Truck Accidents

Truck accidents pose unique challenges compared to car accidents, due to the sheer size, weight, and height of commercial trucks. Truck accidents often result in devastating injuries, extensive property damage, and complex legal implications. Today we want to talk about the ways truck accidents can differ from car accidents. It is important to understand these…

What if you were driving on the highway and saw a commercial truck on fire? How scary would it be just to drive near that type of accident? Truck accidents in general are frightening, but when a truck is on fire, things can become worse quickly. Truck fires can cause serious damage to the trucker…

Truck accidents often cause life-altering injuries, such as traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord damage, traumatic amputation, and severe fractures. Many truck accidents are deadly. Commercial truck crashes are often catastrophic because the size, weight, and dimensions of these vehicles are significantly larger than passenger cars or motorcycles. Victims who survive often require a lifetime of…

Truck accidents happen for many reasons. Drivers who violate traffic laws or drive while distracted deserve to be held accountable. Trucking companies that place profit before safety must be held responsible. Truck parts manufacturers who make and install defective products should be held liable. The counties and the state of Tennessee may also be at…

The trucking industry needs more drivers. There are many reasons why there is a shortage of drivers. It is a lonely job that takes drivers away from their families for days or weeks at a time. Driving can be quite monotonous, so it’s easy to get bored or distracted. It’s also difficult to drive a…

Truck accidents are extremely dangerous. The size and weight of tractor-trailers, rigs, and other commercial trucks mean that when cars and trucks collide, the occupants of the car are likely to die or suffer catastrophic injuries. Catastrophic injuries include spinal cord injuries, head trauma, burns, and internal organ damage. Truck accidents also cause broken bones…

Trucks come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Each type of truck requires unique driving skills and may be prone to certain types of accidents. For example, 18-wheelers and huge commercial trucks that transport goods throughout Tennessee and across the country are prone to rollovers, jackknives, and wide-turn accidents. When commercial trucks are involved…

There are so many advertisements, articles, and news stories about trucking accidents all the time that most of us are completely desensitized to the concept at all. At Bailey & Greer, PLLC, we’re hopeful that new infrastructure legislation will help to change this conversation and make our highways safer for all. It’s our job to…

Drivers of all types of trucks are responsible for any accidents that happen through their own negligence. This responsibility means that a negligent driver is responsible for your medical bills, lost income, physical pain, emotional suffering, scarring or disfigurement, and damage to your vehicle. In addition to the driver, other responsible trucking companies may include…

Trucks have terrible sight lines. The length, breadth, and width of most trucks make it impossible for the driver to see some of the surrounding traffic. The dangers of blind spots are especially increased for semi-trucks which can run more than 70 feet long. Trucks are often loaded with heavy and shifting cargo and are…