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Category: Truck Accidents

Who Is Liable for a Crash Caused by a Delivery Driver?

Published on June 25, 2024, by Shrager, Sachs, & Blanco | Truck Accidents

We see the big blue Amazon trucks and red DoorDash bags all over, constantly dropping off packages and food to customers. They have quotas to meet and hot food to deliver and they often drive fast or stop in places that aren’t designated parking spaces. What happens if you get into a fender bender with them? Who is liable for a crash caused by a delivery driver? In this post, we’ll dig into how often delivery drivers are involved in car accidents and who you can hold liable[...]
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Truck Rollover Risk Factors

Published on April 30, 2024, by Shrager, Sachs, & Blanco | Truck Accidents

Want to know more about truck rollover risk factors? We share how these overturn accidents involving trucks occur so you can avoid a crash like this. Each year, around 4-9% of truck accidents that occur nationwide in the U.S. are of the rollover variety, depending on whether you go with statistics published by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) or National Institutes of Health (NIH). It also matters whether you also figure in what are referred to as overturn accidents, which account for at least 2% of[...]
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What To Do After Being in an Out-of-State Truck Accident

Published on September 23, 2022, by SHRAGER SACHS & BLANCO | Truck Accidents

Being involved in a truck accident is one of the most traumatizing events you may ever go through. The recovery time alone may take weeks, months, or even longer, and many victims’ maximum medical improvement falls short of their physical condition prior to the wreck.  Your situation may be further complicated if you were in an out-of-state truck accident. If you were traveling through Pennsylvania at the time of your accident, you are likely unfamiliar with our local and state laws that will affect your truck accident claim[...]
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What Factors Affect My Truck Accident Settlement?

Published on June 17, 2022, by SHRAGER SACHS & BLANCO | Truck Accidents

Truck-involved collisions often have more devastating results compared to car-on-car ones. It's common for crashes between passenger cars and tractor-trailers to leave behind significant physical damage to the sedan or sports utility vehicle (SUV) involved and for these types of collisions to leave the non-commercial automobiles' occupants with debilitating injuries or dead.  The catastrophic nature of truck-involved collisions often leaves passenger car occupants wondering what rights to compensation they have. Perhaps the best way to make sense of how much of a truck accident settlement you might be[...]
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Will Insurance Cover Truck Accident Injuries?

Published on March 29, 2022, by SHRAGER SACHS & BLANCO | Truck Accidents

National Safety Council (NSC) data shows that an estimated 118,000 truck-involved crashes resulted in injuries in 2019. These collisions resulted in over 4,000 fatalities. Many Philadelphia motorists fear sharing the road with truckers, and with good reason. The injuries that result from crashes involving an 18-wheeler and passenger vehicle tend to be particularly catastrophic. (more…)
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How Do High-Speed Winds Affect Truckers?

Published on October 14, 2021, by SHRAGER SACHS & BLANCO | Truck Accidents

Bad weather is rarely the cause of a truck accident—bad decisions are. Wind may not be the most often-discussed driving danger, but high-speed winds can be extremely dangerous to large commercial trucks and the cars around them. Let’s look closer at the way high-speed winds affect truckers as they work to safely operate their vehicles. For further questions about truck driving laws and safety regulations, reach out to a lawyer practiced in truck accident law. (more…)
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What Qualifications Should Your Truck Accident Lawyer Have?

Published on July 28, 2021, by SHRAGER SACHS & BLANCO | Truck Accidents

After being hurt by the negligence of a truck driver, trucking company, or a part manufacturer, you likely will want to seek legal help to get justice for your injuries and other damages. But you might not even know what to look for in searching for your legal representation. You want someone on your side who you can trust, which is why you should look for these qualifications in your truck accident lawyer. (more…)
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What Evidence Will Your Truck Accident Lawyer Use To Support Your Claim?

Published on March 19, 2021, by SHRAGER SACHS & BLANCO | Truck Accidents

Trucks are essential to transport goods across our country, and their drivers are typically well-trained and certified to drive the large, heavy vehicles that take over highways. When truck drivers aren’t vigilant, sober, well-rested, or properly trained, they can cause serious accidents with other drivers on the road. If they collide with a regular sized vehicle, that’s when the injuries can be catastrophic and even deadly. (more…)
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