Category: After the Crash

Ben Phelps: One of the big keys with these reconstructions is evidence, especially roadway evidence and vehicle evidence. To ultimately try to answer some of these questions, that’s what we need, and the quicker either side can get involved, the better chance you’re going to have. David Craig: I’m attorney…

Chris Card: You have to have insurance or you can’t be operating a semi. So, if you raise the cost of the insurance as well to where it’s a lot more difficult to get insurance, you’re going to get more quality people too because then they’re really worried about being…

Driving can be frustrating. Between things like traffic, construction, and inclement weather, we have all felt frustrated while driving. However, sometimes this frustration can get out of control. Pretty soon, we begin thinking “If one more person cuts me off…” or “Try that again and see what happens…” and our…

Sixty percent of fatal work zone crashes in Iowa involve at least one large truck, according to a recent report using the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System. Large truck wrecks are often more catastrophic and deadly because of the vehicles’ size and weight. This is part of…

We’ve all heard cautionary tales about drunk driving. It’s dangerous, deadly and devastating. Though we know the risks, many of us will drive while intoxicated at least once in our lives. Every day, people have a few drinks and decide to drive. Statistics show that drunk driving kills one person…

In 2021, across the state of Indiana, 167 people lost their lives in crashes involving large trucks. That number was up 49% from the benchmark recorded 10 years earlier in 2012, according to the Institute for Safer Trucking. In a previous blog post, I discussed the nationwide increase in large…

Cutting corners kills. Thousands of people die each year when trucking companies fail to ensure that their drivers are fit to work. In an industry where hypertension, obesity and sleep disorders are rampant, too many drivers slip under the radar. Undiagnosed sleep apnea affects commercial motor vehicle operators across the…