An accident involving a truck can leave you with serious injuries or worse. A truck's size and weight are significant factors in the severity of such crashes, and in most cases, pedestrians and smaller vehicle occupants bear the brunt of the damage. While you may be...
Any time you drive on the highway, there’s a good chance you will encounter semis and big rigs. These large trucks are an important part of the country’s economy; however, they also present some hazards for others on the roads, especially if you don’t know how to stay...
Sharing the roads with a tractor-trailer is a normal fact of life, but it’s also very risky. There’s a chance that one of these large vehicles will become involved in a crash. This can lead to innocent people getting hurt or even killed. The causes of truck...
Navigating a large truck on the road takes greater skill than driving an ordinary car. For that reason, you want the big truck that pulls up next to you to have a steady and knowledgeable hand on the wheel. However, some trucking companies do not always hire...
California motorists share the road with big rigs every day. These trucks take up a lot of room and often seem imposing. Unfortunately, they can cause a lot of damage when they get into crashes, too. One of the biggest and most preventable reasons for trucker crashes...
Delivery trucks are becoming increasingly common on our roadways. These trucks deliver thousands of packages to homes and businesses on a daily basis. Because of their size, these vehicles can cause serious property damage, injuries, and even death when they are...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1 in 25 drivers have reported falling asleep behind the wheel in the last 30 days. Given how many people are on the road throughout Concord, CA and the entire East Bay, these findings should be...
Every year, millions of dollars in damages are rewarded through personal injury cases. Some of the most common causes of personal injury lawsuits are automobile accidents. While any automobile accident can result in serious injury, trucking accidents tend to be...
Maintaining accurate trucking records is important for driver safety, but may also be important in the event of an accident or other problems. Trucking maintenance records can reveal when negligence was the likely cause of an accident. Those who have been injured in...
At Sumner Law, we believe in standing up for the little guy. Personal injury attorney Scott Sumner has to do that virtually every day, representing injured victims in car accident cases against some of the biggest auto insurance companies in the nation. However,...