Category Archives: Truck Tires
Trucking Companies, Traffic Accidents, and Legal Woes: The State of the Industry
When the pandemic first occurred, Americans were terrified to hear accounts from Tyson and other essential service providers that “the supply chain was breaking”. In other words, these companies would no longer be able to provide goods and services to American grocery stores. It was our logistics companies that paved the way for these… Read More »
Michelin Built a 10-Wheeled Hearse to Test Truck Tires
Have you ever wanted to drive an orange hearse with eleven (no seriously) tires? No? Well, that explains why this beauty never made it to any dealership lots. The vehicle in question is a 700 horsepower Citroen PLR. The PLR stands for poids lourd rapide, a French term translating simply to “fast truck”. The… Read More »
Airless Tires Poised to Enter Commercial Trucking Market
Tire blowouts consistently rank is one of the most costly problems for the commercial trucking industry. Since trucking companies and their drivers are responsible for maintaining the tires of their vehicles in good working condition, they can be responsible when a tire blows out. In But engineers at Bridgestone are hoping to change all… Read More »
Truck Accidents and Tire Failure
Sometimes, when an accident happens, it isn’t always clear who the negligent party is. It is also likely that defendants to a claim will point the finger at one another and exploit this uncertainty. For that reason, attorneys often find themselves in the position of naming multiple parties to an action in the lawsuit,… Read More »
Tire Blowout Accident Leads to One Death
A tire blowout accident turned fatal in Oklahoma. One passenger was killed after the driver’s side rear tire blew out on the highway. The passenger, 74-year-old Gonzalo Arrendondo was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver was flown to a nearby hospital in good condition. An investigation is still underway as to the cause… Read More »
Factors Contributing to Large Truck Tire Blowouts
Large trucking companies are required by law to conduct inspections of their tires on a routine basis, conduct inspections of their tires before leaving on a delivery, and conduct inspections of their tires while their trucks are out on the road after each day. It is largely because they fail to conduct these inspections… Read More »
Tire Blowout Accident Proves Fatal
Three people died recently after a tire blowout resulted in a head-on collision. The blowout caused the vehicle to veer off course into oncoming traffic and collide with an SUV in Sumter County. The Florida Highway Patrol said that a 48-year-old woman driving a Chevy Blazer had her front left tire blowout on State… Read More »
Blown Tire Blamed in Fatal Crash
The 35-year-old driver of a dump truck was killed after the tire of his truck blew out resulting in a fatal crash. Sherrod Percell was driving on I-65 in Tennessee. The blowout caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle. He ended up veering off the road and his truck rolled over several… Read More »
