18-Wheeler Explosion in Quemado, Texas and the Law
If you pay attention to the news at all, or you have an interest in feeling safe in your own car, you've probably heard the name "Takata" coming up occasionally over the past year or two. A truck accident and explosion this past week in Quemado, Texas, which killed 69-year-old Lucila Robles, has thrust Takata...
Fiery South Dallas 18-Wheeler Accident Exposes Flaw in Texas Wrongful Death Laws
Around 6:35 Monday morning, five people were killed in a horrific accident when an SUV and a tractor-trailer became entangled on an overpass at the intersection of I-20 and I-35E in south Dallas. The fiery accident tied up traffic in the area for hours, but more importantly cost the lives of two children, a pregnant...
18-Wheeler Rollover Accidents Shouldn’t Be Fatal
There's a huge problem that has claimed the lives of truck drivers for years, yet most people are completely unaware of it: minor rollover incidents that crush truckers to death. At certain high speeds a rollover accident is simply unsurvivable, and I'm not suggesting that manufacturers build indestructible cars that can survive any impact at...
Failure to Maintain – Why Some Trucks Are Unsafe For The Road
Everyone understands that simply by driving onto the interstate we all run the risk of sharing the road with a truck driver who may fall asleep at the wheel, forget to check their mirrors before changing lanes, or otherwise fail to live up to the legal obligations he or she assumes when they become licensed...
18-Wheelers Have Unprotected Fuel Tanks and That’s a Problem
Each year, somewhere between several dozen and one hundred truck drivers burn to death. These incidents get reported, the news basically implies that the truck drivers killed themselves, and no one seems to care beyond that. Then it happens again, and again, and again. But let's get one thing perfectly clear: The majority of these...
Are Truck Drivers Required to Avoid Vehicles That Cut Across their Path?
Many traffic accidents are entirely black and white. Imagine that Car A is sitting at a stop light when Car B rear-ends them. This type of accident is not very complicated, and it is obvious in this situation that Car B is at fault. Other accident scenarios are not quite as cut and dry. For...
Accidents Involving Unlawfully Parked 18-Wheelers: A Victim’s Guide to the Law
What does the law say? And how does it work? The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has regulations in place to ensure the safety of all drivers on our highways. One set of regulations tells truckers what to do when their vehicles are stopped on a roadway. It goes into great detail and covers the...
Truck Drivers Background Checks
We get calls all the time from people asking questions about truck drivers and background checks. So, I wanted to take a few minutes to explain the different parts that make up a background check and mention who knows how to put together that kind of information. Past behavior is often a good indication of...
Truck Driver Fatigue: A Big Problem
There are many things that truck drivers can do that make an accident more likely. But few are as large a potential concern as driving while fatigued. In this article, we are going to discuss the laws related to fatigued truck drivers, and how a violation of these laws relates to a finding of fault...
Client Stories: Wrongful Death 18-Wheeler Accident
Former client Mindi L. hired Grossman Law Offices to find out what happened in her father's accident with an 18-wheeler. She knew he was in a fatal wreck, but she wanted to know how it happened in order to get closure after his death. Our attorneys began to investigate the case as soon as she...
Client Stories: Midland, TX, 18-Wheeler Accident
While our firm has handled many hundreds of truck accident cases, a recent case that we won really personifies our firm's commitment to finding the truth after an accident, even when the odds are stacked against us. Here is the story of that case. An elderly man and his wife were driving through Midland, Texas,...
