Year: 2026

White pickup truck parked on dirt road with mountains in background

Pickup trucks are everywhere. They line suburban driveways, crowd parking lots at home and garden stores, and dominate new vehicle sales charts year after year. The Ford F Series has remained the best-selling vehicle in the country for decades. Full-size pickup trucks such as the Chevrolet Silverado, Toyota Tundra, Nissan…

Overturned semi-truck in roadside ditch after rural highway crash

Do semi trucks cause more accidents than cars? Yes. A fully loaded semi truck can weigh up to 80,000 pounds. The average passenger vehicle weighs around 3,000 to 4,000 pounds. When those two vehicles collide, the impact causes greater damage to the victims. At the Law Offices of Pius Joseph,…

Aerial view of multi-truck collision blocking highway with emergency response

Large truck crashes cause thousands of deaths and serious injuries every year. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data, traffic crashes involving large trucks killed 5,472 people in the United States in 2023, and most victims were occupants of other vehicles. Large commercial vehicles make up a small…