Five people were killed in an accident with a big rig truck on Tuesday, January 5th, 2021. According to California Highway Patrol spokeswoman Shasta Tollefson, the pickup truck carrying all five victims was driving northbound on Interstate 5. At around 9:00 p.m., the pickup crossed from the northbound lanes into the southbound lanes near Firebaugh…

One driver was killed and two injured in a crash on September 26 involving three big rigs and a car. The accident happened just prior to 3 a.m. when a semi-truck driving eastbound on the 10 Freeway near Citrus Street in West Covina apparently lost control as it approached stalled traffic, hitting another big rig….

An early morning crash last Friday morning, October 18, on 118 Freeway near Porter Ranch left four people injured. The accident involved four vehicles, including a semi-truck. According to the California Highway Patrol, the accident, which was reported at about 8 a.m., led to the closure of the Tampa Avenue exit ramp as well as…

Driving a truck can be a good job, with salaries ranging from $30,000-40,000 at the entry level to $70,000 or more for experienced drivers. It’s also a job where demand is high, so as long as you can pass the requirements, your chances of landing a position are very good. But how does one become…

A cement truck and a sedan were involved in a crash in downtown Los Angeles in late August, trapping the driver of the sedan for roughly half an hour. Firefighters used a crane to rescue him, removing the sedan’s roof to reach him. The rescued driver, who was said to be 25 years old, was…

A tanker truck and an SUV crashed on the 105 Freeway near Hawthorne in late August, killing the drivers of both vehicles. Neither was identified in early news reports. Crashes Causes Inferno, Closing Freeway for Hours The tanker collision caused an inferno of flames that shut down traffic in both directions for several hours. The…

Large trucks are a common sight on southern California roadways. They are vital to the nation’s economy. Unfortunately, they are also dangerous. An estimated 3,838 fatal collisions involving trucks occurred in 2015, the last year for which statistics are available. Trucks crashed on the road 317,000 times in 2012. Jackknife Accidents Caused by Multiple Factors…

Trucks are an incredibly important part of the U.S. economy, because they haul almost every type of good purchased from its manufacturing point to its sale point. There is currently a major shortage of truck drivers, with at least 50,000 jobs remaining unfilled of the 1.7 trucking positions in the U.S. Will self-driving trucks step…

Thousands of serious road accidents every year are attributed to truck cargo that is improperly secured. California drivers are accustomed to sharing the highway with commercial vehicles hauling heavy and potentially hazardous cargo. Whether transporting dressed lumber, metal pipes, building materials or household goods, this freight can spill, leak or fall off the vehicle if…

When a heavy tractor trailer strikes a small passenger car, there is little doubt about the likely outcome. Smaller vehicles simply can’t withstand the tremendous force of a big rig. One of the many ways in which a big rig accident can turn deadly is when a smaller vehicle slides underneath the truck. This shears…