potential to cause serious accidents if not operated properly. If there are other dangers at play, the potential for accident shoots up even further, and not much is more dangerous in terms of road behavior than driving while drowsy. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that… Read More »
Florida Jackknife Tractor-Trailer Accidents
A tractor trailer, also known as a big rig or 18-wheeler, is a large truck with two parts (the cab and the trailer). Each year, thousands if not millions use Florida roads, most without incident – but sometimes, these large vehicles are involved in accidents with other drivers. One of the most common types… Read More »
