Truck Accident

Ryan Bradley | January 8, 2010 | Truck Accident

It should go without saying that drivers need to be extra cautious when traveling on ice or snow covered roadways, but every year around this time hundreds of accidents occur because someone was driving recklessly. Drivers should be aware of how the slick conditions affect… read more

Ryan Bradley | January 2, 2010 | Truck Accident

The enormous size and weight of tractor trailers makes them very imposing vehicles to drive alongside on the highway. These same factors also make the truck driver’s job more complicated as he has to account for the size of his truck in every maneuver he… read more

Ryan Bradley | January 1, 2010 | Truck Accident

Two people were injured in a Missouri truck accident on November 18, 2011 at 7:35pm. The Buchanan County Missouri trucking accident occurred on southbound I-29 at Missouri Route DD in Faucett, Missouri. Jerome D. Lunsford of Steinauer, Nebraska drove a 2009 Kenworth northbound up the… read more

Ryan Bradley | January 1, 2010 | Truck Accident

Jacob R. Whitehill of Nixa, Missouri suffered moderate injuries in a Lawrence County Missouri semi truck accident. The truck accident occurred on November 21, 2011 at 4:20pm. Whitehill’s 2000 Dodge collided with a 2007 Peterbilt Conventional semi truck on eastbound I-44, 3 miles west of… read more

Ryan Bradley | January 1, 2010 | Truck Accident

The National Safety Transportation Board (NTSB) issued safety recommendations to several federal agencies after significant investigations. The NTSB recommends that the federal government enact a mobile phone device for commercial motor vehicle operators, with an exception for emergency use. This safety recommendation aims to reduce… read more

Ryan Bradley | January 1, 2010 | Truck Accident

Two accidents involving tractor trailers over the past few days have affected the lives of residents in Illinois. The first and most tragic incident was the death of an Illinois woman who was riding on a motorcycle Saturday near Binghamton, N.Y. While the name of… read more

Ryan Bradley | January 1, 2010 | Truck Accident

An oversized tractor trailer caused a Benton County Missouri truck accident on June 30, 2011 at 2:00pm. Truck driver Cory Deckert crashed an oversized 1994 Kenworth into a 1975 Ford driven by Lonnie J. Price. The oversized tractor trailer broke the driver’s side mirror of… read more

Ryan Bradley | January 1, 2010 | Truck Accident

A tractor-trailer accident in Clay County, Missouri early Monday morning left the truck’s cargo—720 pigs—injured and running loose. Nearly fifty of the pigs escaped following the crash, and had to be chased and captured. The pigs were shaken up, but there were few serious injuries…. read more

Ryan Bradley | January 1, 2010 | Federal Motor Carrier Regulations \ Missouri Fatal Truck Accidents \ Truck Accident

Hulse H. Towry, an 84 year old resident of Fair Play, Missouri, died in a fatal Polk County Missouri trucking accident on October 17, 2011 at 11:50am. The Polk County truck accident began as Towry attempted to make a right turn onto Missouri Highway 32… read more

Ryan Bradley | January 1, 2010 | Truck Accident

Circuit Judge Ann Callis will hear a post-trial motion at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, January 14, 2011, regarding a multi-million dollar verdict reached last November by a jury who found in favor of plaintiffs after a tanker truck caused a Missouri tractor-trailer accident. The tanker… read more