Texas Tractor Trailer Truck Accidents
•Texas Accident Statistics
•Texas Large Truck Accident Statistics
•Texas Bus Accident Statistics
•Texas Truck Accident Lawyers
•Texas Interstates & Highways
•Texas Routes
•The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations
•Texas Transportation
•Texas Cities
•Texas Counties
•Texas State Highway Patrol Headquarters
•Important Phone Numbers
Texas Accident Statistics
In 2003 there were 58,512 total vehicle accidents involved in fatal crashes in the U.S. (NCSA.) Texas had the most fatal truck accidents with 438.
Large trucks (tractor trailers, 18 - wheelers, big rigs, semi - trucks, etc.) accounted for 9 percent of the vehicles in fatal crashes, but only 4 percent of the vehicles involved in injury and property-damage-only crashes. Of the large trucks involved in fatal crashes, 76 percent were combination trucks.
Regardless of crash severity, the majority of vehicles in single and two-vehicle crashes were going straight prior to the crash.
The majority of persons killed or injured in traffic crashes were drivers (65 percent), followed by passengers (31 percent), pedestrians (3 percent), and pedal cyclists (2 percent).
Texas Large Truck Accident Statistics (2005)
In 2005 there were 15,589 large truck accidents in Texas . This includes both fatal and non-fatal accidents. This figure includes approximately 455 fatal and approximately 15,134 non-fatal large truck accidents. Approximately 6,065 of these resulted in personal injuries. Of all the large truck accidents in Texas , approximately 9,692 people were injured and approximately 502 people died. The majority of all fatalities took place on interstates and highways.
Texas Bus Accident Statistics (2005)
In 2005 there were 1,148 bus accidents in Texas . This figure includes fatal and non- fatal accidents. There were less than 34 fatal bus accidents and approximately 1,134 non-fatal bus accidents. Approximately 549 of the Texas bus accidents resulted in personal injuries. Of all these accidents, approximately 1,473 people were injured and approximately 38 died.
Truck Accident Lawyers & Personal Injury
Supporting data reveals that someone is hurt or killed in a truck accident approximately every 20 minutes. More shocking, is that big truck accidents are on the rise. Because of this, the federal government has created the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR.)
Texas Interstates & Highways Where Truck Accidents and Bus Accidents Occur
State Highway 45 is a planned highway loop in Austin, TX with two open segments. The southern segment is in southwest Austin, Texas and runs roughly southeast from Farm to Market Road 1826 to the southern terminus of Loop 1 (Mopac Expressway) . The northern section is a toll road that runs roughly from Texas 130 to Ranch to Market Road 620 .
The freeway, part of the Central Texas Turnpike System (CTTS) , runs east from its intersection with US 183 in northwest Austin . Heading east, it intercepts the Loop 1 toll road at the SH 45 North/Loop 1 interchange, where Loop 1 currently ends. SH 45N continues east across the interchange at Interstate 35 to its terminus at State Highway 130 northeast of Austin .
State Highway 130 , also known as Texas 130 and SH 130 , is a new tollway under construction in a 89-mile corridor east of Austin, Texas . It parallels Interstate 35 and is intended to relieve its traffic volume by serving as an alternate route. The northern terminus of State Highway 130 is Interstate 35 north of Georgetown .
Interstate 35 (abbreviated I-35 or IH-35 ) is an interstate highway running north-south in the central United States . It stretches from Laredo , Texas on the U.S.-Mexico border to Duluth , Minnesota at Minnesota State Highway 61
Interstate 10 (I-10) runs from the Texas-New Mexico State Line northwest of El Paso via El Paso and a junction with IH 20 southwest of Pecos to a junction with IH 35 in San Antonio and from another junction with IH 35 in San Antonio via Houston to the Texas-Louisiana State Line at or near Orange.
INTERSTATE HIGHWAY NO. 20
From junction with IH 10 southwest of Pecos .
From a junction with BU 287-B in Amarillo southerly to a connection with FM 1585 south of Lubbock .
INTERSTATE HIGHWAY NO. 30
From a junction with IH 20 near the Parker-Tarrant County Line via Fort Worth and Dallas to the Texas-Arkansas State Line near Texarkana .
