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A large truck rolling over is a terrifying event. Yet this event happens with regularity on Georgia roads and highways. Best case, the truck falls onto its side and slides to a stop with the driver emerging uninjured and traffic backed up for a couple of hours. In the worst-case scenario, the overturned truck crashes...

There are roughly 3.5 million trucks on U.S. roads at any given time. Each year, large truck drivers travel tens of billions of miles to deliver goods and necessities to warehouses and stores. The vast majority of these drivers are cautious and hardworking. Sometimes, though, a driver is underqualified, makes a mistake, or experiences a...

Auto accidents are the leading cause of death and traumatic injuries for Americans. More than 36,000 people were killed and 2.5 million injured in 2019 due to motor vehicle crashes (CDC). Logging trucks involve a small portion of these statistics but are disproportionately deadly due to several factors, including: Poor truck maintenance Minimally qualified or...

If a person is injured in a truck accident, they may have the right to file a personal injury claim. Georgia law states that the injured person has up to two years from the date of the accident to file a lawsuit for their injuries. A truck accident attorney who specializes in personal injury law can...

Thousands of victims suffer traumatic amputations every year in the U.S. The most common cause of traumatic amputation injuries is traffic accidents. Severe motor vehicle accidents, especially ones that involve large trucks and tractor-trailers, sometimes necessitate medical amputations in order to salvage a limb and save a patient’s life. A traumatic loss can affect any...

Distracted driving is one of the top contributors to motor vehicle accidents. In 2019, an estimated 424,000 people were injured and more than 3,000 people were killed in auto accidents involving distracted drivers. While less common, distracted driving accidents involving truckers do happen. And a distracted truck driver is a recipe for disaster. A truck...

Developed in the early 20th century, the lift truck is one of the most important and widely used pieces of equipment to lift and transport materials for short distances. The terms forklift truck, fork truck, and lift truck are interchangeable, although technically lift truck is a more accurate description because not all vehicles of this...

Tractor-trailer crashes can leave people with serious injuries and questions — questions they’ve never thought to ask before. We’ve helped victims of truck accidents pick up the pieces of their lives and get justice for injured or lost loved ones. One thing we stress to any potential clients, however, is that filing a claim against...

What is a bobtail truck? “Bobtailing” refers to a semi-truck or other large cab without the long trailer or other cargo hitched to it. Truck drivers drive bobtail trucks on their way to pick up a load or after dropping their cargo off. Bobtailing is not the same as “deadheading,” which is when a truck...

One question we are often asked whenever a potential client calls our firms is: “What is my tractor-trailer accident case worth?” This is a great question and we can certainly understand why clients would want to know the answer. Their lives have been turned upside down because of someone else’s negligence. They want to know...