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Since I have represented a number of people in trucking accidents, I've written here about a number of different dangers of trucking accidents. But this trucking accident danger  is new for me. Trucker Louis Holst and his wife had picked up a load that included 460 bee hives.  When his load became...

Additional information is slowly being released about last week's tragic bus crash near the San Marcos outlet malls. As I originally predicted, it appears that the crash was caused by driver fatigue.  Police are now alleging that the driver, Jesus Basio-Ramirez, fell asleep while driving the bus. I am not surprised...

This morning, a Mares Tours charter bus bound for Dallas rolled over on Interstate 35 between New Braunfels and San Marcos near the San Marcos outlet malls.  Early indications are that all twenty-one people are injured, with three individuals suffering life-threatening head injuries. While the investigation is just beginning, reports suggest the bus left...

An I-80 car wreck near San Francisco Bay continues to baffle authorities as the lone survivor doesn’t recall the details of the wreck. “This case turned out to be a bit of a mystery in more ways than one. It seems the single vehicle wreck killed the driver and seriously...

Slick roads cause accidents. Drivers need to drive according to the weather conditions. Just recently in Fort Worth, Texas, there were two deadly accidents attributed to the icy road conditions. It had just snowed, and the roads were particularly dangerous. The police were busy that night responding to the two...

One of the hot topics in trucking news for the last few years has been that of sleep apnea.  Sleep apnea is a medical condition that prevents its victims from getting a good night's sleep, ensuring that they are drowsy all day long.  You can imagine the dangers that truck...

One of the most dangerous parts of any drive --- for both motorists and for construction workers --- are highway work zones.  Unfortunately, the dangers posed by construction zones do not receive a lot of publicity.   Maybe that is changing.  Yesterday's New York Times contained a feature article:  Efforts Lag at Making...