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Posted on May 8, 2013 By Arnold & Itkin
As Texas lawmakers consider a state-wide ban on texting while driving, a new study released by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute has revealed that alternative technologies may not be any ...
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Posted on Mar 21, 2013 By Arnold & Itkin, LLP
Truck accidents are a frightening experience, namely because the size of the truck far surpasses that of your average vehicle used on your daily commutes. Unfortunately, the size of these vehicles are ...
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Posted on Mar 19, 2013 By Arnold & Itkin
The American Trucking Association is concerned with the safety of drivers out on the road, which is why they have formally requested that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration require all ...
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Posted on Feb 8, 2013 By Arnold & Itkin
Currently, trucks using the nation’s highway system are not allowed to weigh more than 80,000 pounds—a number so large, it is difficult to imagine a need for heavier vehicles. Yet, despite ...
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Posted on Jan 22, 2013 By Arnold & Itkin
As phones get smarter, more and more manufacturers are adding voice-activated text messaging as a convenient feature on these mobile devices. For many phone manufacturers, having voice activated ...
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Posted on Dec 19, 2012 By Arnold & Itkin
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has released its analysis of all 2011 traffic deaths, and the results are somewhat startling. While total traffic deaths fell by almost two ...
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Posted on Dec 12, 2012 By Arnold & Itkin
Fuel injectors are a primary fixture in large diesel trucks out on the road. When one of these small fuel injectors gets clogged within a vehicle, it can generate disastrous results. A healthy fuel ...
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Posted on Oct 25, 2012 By Arnold & Itkin LLP
A Florida truck-on-bus accident last March ended in fatality. The driver of a sod truck collided with a school bus that resulted in severe damage, injuries to multiple students and the death of a ...
Continue reading "Fatal School Bus Accident Resolved by an Unrelated Fine" »
Posted on Oct 23, 2012 By Arnold & Itkin LLP
Nine semi trucks were involved in a domino-effect pileup in Newhall, California early this morning. The accident took place at the interchange of two freeways. The sun was not yet up, as the accident ...
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Posted on Oct 11, 2012 By Arnold & Itkin LLP
Those who are involved in accidents serious enough to result in amputation have experienced something that will change their lives forever. The loss of a limb drastically changes the course of ...
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Posted on Oct 5, 2012 By Arnold & Itkin LLP
A semi truck and an Amtrak train collided in an accident that took place in Hanford, California this week. According to initial reports, the truck driver was facing accusations that he drove into the ...
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Posted on Sep 28, 2012 By Arnold & Itkin
Truck driving is a necessary method of not only employment for the many people in America, but also as a means to deliver goods across the country from manufacturers to stores, and from the post ...
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Posted on Sep 28, 2012 By Arnold & Itkin
Over the past few years our world has watched the advances in technology soar, finding ways to accomplish what was once thought to be impossible. Before the discovery of the GPS, truckers relied on ...
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Posted on Sep 18, 2012 By Arnold & Itkin LLP
While a class was in session, a car and a semi truck were involved in a collision that sent the truck careening through the wall of a small Christian school in North Dakota. Three students and one ...
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Posted on Sep 10, 2012 By Arnold & Itkin, LLP
Whether you realize it or not, driving an 18-wheeler is an entirely different experience than driving a car. Generally speaking, the size and weight of a big rig requires more room to maneuver. ...
Continue reading "Big-Rig Traffic Safety: Blind Spots" »
Posted on Aug 31, 2012 By Arnold & Itkin, LLP
The reality is that trucks are often the most dangerous vehicles out on the road and statistics confirm this: the annual death toll from truck-related accidents is the equivalent of twenty-six major ...
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Posted on Aug 22, 2012 By Arnold & Itkin, LLP
"There have been a number of accidents. Even if there's one fatality, there's more than there should be," said a spokesman for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland ...
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Posted on Aug 16, 2012 By Arnold & Itkin LLP
Just this week, four people were killed in a tragic accident caused by a truck carrying livestock. The severe aftermath of the accident resulted in a highway closure for multiple hours. This was a ...
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Posted on Aug 1, 2012 By Arnold & Itkin LLP
For Budweiser lovers, this is likely your worst nightmare. For all others, an accident such as this is probably a nightmare as well. According to recent reports, a truck carrying thousands of pounds ...
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Posted on Jun 29, 2012 By Houston Truck Accident Attorney
Chevy is recalling 475,148 Chevy Cruze compacts sold in the U.S., Canada and Israel from September 2010 until May 31. The recall, which affects nearly every model sold, has been put in effect because ...
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Posted on Jun 21, 2012 By Houston Truck Accident Attorney
A three year old child was killed instantly and his parents were taken to hospital with serious injuries on June 8 after a tanker truck rear ended the family's Mitsubishi Galant on the West Sam ...
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Posted on Jun 18, 2012 By Arnold & Itkin LLP
A truck accident that took place in Asheville, North Carolina recently caused the westbound lanes of Interstate 240 to close for a majority of the day. According to reports, the tractor-trailer that ...
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Posted on Jun 5, 2012 By Truck Accident Attorney
Whenever a truck accident happens, police tend to investigate the truck itself and take statements from any witnesses, but one important step in finding out fault in these accidents is investigating ...
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Posted on Jun 4, 2012 By Truck Accident Lawyer
Three people were killed in Oswego, Illinois today when a car collided with a semi truck. The accident happened on Route 126 according to Illinois State Police. The accident report stated that the ...
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Posted on May 23, 2012 By Houston Truck Accident Lawyer
On Wednesday, May 16, 2012, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration proposed new safety regulations for large commercial trucks and buses. They state in the proposal that they hope to ...
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