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Flatbed truck crash I’m Ed Smith, a Sacramento Trucking Accident Attorney. Flatbed trucks are large vehicles used mainly for commercial reasons. Flatbed trucks have a…

Big Rig Versus Motorcycle Accident Fatality On Monday, December 14, 2015 a big rig versus motorcycle accident fatality occurred on Highway 50 in Sacramento. The…

  Sacramento Trucking Accident Attorney Discusses Commercial Truck Interior Video Systems: Ed Smith is a top-rated Sacramento Trucking Accident Attorney. Ed is familiar with the devastating consequences…

Elk Grove Delivery Truck Accident Attorney Last April, a deadly bus accident occurred in Northern California when a Federal Express delivery truck driver traveling south…

Sacramento Truck Accident Attorney Common Causes of  Truck Accidents Large commercial trucks have the potential to cause and/or contribute to devastating motor vehicle accidents. This…

In the mid-morning on Tuesday, a big rig driven by 63-year-old Christopher B. Ayala, of San Francisco, was travelling westbound on I-80 in the middle…

Truck Backing Accidents are preventable. Statistics show that 25% of all trucking accidents involve backing up. Backing is an almost daily activity for most truck…

Commerce in the United States depends on the hauling and carrying done by the trucking industry, but safety issues are a concern given the severity…

Although injuries and fatalities due to large truck and other vehicle crashes have decreased over the last ten years, motor vehicle injuries remain a leading…

Truck Accidents Involving Alcohol and Drugs Despite measures in place to help reduce alcohol and drug-related accidents, it is still a problem causing many fatal…

Many employees drive company vehicles either to and from work or for specific company related tasks. Wrongful death claims can be brought against a driver’s…

The short answer to the title question is yes, they can be.  There are several reasons for this, the first of which is obvious: that…

Truck drivers traversing the country to deliver goods are important to the economy. This is especially true in countries with poor rail systems. Truck drivers…

Truck driver fatigue  is,  and has been an issue in many  fatal accidents . It is believed to have accounted for approximately ten percent of…

The trucking industry has been concerned about obstructive sleep apnea in commercial driver for many decades. With sleep apnea, the trucker gets poor sleep that…

  As a Sacramento Trucking Accident lawyer since 1982, I’ve had occasion to represent pedestrians injured in trucking accidents on many occasions. Fatalities resulting from…