Family vacations, road trips and the daily commute mean that thousands of passenger vehicles join big rigs on I-5 in Oregon every day, increasing the chance of a collision. Understanding the differences between a commercial truck and your car or truck can help you...

Thanks to an increased emphasis on educating people on the dangers of drowsy driving, many in Oregon understand that fatigued drivers may pose as much of a threat as those who drive while drunk or distracted. Most assume that one unable to get a good night of sleep...

Sharing the road with large commercial vehicles like buses and semi-trucks can be very intimidating. Understanding how these roadway behemoths operate and handle can help you as a passenger vehicle operator stay safe. Many accidents between passenger vehicles and...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration oversees commercial trucking and institutes safety regulations governing short- and long-haul truck drivers and trucking companies.  Reducing fatigue among truckers remains an ongoing challenge for the FMCSA. The Hours...

Personal injury cases are more complex than people realize. Beyond the negotiations, motions and legal context, there is one main complicating factor: the number of parties involved. In general, personal injury law seeks to make injured people whole again. The court's...

Two tourists bicycling along Oregon's Interstate 84 sustained severe injuries after an 18-wheeler owned by a large delivery company struck them. The tractor-trailer’s hired operator could not defend his actions. After five days spent in a contentious trial, a jury...

Even though large trucks are a common sight on roads across America, many passenger vehicle occupants do not feel safe around them. According to a recent AAA survey, 61% of adults feel safer passing other passenger vehicles than they do passing tractor-trailers and...

When you're driving, you probably know that you're not supposed to ride alongside a large vehicle or to travel too closely to it to the rear. Those areas can be blind spots, which means that the driver might have a hard time seeing you if you're driving there. The...

Trucks can cause accidents for many reasons, but one of the most dangerous is when a truck jackknifes. Commercial drivers are supposed to be trained to avoid this dangerous situation, which can occur when the trailer of the vehicle is moving more quickly than the cab....

Truck accidents are fairly common in Oregon, especially on highways such as Hwy 140 or Interstate 84. Both are busy areas that quickly congest when an accident has taken place, potentially leading to even more collisions. What's most important is for people to know...