Autonomous Trucks: Too Good To Be True?
The advent of autonomous trucks is being touted as a win-win across the board. Experts claim driverless trucks will be more efficient, as the artificial intelligence (AI) operating big rigs can spend unlimited hours on the road. And many claim that the roads will be safer as autonomous technology eliminates or significantly …
Truckers’ Drug Use On The Rise: New Testing
With truckers' drug use increasing year over year, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse, regulatory authorities are looking at a variety of testing options to stem and reverse this trend. While urine testing has been the standard for many years, new technologies are adding …
Fort Collins jurors award $2.9 million in DIRECTV crash
Fort Collins, Colorado (April 25, 2023) — Rear-end collision injured a 31-year-old mother of two Jurors in Larimer County awarded $2.9 million to a local woman seriously injured in a two-car crash caused by a AT&T/DIRECTV van driver. On September 4, 2018, in morning traffic near Crossroads Boulevard in Loveland, …
$25M settlement in 18-wheeler Colorado highway crash
Wreck caused by trucker on methamphetamines Denver, Colorado (April 11, 2023) – Wreck caused by trucker on methamphetamines The Law Offices of Peter M. Anderson and ColoradoTruckAccidents.com brokered a $25 million settlement for a devastating crash caused by an irresponsible 18-wheeler driver. As an employee for a large U.S. trucking …
$7.4M Jury Verdict In Crash Caused By Knight/Swift Truck Driver
Denver, Colorado (March 13, 2023) – A $7.4 million verdict has been rendered in Denver District Court against a trucker employed by Knight/Swift Transportation Trucking Company in a multi-car crash that severely injured one driver (the first rear-ended in the crash), announced 18-wheeler injury trial lawyer Peter M. Anderson with Colorado …
Million+ dollar jury verdict in Weld County semi-truck case
Weld County, CO (September 23, 2022) – In a Weld County semi-truck case, a jury awarded more than $1.5 million (verdict plus interest) to a 44-year-old school teacher and mother who suffered significant injuries in an October 2017 crash on Weld County Road 42. According to a complaint filed …
2022 Increase in Traffic Fatalities: Why Now?
Traffic crash statistics are moving in the wrong direction, as evidenced by recent reports from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). In the NHTSA’s statistical summary, “Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities for the First Quarter of 2022”, 9,560 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes in the …
FMCSA Denies UPS Exemption For Truck Driver Trainers
For the second time in three years, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has denied a petition from United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) seeking exemption from the entry-level driver training (ELDT) regulations. According to the FMCSA, as reported in CDL Life: “beginning February 7, 2022, drivers subject to the …
Top 10 Truck Driver Complaints of 2021
The Professional Driver Agency recently released a Top Ten Driver Issues List of 2021. It identifies the top driver complaints from the year based on data from thousands of truck drivers. Equipment supply-chain issues ranked first in driver frustration, with a strong undercurrent of feeling underpaid and undervalued. Topping the …
Positive Drug Tests Fuel Truck Driver Shortage, Road Safety Risks
According to FMCSA data reported in August 2022, nearly 90,000 commercial drivers are currently on prohibited status due to positive results on a drug screening test. Over half of those drug test failures were for marijuana. Amphetamine and methamphetamine violations accounted for 18%, while cocaine and opioids appeared in 15% …
Trucking company sued for fatal I-25 crash
On the evening of August 8, 2022, a truck carrying excavation equipment collided with an overpass on I-25, at Weld County Road 34. A large chunk of concrete broke off the overpass. Megan Arneson, a Loveland preschool teacher, was driving home from a waterpark with her son; she swerved left …
Insurance Company Demands A Recorded Statement After The Crash. What Should I Do?
Did you know that it is against the law for an insurance company to record you without your permission? They must always ask you first before taking a recorded statement — and you can decline the at-fault insurer’s request. Your injury claim is not dependent upon you giving a recorded …
Frequently Asked Questions about the Rogel Aguilera-Mederos Trucking Accident of 2019
In the wake of a fiery truck accident that killed four people, Colorado trucking laws took over the headlines, prompting nationwide discussion about truck carrier accountability and mandatory minimum sentencing laws. In the late afternoon of April 25, 2019, a semi-trailer truck's brakes failed on Interstate 70 (I-70) near Lakewood, …
Understanding the Fatal Weld County Truck Crash in June 2022
On June 13, 2022, a semi truck driver failed to stop and plowed into three cars on I-25. The semi truck crash killed five family members traveling in an SUV, including an infant girl. Colorado State Patrol recently confirmed that the truck driver was driving without a valid commercial driver’s …
I-70 traffic resumes following cement truck accident
On Monday, August 1, 2022, a cement mixer overturned, blocking westbound traffic on Interstate 70 near the 32nd Avenue/Youngfield exit in Wheat Ridge. The concrete mixer truck accident occurred at 2 p.m. on Monday afternoon; the Colorado Department of Transportation reopened traffic lanes shortly after 7 PM that evening. As …
Are The New 2022 Underride Crash Safety Features Safe Enough?
New trailer underride guards regulations promise fewer trucking tragedies, but some worry that they’re “too little, too late”. With truck crash deaths at crisis levels, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and U.S. regulators adopted stricter standards for rear impact guards on tractor trailers in 2022. According to Transport …
Trucking Accident Law Firm Explains the 2014 Tracy Morgan Truck Crash
Photo by Patrick McBride, via via Chicago Tribune (2015) While millions of people recognize American actor/stand-up comedian Tracy Morgan from his popular acting roles on 30 Rock and Saturday Night Live, fewer people may recall that he was once involved in a catastrophic truck accident. In 2014, a Walmart truck …
Victory for Truck Crash Plaintiffs in Recent Supreme Court Decision
On June 27, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari (elected to not review) in C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. v. Allen Miller, in a case where an individual suffered serious, permanent injuries due to the unsafe actions of a semi-tractor trailer driver AND the negligent hiring of said company by …
5 Safety Facts From A Motorcycle Accident Lawyer in Boulder
For over 20 years, personal injury attorney Peter Anderson has worked on behalf of people all over Colorado. His firm is solely focused on road crashes, including car, truck, cycling and pedestrian accidents. And he has a special affinity for helping riders in motorcycle accidents, as he is a fellow …
8 questions semi truck accident lawyers get asked
Truck crashes are often more severe than typical car accidents; the sheer force created by the weight, speed and length of semi trucks has the power to be catastrophic. Then there are the different lines of insurance — for the truck cab, trailer, broker/shipper, and other entities — that must …