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Archive for the ‘Semi Truck Accidents’ Category

Denver Ranks 13th Least Courteous City in National Road Rage Survey

Posted in Motor Vehicle Accidents, Semi Truck Accidents on 1/6/10

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During our daily commute in Colorado, it’s not unusual to witness or be engaged in an incident of road rage.

An aggressive driver is weaving in and out of traffic and angers another driver already frustrated and tense from increasingly heavy traffic congestion. They engage in a cat and mouse game at 80 miles per hour.

A driver distracted while talking on a cell phone abruptly cuts into your lane with no signal almost causing a collision.

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Nearly 5,000 are killed in Semi-Truck Accidents Every Year

Posted in Semi Truck Accidents on 3/13/08

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I had an interesting conversation with an irate semi-truck driver yesterday. He saw the Bachus & Schanker ad on TV and was “all fired up”. He let me know in no uncertain terms how offended he was by our ad.

What made my conversation with this irate semi-truck driver even more interesting was I had just received an email about the Association of Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America, a national association of dedicated plaintiff lawyers (no defense lawyers allowed) who have joined together to help eliminate unsafe and illegal interstate trucking practices across America. I was actually visiting their web site when I took his phone call. Talk about coincidence.

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Truckers Falsifying Logbooks

Posted in Semi Truck Accidents on 2/18/08

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A CBS4 investigation has found that truckers blatantly falsify their service logs and stay on the road longer than they’re allowed.

At Bachus & Schanker, LLC we have personally seen the devastating ramifications that semi-truck accidents have on families.

Consider these statistics for 2006 from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration:
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Driving on I-70 may be more dangerous than you think

Posted in Semi Truck Accidents on 9/10/07

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The Colorado Department of Transportation does its best to be ready to respond to crashes on I-70. But this job has become more difficult due to a recent rise in the number of crashes involving semi-trucks.
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Asphalt Truck Spills Over

Posted in Semi Truck Accidents on 5/10/07

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This morning, May 10th, at around 7 a.m. an asphalt truck tipped over, spilling its contents all over Sante Fe Blvd. and W. Sheridan Blvd. in Sheridan, Colorado. 9 News has more details on this story. Luckily no injuries have been reported as of the time of this blog but the incident serves as a reminder to all of us that safety should be the number one priority for commercial truck drivers.
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Keep on Truckin’

Posted in Semi Truck Accidents on 3/16/07

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Most Coloradoans and even those visiting from out of state know the frustration of being stuck or delayed on I-70 when a semi-truck fails to use chains and causes an accident and/or highway closure. I-70 was shut down 116 hours last year while tractor-trailer rigs without chains spun out on ice and snow and blocked the road. And what most of us don’t realize is that under current Colorado law, semi-truck drivers who fail to put on chains when the chain law is in effect face a mere $100.00 fine. Many truckers see this fine as the cost of doing business when they’re trying to get through the mountain passes on deadlines.
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Trucking Regulations (and drivers) Too Relaxed

Posted in Semi Truck Accidents on 12/20/06

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On a daily basis, more and more commercial semi-trucks drive on our already overcrowded highway. Hopefully, if you are traveling on the highways near an 18-wheeler, the driver of the truck is following old federal regulations, and not the new ones.
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Semi-Truck Accidents Highlight Need for Awareness and Safety

Posted in Semi Truck Accidents on 8/30/06

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A recent semi-truck accident in Denver serves as a reminder that when driving on our highways and streets, it is important for individual motorists to be careful and practice safe driving habits. It also reminds all of us of the the often careless, reckless and negligent conduct of semi-truck drivers and the companies that employ them.
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