The tragic train-truck crash in Clarendon Hills on Wednesday that killed a Metra BNSF passenger also injured four other passengers including the conductor and train engineer. The train struck a slow-moving semitrailer truck when it became stuck behind another vehicle....
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Why Trucking Insurance Minimums Must Be Increased
Commercial truck drivers who’ve been in vehicle accidents where injuries occurred know those accidents can be costly. Lost wages, hospital stays, surgeries and physical therapy can easily exceed $1 million. Yet the current minimum liability insurance coverage for...
Which Occupation Has the Most Fatalities?
Some jobs are more dangerous and have a higher risk of fatal injuries than others. You may think that being a firefighter, police officer or construction worker is the most dangerous, but in Illinois at least, work that requires driving a small or large truck to...
Federal Rule To Require Speed Limiter Devices On Trucks Would Aim To Reduce Truck Accidents
If you spend much time on the highway, you know that nothing is quite as frightening as a semi-trailer barreling along at 80 mph. The federal government has long tried to require speed limiters on large trucks that would hold their speeds to a set level — probably 68...
Wintry Weather Typically Drives Up Car, Truck Accidents
The colossal crash on an icy Texas interstate near Fort Worth, which involved over 130 vehicles and left six people dead and dozens injured, was one of numerous tragic roadway accidents that occurred during a ferocious winter storm last week that pummeled parts of...
It’s Full Steam Ahead for Autonomous Trucks, But Are they Safe?
While self-driving cars aren’t ready to hit the roadways, fully autonomous trucks are right around the corner. Walmart announced this month it will use autonomous box trucks to make deliveries in Arkansas starting in 2021. The giant retailer has been working for 18...
Truck Accidents More Common Than Any Other Type of Road Accident
Thousands of big-rig trucks are on the road at any given time, doing their job to deliver critical goods from coast to coast. Given their numbers and size, it's hardly surprising that some 500,000 truck-related accidents occur each year and in fact, are more common...