INTERSTATE HIGHWAY NO. 35
From the International Boundary at Laredo via San Antonio and Austin to the junction of IH 35 W and IH 35.
INTERSTATE HIGHWAY NO. 35E
From the junction of IH 35 and IH 35 W at or near Hillsboro via Dallas to the junction of IH 35 and IH 35 W at or near Denton .
INTERSTATE HIGHWAY NO. 35W
From the junction of IH 35 and IH 35 E at or near Hillsboro via Fort Worth to the junction of IH 35 and IH 35 E at or near Denton .
INTERSTATE HIGHWAY NO. 37
From US 181/SH 35 & SS 544 in Corpus Christi to a junction with IH 35 in San Antonio .
INTERSTATE HIGHWAY NO. 40
From the Texas-New Mexico State Line.
INTERSTATE HIGHWAY NO. 44
From 8th Street , 0.3 miles south of US 277 & SS 479.
INTERSTATE HIGHWAY NO. 45
From SH 87 & SS 342 in Galveston via Houston to junction with IH 30 in Dallas .
INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SPUR NO. 110
In El Paso , from a junction with IH 10 southerly to the Cordova Port of Entry.
INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SPUR NO. 345
In Dallas from the junction of IH 30 & IH 45 north to a connection with US 75
INTERSTATE HIGHWAY LOOP NO. 410
From IH 35 at Fratt westerly, southerly, easterly and northerly to another point on IH 35 near Fort Sam Houston.
From a junction with IH 10 in the eastern part of Houston circumferentially around the city to the point of beginning.
INTERSTATE HIGHWAY LOOP NO. 635
From IH 20 southeast of Dallas , north and west to SH 121.
INTERSTATE HIGHWAY LOOP NO. 820
From IH 20 southwest of Fort Worth .
U. S. HIGHWAY NO. 54
From the Texas/Oklahoma S/L at Texhoma via Stratford .
U. S. HIGHWAY NO. 57
From the International Boundary near Eagle Pass northeastward to IH 35 near Moore .
U. S. HIGHWAY NO. 59
From the Texas/Arkansas S/L via Texarkana .
U. S. HIGHWAY NO. 60
From the Texas / Oklahoma S/L near Goodwin via Canadian.
U. S. HIGHWAY NO. 62
From the Texas / Oklahoma S/L via a point on US 83 north of Childress.
U. S. HIGHWAY NO. 67
From the Texas/Arkansas S/L at Texarkana via Maud.
U. S. HIGHWAY NO. 69
From the Texas / Oklahoma S/L north of Denison via Denison .
U. S. HIGHWAY NO. 70
From the Texas / Oklahoma S/L north of Oklaunion via Oklaunion
U. S. HIGHWAY NO. 71
From the Texas / Arkansas S/L north of Texarkana , southward and concurrent with US 59 to IH 30; and then continuing southward on State Line Road to its junction with US 67/US 82.
U. S. HIGHWAY NO. 75
From the Texas / Oklahoma S/L north of Denison via Denison .
U. S. HIGHWAY NO. 77
From the TX/OK State Line north of Gainesville
BLUE STAR MEMORIAL HIGHWAY, from Oklahoma State Line north of Gainesville .
U. S. HIGHWAY NO. 77 ALTERNATE
From US 77 & US 90 in
U. S. HIGHWAY NO. 79
From the Texas / Louisiana S/L near Bethany .
U. S. HIGHWAY NO. 80
From the IH 30/US 67 in Dallas
VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II HIGHWAY, from the New Mexico State Line north of El Paso to the Louisiana State Line east of Marshall.
U. S. HIGHWAY NO. 81
From the Texas/Oklahoma S/L 5.0 miles north of Ringgold.
U. S. HIGHWAY NO. 82
From FM 769 at the Texas/New Mexico S/L, northeastward to Plains.
U. S. HIGHWAY NO. 83
From the Texas / Oklahoma S/L near Perryton via Perryton.
U. S. HIGHWAY NO. 84
From the Texas - Louisiana State Line near Logansport via Tenaha.
U. S. HIGHWAY NO. 85
From the Texas / New Mexico S/L near Anthony to the international boundary El Paso . ( El Paso County )
U. S. HIGHWAY NO. 87
From the Texas/New Mexico S/L at Texline via Dalhart.
