[post_thumbnail] Tanker trucks are responsible for transporting a wide variety of liquid substances across Pennsylvania and the United States. Like regular run-of-the-mill tractor-trailers, tanker trucks can cause significant damage when a traffic accident occurs. The large size and weight lead to more severe bodily injury and a higher likelihood of fatalities, especially at high speeds….
[post_thumbnail] Three occupants of a pickup truck were injured in a head-on collision with a semi-truck on Route 903 in Lake Harmony. One of those occupants sustained life-threatening injuries and was transported via helicopter to the hospital, while the other two were taken by ambulance. At the time of the report, police had not yet…
[post_thumbnail] Commercial trucks are a key component of the U.S. economy. Each year, large trucks cover hundreds of millions of miles distributing goods within the U.S. But as the number of trucks on the road increases, so does the risk of motor vehicle accidents. Accidents involving large commercial trailers often have devastating effects. According to…
[post_thumbnail] The increase in online shopping makes package and material transport services like FedEx all the more valued. Increased demand for shipped items places FedEx drivers under pressure to make deliveries promptly. This pressure can lead them to take careless risks that harm others. If you experienced serious injuries due to a negligent FedEx truck…
[post_thumbnail] If you’ve ever seen a truck crash into a smaller vehicle, you probably heaved a sigh of relief that it wasn’t you. Despite rigorous training and testing requirements, truckers sometimes cause devastating accidents. They have the same bad driving habits that cause everyday fender benders, but when a large truck crashes, they generate far…
[post_thumbnail] We rely on truck drivers and trucking companies to transport the goods we need and want throughout the entire United States. Yet, large semi-trucks on the road sometimes cause catastrophic accidents. When truck accidents occur, drivers and passengers in smaller vehicles often suffer severe or fatal injuries. In fact, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety…
[post_thumbnail] Death and serious injury follow many accidents involving semi-trucks. Victims of these crashes and their families understandably want justice and compensation for injuries and losses they had no hand in causing. Oftentimes, the sooner that justice and compensation happens, the better. In this blog post, the truck accident attorneys at The Levin Firm Personal…
[post_thumbnail] A logging truck struck an Amish buggy, killing a woman and her son. There was a family of five inside the buggy at the time. A man and a child suffered serious injuries that required air transport to regional hospitals. Another child—a boy—obtained treatment for his injuries from an area hospital. The truck driver…
[post_thumbnail] Do you know what to do after you suffer injuries in a truck accident? Unless you are an attorney or have been in a truck accident before, chances are, the answer is no. Truck accidents constitute a special category of motor vehicle accidents. Comparatively, they inflict more severe injuries and more widespread damage than…
[post_thumbnail] The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation reported 128,420 crashes across the state in one recent year. Of these accidents, nearly 8,000 accidents involved large trucks. This represents nearly 7 percent of all accidents in Pennsylvania. While 7 percent may not seem like a lot, these accidents often involve far more serious injuries than ordinary collisions…
