Truck Accidents

Most people in Georgia aren't immediately wary of the intentions of other people. The vast majority of people probably give other people the benefit of the doubt, trusting that they mean what they say and will do what they say they will do. Unfortunately, there are...

You see them everyday on the roadways. Large trucks, whether used to transport goods or equipment, are a huge part of intrastate and interstate commerce. While motorists in Georgia are used to sharing the road with these massive vehicles, commercial truck drivers do...

Most drivers probably attempt to operate their vehicles with a bit more care when they are near a semi-truck on the highways of Georgia. The danger presented by these vehicles should be clear - they are huge, weigh thousands of pounds more than the average passenger...

Georgia residents see news reports concerning car accidents every day, but it is the accidents that involve semi-trucks that can be some of the most devastatingly dangerous accidents on the roadways. Truck accidents, almost without fail, can leave other drivers and...

Semi-truck accidents are usually covered in the nightly news, mostly because they can cause serious delays in traffic as well as major damage on the roadways. Many people in Georgia are used to seeing the overhead news footage shot from a helicopter surveying an...

Most of our Georgia readers would probably agree that truck drivers have a difficult and stressful job. It takes quite a bit of training in order to effectively operate a semi-truck, and drivers are usually under pressure to get from point A to point B in a certain...

It should come as no surprise for our Georgia readers that truck drivers are subject to quite a few federal trucking regulations. These regulations include provisions for how often truck drivers are allowed to operate their vehicles, how often those vehicles must pass...

Many of our North Georgia readers know that millions of employees throughout America are subject to random drug testing, from fast-food workers to police officers to professional athletes. Why is this practice so prevalent? It is actually quite simple -- most...

Georgia residents who have been involved in a car accident sometimes do not know what to do in the immediate aftermath. Car accidents can be chaotic events, leaving one or more people with injuries, traffic patterns affected and law enforcement officials at the scene...

Any of our Georgia readers, who are familiar with previous posts here, know that time and again attention has been called to the unique dangers that are posed in car accidents involving passenger vehicles and large trucks -- typically semi-trucks. The disparity in the...