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A Fort Wayne truck accident lawyer explains how the changes could prevent serious crashes involving tractor-trailers. To reduce the number of semi-truck accidents in Indiana and other places throughout the country, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently proposed several rule changes for commercial truck drivers, commercial motor vehicles (CMV), and commercial trucking companies....

A tired trucker can cause a catastrophic tractor-trailer crash Semi-trucks and other big rigs weigh thousands of pounds on their own, but when fully loaded, they can weigh as much as 80,000 pounds. Make no mistake about it: 18-wheelers have a size and weight advantage over the average passenger vehicle. That's why truck accidents are...

Fort Wayne car accident lawyer explains how much money your claim is worth Perhaps the most misunderstood type of car accident is the rear-end accident. Many people think these accidents aren’t that serious because they’re so common. Each year, an estimated 1.7 million rear-end crashes happen on average across the country, according to accident data...

Action is underway to reduce the severity of one of the most lethal types of truck accidents on the road—underride crashes. After years of discussion and study by the federal government, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently announced that it's updating two Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards to prevent fatal rear truck underride...

Brake failure has the potential to cause a serious truck wreck. Commercial truck inspectors will be sweeping North America next month to inspect the brakes on commercial trucks as part of an annual educational campaign designed to bring awareness about the dangers of defective truck brakes and how they contribute to causing serious truck accidents....

Semi-truck accidents have the potential to cause severe and debilitating injuries Although 18-wheelers make up no more than 5 percent of all the registered vehicles on the road, truck accidents are still fairly common in Indiana and across the nation. Injuries and fatalities are also common when it comes to truck accidents because heavy trucks...

May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month Motorcyclists in Indiana understand the importance of riders and drivers safely sharing the road. That’s because every motorcyclist knows it only takes one small mistake to cause a serious motorcycle accident. That’s why road safety experts in Indiana and across the country recently designated May as Motorcycle Safety Awareness...

The crash serves as a tragic reminder of the devastation 18-wheelers can cause A tractor-trailer driver recently caused a fatal truck accident in Indiana after running a stop sign and crashing into another vehicle, killing the other driver on a recent Friday afternoon, according to WANE 15 News. The truck accident occurred at the intersection...

Fort Wayne car accident lawyers explain how to avoid a collision Work zone crashes in Indiana happen far more often than you might realize. Each year, hundreds of people are injured or killed in work zone crashes, according to the Indiana Department of Transportation (IDOT). Work zones are hot spots for car accidents because they...

Fort Wayne car accident attorneys break down the study and explain what drivers need to know Car accident fatalities continue to get worse nationwide. And according to a recent traffic safety study, part of the problem has to do with state traffic laws. Many states need to make improvements to their traffic laws—including Indiana. “It’s...