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South Carolina Auto Accidents Involving Commercial Trucks: Unique Challenges

South Carolina Auto Accidents Involving Commercial Trucks: Unique Challenges

Auto accidents involving commercial trucks pose unique challenges for individuals and families across South Carolina. SC’s bustling highways and interstates serve as major thoroughfares for commercial trucking, contributing to the economy and the transportation network. However, with this heavy traffic comes a greater chance of accidents, leading to serious injuries, property damage, and loss of life.

How to Avoid Jackknifing Your Truck

How to Avoid Jackknifing

Every so often on the news, you will hear about a truck accident where a tractor-trailer jackknifed on the highway, sometimes with fatal consequences. Even if you’re the most experienced truck driver, you can end up jackknifing in the wrong conditions, leaving you in serious danger and making your truck a dangerous weapon. Knowing how jackknifing occurs and how to avoid it can save your life and so many others along the way.

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5 Ways to Prevent a Semi-Truck Accident

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Everything You Need to Know about Commercial Truck Black Boxes

You may have heard of a black box in the context of an airplane or other aircraft. When a plane crashes, the black box data can help determine what happened moments before the crash. Truck black boxes operate similarly — they’re installed in commercial trucks such as semi-trucks, and they record and store information, including …

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The Different Types of Truck Accidents and How They Happen

The Different Types of Truck Accidents and How They Happen

Out of all commercial motor vehicles involved in traffic collisions in South Carolina, 83.3% are transport vehicles. In 2020, 6,474 vehicles used for transporting property were involved in accidents, with an additional 4,697 commercial trucks used for construction or maintenance involved in crashes. While the numbers certainly aren’t as significant as the 110 thousand automobiles …

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Average Truck Accident Settlement

What Is The Average Truck Accident Settlement?

If you’ve been in a semi-truck accident, one of your most pressing questions is likely, “How much compensation could I get?”. Every accident is unique — two people in the same truck accident will often sustain different injuries, some more severe than others. That means there’s no “average” amount of truck accident compensation victims are …

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