U. S. HIGHWAY NO. 90
From the Texas / Louisiana S/L near Orange via Beaumont .
U. S. HIGHWAY NO. 90 ALTERNATE
From US 90 & FM 464 west of Seguin via Gonzales.
U. S. HIGHWAY NO. 96
From US 59 & US 84 in Tenaha.
U. S. HIGHWAY NO. 175
In Dallas , from IH 45 , southeastward via Kaufman and Athens to US 69 in Jacksonville ; and then from another point on US 175 in Jacksonville , southward and eastward to US 69.
U. S. HIGHWAY NO. 180
From IH 20 in Hudson Oaks, westward via Weatherford.
U. S. HIGHWAY NO. 181
From IH 37, IH 410, & US 281 in San Antonio via Floresville.
U. S. HIGHWAY NO. 183
From the Texas-Oklahoma State Line, 7.0 miles north of Oklaunion southerly via Oklaunion.
U. S. HIGHWAY NO. 190
From Texas - Louisiana State Line near Bon Wier via Newton .
Forest Hwy 9-- Huntsville-Point Blank Rd.
U. S. HIGHWAY NO. 259
From the Texas/Oklahoma S/L via DeKalb.
U. S. HIGHWAY NO. 271
From the Texas/Oklahoma S/L via Paris .
U. S. HIGHWAY NO. 277
From the Texas/Oklahoma S/L 2.0 miles east of Burkburnett.
U. S. HIGHWAY NO. 281
From the Texas/Oklahoma S/L via Wichita Falls . Also from FM 1554 to US 281 south of Alice
U. S. HIGHWAY NO. 281 ALTERNATE
From IH 37 / US 281, approx. 2.9 miles north of Campbellton.
U. S. HIGHWAY NO. 283
From the Texas / Oklahoma S/L, 20.0 miles north of Vernon , southward.
U. S. HIGHWAY NO. 285
From the Texas / New Mexico S/L near Red Bluff.
U. S. HIGHWAY NO. 287
From the Texas-Oklahoma State Line via Stratford to Dumas.
Forest Hwy 4--Crockett-Corrigan Rd., Houston County, northwest forest boundary southeast of Crockett to southeast forest boundary northwest of Pennington, approx. 1.7 miles.)
Forest Hwy 5-- Crockett-Corrigan Rd. , Trinity County , west forest boundary southeast of Pennington to east forest boundary northwest of Groveton, approx. 5.5 miles.)
Forest Hwy 6--Crockett-Corrigan Rd., Trinity County, northwest forest boundary southeast of Groveton to southeast forest boundary northwest of Jason, approx. 2.9 miles.
Blue Star Memorial Highway , from the Anderson/Houston County Line, northwest to the Johnson/Ellis County Line.
U. S. HIGHWAY NO. 290
From IH 10 & SH 27 southeast of Junction, eastward.
PEARL HARBOR MEMORIAL HIGHWAY , from IH 10, approx. 18.4 miles southeast of Junction.
U. S. HIGHWAY NO. 377
From Texas/Oklahoma S/L southwestward.
U. S. HIGHWAY NO. 380
From the Texas / New Mexico S/L eastward.
U. S. HIGHWAY NO. 385
From the north boundary of Big Bend National Park 0.8 mile south of RM 2627 at or near Persimmon Gap
[ BLUE STAR MEMORIAL HIGHWAY , from Big Bend National Park , north to the Oklahoma State Line north of Dalhart.
Texas Routes
The geography of Texas spans a wide range of features and timelines. Texas is the southernmost part of the Great Plains , which ends in the south against the folded Sierra Madre Orienta l of Mexico . It is in the south-central part of the United States of America . It is considered to form part of the U.S. South and also part of the U.S. Southwest .
The Rio Grande , Red River and Sabine River all provide natural state lines where Texas borders Oklahoma on the north, Louisiana and Arkansas on the east, and New Mexico and the Mexican states of Chihuahua , Coahuila , Nuevo León , and Tamaulipas to the south.
By residents, the state is generally divided into North Texas , East Texas , South Texas , and West Texas , but according to the Texas Almanac , Texas has four major physical regions: Gulf Coastal Plains , Interior Lowlands , Great Plains , and The Basin and Range Province .
