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Truck accidents present unique dangers due to the massive size and weight disparity between commercial trucks and passenger vehicles. A fully loaded tractor-trailer can weigh up to 80,000 pounds, while the average passenger car weighs only about 4,000 pounds. These injuries can transform lives, impacting every aspect of daily living. Truck accidents often result…

  Checking your phone, eating a snack, or making eye contact with a friend in the rearview mirror—while these actions seem quick and harmless, an accident only takes seconds to happen. Put simply, reading a text while driving at 55 mph is like driving blind for the length of a football field. Distracted driving…

In the ever-evolving world of e-commerce, Amazon has emerged as a true juggernaut, revolutionizing how we shop and receive our goods. However, Amazon’s rapid expansion of its delivery network has come at a concerning cost—the safety of drivers and the general public. Attorney Jon Hollan, a top trucking attorney with Sam Aguiar Injury Lawyers,…

Safety, Liability & Your Rights The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) was granted explicit authority under Section 32911 of MAP‑21 (and the Motor Carrier Safety Act of 1984) to study and, if justified, require speed‑limiting devices on heavy commercial vehicles. After a 2016 proposal stalled, FMCSA revived the idea in 2022 and, per its latest…

Comprehensive Guide When a person dies due to someone else’s negligence or wrongful act in Kentucky, two distinct legal remedies may be available: survival actions and wrongful death actions. While both address harms arising from the same incident, they serve different purposes, benefit different parties, and recover different types of damages. Understanding these differences…