Truck Accidents

Beginning in 2020, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will charge trucking companies a fee for every driver they hire or employ. Meant to ensure compliance with regulations banning drivers who test positive for drugs or alcohol, this new rule could have the unintended outcome of leading companies to…

Truck Driver Shortage Leads to Increased Accidents Despite the fact that commercial truck drivers have received record pay increases over the past year, higher wages seem to have little impact on the industry-wide shortage of drivers. The industry will need to hire close to 900,000 drivers to meet the rising…

These days, there is an ever-increasing number of trucks on the road. This is because of the many freight and shipping trucks that run all day and night, 365 days a year. In many cases, the roads were built prior to the explosion in the number of trucks. These roads…

In order to drive an oversized vehicle or vehicle designed to transport more than 16 passengers in New Mexico, operators are required to have a commercial driver’s license (CDL). The reason large passenger vehicles and heavy, over-the-road vehicles require a CDL is that even small accidents can have devastating consequences….

As long as you are on the road, you are at risk of having an accident. For this reason, it is important to follow all traffic rules and avoid speeding. As a motorist, it is in your best interest for yourself and others to take great care when driving alongside…

Highways carry a quiet beauty—the noise of the city fades away, replaced by the yawning cloud-dappled sky, the rising mesas and the rolling volcanoes, our ancient and magnificent Albuquerque landscape—but they also carry great danger. There’s always a risk posed by other drivers, the most worrisome of all is a…

New Mexico catastrophic accidents are events that no driver or pedestrian expects. Accidents involving large semi-trucks or tractor-trailers often involve life-threatening injuries for all parties affected by the accident. Recent attention has been given to a fatal accident involving a well-known comedian, particularly after it was revealed the driver admitted…

1-40 was closed for several hours in both directions after a fatal accident involving a semi-truck. The semi-truck crossed the median and collided with another truck, killing all three people inside the vehicle. Authorities ruled out alcohol, but at the time this article was published, the cause of the crash…