The size of Texas prohibits easy categorization of the entire state wholly in any recognized region of the United States ; geographic, economic, and even cultural diversity between regions of the state preclude treating Texas as a region in its own right.
As of 2005, the state has an estimated population of 22.8 million-an increase of 388,419 (1.7%) from the prior year and an increase of 2 million (9.6%) since the year 2000. In all three subcategories-natural (births less deaths), net immigration, and net migration- Texas has seen an increase in population. The natural increase since the last census was 1,155,182 people (1,948,398 births minus 793,216 deaths), immigration from outside the United States resulted in a net increase of 663,161 people, and migration within the country produced a net increase of 218,722 people. The state passed New York in the 1990s to become the second-largest U.S. state in population (after California ).
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations
The FMCSR are a set of rules (laws) that certain truck drivers and truck companies must follow when they are operating their trucks. One area the FMCSR cover is the amount of time a truck driver can drive without a break. It is common to find a truck driver operating over the hours as set out in the FMCSR. In addition, trucking companies more likely than not, do not do much to prevent this dangerous behavior. An experienced personal injury attorney who handles truck accident cases will be able to obtain important records from the truck company and truck driver. These records will help determine whether the truck driver was operating in violation of any of the federal regulations. Please call 1(800)500-INJURY (4658) to speak with me regarding your truck accident case. If you prefer, you can fill out the online truck accident contact form on this page with any questions you may have.
Texas Transportation
Texas freeways are heavily traveled and are often under construction to meet the demands of continuing growth. This heavy travel leads to the numerous large truck (tractor trailer, 18 - wheeler, big rigs, semi - truck, etc.) accidents. As of 2005, there were 79,535 miles of public highway in Texas (up from 71,000 in 1984). Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) planners have sought ways to reduce rush hour congestion, primarily through High-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes for vans and carpools. The "Texas T", an innovation originally introduced in Houston , is a ramp design that allows vehicles in the HOV lane, which is usually the center lane, to exit directly to transit centers or to enter the freeway directly into the HOV lane without crossing multiple lanes of traffic. Timed freeway entrances, which regulate the addition of cars to the freeway, are also common. Houston and San Antonio have extensive networks of freeway cameras linked to transit control centers to monitor and study traffic.
Texas Cities Where Truck Accidents and Bus Accidents Occur
Some of the largest Cities in Texas include:
Abilene | Amarillo | Austin–Round Rock | Beaumont–Port Arthur | Brownsville–Harlingen | Bryan–College Station | Corpus Christi | Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington | El Paso | Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown | Killeen–Temple | Laredo | Longview–Marshall | Lubbock | McAllen–Edinburg–Mission | Midland–Odessa | San Angelo | San Antonio | Sherman–Denison | Texarkana | Tyler | Victoria | Waco | Wichita Falls
Texas Counties Where Truck Accidents and Bus Accidents
Texas has a total of 254 counties, by far the most counties of any state. Each county is run by a commissioners court consisting of four elected commissioners (one from each of four precincts drawn based on population) and a county judge elected from all the voters of the county.
The Texas Highway Patrol
The Texas Highway Patrol often comes to the scene of large truck accidents when there is a reported personal injury.
Texas Highway Patrol Headquarters
Texas Department of Public Safety
5805 North Lamar Blvd. Austin , Texas 78752-4422
P O Box 4087 Austin, Texas 78773-0001
(512) 424-2000
Important Phone Numbers
Emergency Assistance:
1-800-525-5555 or Cellular *55
Road Conditions:
1-800-222-6400
If you are involved in a Texas truck accident, you need an experienced personal injury attorney that handles truck accident cases on your side. You and your family need protection from the truck company and their insurance company. Trucking companies often destroy documents that are crucial to the accident in question. An experienced personal injury lawyer can stop the truck company from destroying these documents.
Because of the serious nature of truck accidents and the destruction of evidence that goes on, I can be reached toll free, 24 hours a day at 1-866-650-6363. Call me personally and I will immediately alert our truck accident team and begin taking the same steps as the truck company and their insurance company. The call and consultation are free. There is no fee unless we recover for you.
You can also contact us by filling out our online truck accident evaluation form with any questions you may have.
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