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With a fully-loaded trailer, a large semi-truck can weigh as much as 80,000 lbs. If you think that’s daunting, imagine a semi-truck with twin tandem trailers. They do exist. You may have seen these massive vehicles, which can weigh up to 91,000 lbs, cruising down Interstates 10 or 410. Twin tandem trailers are currently limited...

Our state legislature is going to be spending a fair bit of their time this year talking about commercial trucks, the safety of their drivers and others who share the road with them. Three bills have already been introduced that would each address a different aspect of operating a truck in Texas.   These include provisions for driver hour...

Accidents involving large commercial trucks in San Antonio can be devastating for those involved. Unlike smaller passenger vehicles, they can weigh as much as 80,000 pounds and can take longer to stop. When they’re unable to stop, the damage they cause can be catastrophic. Even with brakes that are properly maintained and up-to-date, large commercial...

Large commercial trucks can weigh up to 80,000 pounds, so they inflict a significant amount of damage in a crash. When truckers exceed the speed limit, that damage becomes even greater and puts other road users at risk of being severely injured or killed in a truck accident. Higher Speed Means Less Control Truck drivers...

This past August, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) opened up comments on its advanced notice of proposed regulations regarding Hours of Service regulations for commercial vehicles. The agency is seeking to make a handful of changes in accordance to an executive order issued in early 2017, the first of which directs federal agencies, such as the FMCSA, to...

Texas truck accidents are known to cause severe and permanent injuries, fatalities and millions of dollars in damages. A common factor our San Antonio truck accident attorneys have identified is unsafe trucks, usually due to a lack of proper maintenance or repair. The recently reported results of the Texas Department of Public's Safety's Roadcheck 2018 are...

Texas Watch hosting event Oct. 26 at Plaza Club in San Antonio Texas Watch recently selected San Antonio attorney Frank Herrera Jr. of The Herrera Law Firm to be its guest of honor at its Champions of Justice Luncheon in October. “I am honored to be chosen by Texas Watch as guest of honor at...

MySanAntonio.com reports that in Texas, the state's Department of Insurance fields dozens of reports annually about amusement park injuries. State statute mandates owners and operators of these rides turn in a quarterly report that details any incident requiring medical treatment or resulting in death. "Medical treatment" in this case excludes injuries like minor burns, scrapes...

Wrong-way driving causes serious injuries to Texas road users. It may not receive the same amount of attention as drunk driving, drugged driving, distracted driving, or other common driving dangers, but it can be even more deadly. Wrong-way drivers often cause head-on collisions at high speeds. This is why technology developers and government transportation authorities...

The Permian Basin, which encompasses the Midland and Odessa area, has been the hub of Texas’s rich oil industry for nearly a century. A 2016 report released by U.S. Geological Survey estimated that roughly 20 billion barrels of oil could be buried beneath the Wolfcamp Shale of Midland. It is estimated that enough oil could be extracted...