Successfully Helping Injured People in Montana for More Than 40 Years
Most people have probably climbed behind the wheel when they’re tired. But being a bit worn out and being fatigued or unable to keep your eyes open is a different story. Those who fall asleep behind the wheel can travel hundreds of yard without seeing the road, veer...
People who use the Montana roads are prone to feeling uncomfortable if not outright fearful when they encounter large trucks. Being in an accident with one of these large, fast-moving vehicles can cause catastrophic injuries and death. A major worry among regulators...
Delivery trucks are often seen zooming through Montana’s neighborhoods and speeding along our open highways. While the drivers of these trucks are trying to ensure that our packages are delivered in a timely fashion, the sad reality is that far too often, they skate...
Large trucks are a daily sight on the Montana roads and the roads across the United States. These vehicles are integral to the economy and the well-being of people throughout the nation. They transport food, medicine, clothing, household items and much more. While...
It is no secret that the biggest vehicles rolling through Belgrade on Interstate 90 are also the most dangerous. Large commercial trucks here can weigh up to 131,060 pounds. When an 18-wheeler at maximum weight collides with a passenger vehicle, the occupants of the...
You've been helping your teen get lots of practice behind the wheel as they prepare to take their road test. They've mastered driving at night, in the snow and rain, on mountain roads and highways. Then one day as you're driving on Interstate 90, a semitruck...
A tragic crash on the evening of Jan. 16 involving a semitruck and a pickup truck claimed the life of a 9-year-old Harrison boy. The crash occurred on Highway 287 near Ennis. According to the Montana Highway Patrol (MHP), the driver of the Ford F-150 pickup truck...
Sleep apnea is considered such a potential threat to driving safety that professional truck drivers who are found to have a moderate to severe form of the condition will lose their commercial driver's license (CDL) if they don't undergo treatment. It's no wonder that...
It's only natural to be a little nervous when you're driving near a large commercial truck on one of Montana's highways -- particularly in the winter months when the roads can be slick. Many of the over 250,000 annual crashes involving a car and a large truck can be...
One reason why commercial truck accidents can be so serious is that many times the contents of the truck spill onto the road. Everything from large, heavy objects to toxic chemicals can create a road hazard for vehicles that weren't even near the site of the crash....