Each winter, drivers know they must be extra careful due to weather conditions that may include snow, ice and blustery winds ultimately leading to dangerous road conditions. Added on top of that is the challenge of co-existing with big-rig trucks. And what if that...
Truck Accidents
Why do truck accidents happen?
Truck accidents often make the news because of their potentially devastating nature. A tractor-trailer could overturn, causing massive delays on highways. Worse, truck accidents might result in fatalities, a typical result when thousands of pounds of moving machinery...
Who is responsible for your truck injury?
After a truck accident, victims often desperately need compensation to cover the cost of their injuries and other expenses. While they may need a settlement check to cover these costs, they will not be able to pursue their full settlement until they know who is...
An Interview With Attorney Mark Schneid About Commercial Truck Accidents
Today we are sitting down with attorney Mark Schneid to discuss auto accidents involving commercial trucks. Due to the sheer size of these trucks, accident injuries can be very serious, and often result in the wrongful death of the other driver. These cases can be...
Brake failure a frequent cause of commercial truck crashes
In terms of size and weight, commercial trucks tend to trump passenger vehicles. As a result, the drivers and passengers in the smaller vehicles typically suffer the most when the two collide. Because it takes so much to stop a large semi-truck, all trucks must have...
How common is substance abuse among truckers?
Making your way across Illinois roadways can prove challenging even under the best of circumstances, and this is particularly true when hazardous conditions exist, such as heavy snowfall or icy roads. Sharing the road with commercial truckers can also present...
Teenage Woman Killed in Elgin Crash
On July 29, 2018, around 2:00 p.m., a semi-truck crashed with a passenger car, driven by a teenage woman, at the Randall and Hopps roads intersection in Elgin, Illinois. Elgin police report that the woman made her left turn from southbound Randall Road towards...
Fatal Crash in Elmhurst Kills 1, Injures 3
On March 2, 2018, around 2:00 p.m., three semi-trucks and four cars were involved in a fiery crash on inbound I-290 in Elmhurst, near St. Charles Road. Immediately after the crash, a fire spread between multiple truck cabs and cars involved in the pileup. Witnesses...
When truck drivers are distracted
For motorists like you, having to share the road with semi-trucks is an unfortunate but unavoidable reality. Just as you may find yourself taking your eyes off the road or your hands away from your vehicle's controls to eat, answer the phone or what have you, today's...
One Injured In Horrific Bensenville Crash
A three-car crash on April 25, 2017, which resulted in at least one injury, occurred on northbound Route 83 at Frontage Road, just north of I-290 in Bensenville. Authorities say the crash happened around 12:30 p.m., causing all northbound lanes on Route 83 to be...