Yesterday, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued a final rule impacting 49 CFR parts 385 and 395, relating to hours of servers for truck drivers. The rule change is designed to give truck drivers more flexibility. Some of the significant changes include: • Read More
A multiple-vehicle accident involving vehicles, as well as an Amazon delivery truck, turned fatal on the North Freeway at Rankin. According to police reports, and vehicle towing a trailer traveling south on I 45 had a flat tire. The family, which included a father, Read More
Texas is a hub for commercial truck transportation. The Texas Department of Transportation compiles crash information from across the state. This information helps authorities evaluate trucking safety. According to statistics, there were 37,515 truck accidents in Texas in 2018. These accidents resulted in hundreds of Read More
A worker was struck and killed while he was placing cones as part of a road construction project. The accident happened at the entrance of the Crosby Freeway near the 13700 block. According to reports, a driver lost control of her vehicle and hit Read More
Every day we share our roads with large commercial trucks. Houston is a hub for trucks that deliver goods across the country. Large trucks have a gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or more, as defined by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Many large Read More
Truck crashes are among the most severe types of accidents. When a truck collides with a passenger vehicle, severe injuries and fatalities are common. When a truck driver or trucking company is negligent in a crash, they are responsible for all damages resulting from the Read More
We share our roadways with thousands of commercial vehicles. Large semi-trucks are a common sight on our Houston area highways. While trucks are a necessary part of life, they can also be dangerous to other drivers on the roads. When a truck accident happens, Read More
Safety on the roadways is of the utmost importance to the state of Texas. Various laws are in place to protect employees as well as motorists on the streets and highways. One of the dangers for police, fire, paramedic, and road workers is the Read More
Commercial trucks are a part of life. We need these big rigs to transport goods across the state and the country. While we share the roads with these semi-trucks, they can also be dangerous to other drivers. Trucks can weigh 20 to 30 times Read More
We share our Houston roadways with millions of trucks. According to the United States Department of Transportation, there are over 12.5 million commercial trucks registered in the U.S. While we need trucks to transport our goods across the country, sometimes trucks can be dangerous. Read More