Who Pays When a Truck Tire Fails on an Alaska Highway? Key Takeaways: Yes, you may be able to sue a tire manufacturer after an 18-wheeler blowout crash in Alaska if a manufacturing defect, design defect, or failure to warn caused the tire to fail. The trucking company, the driver, a repair shop, or a...
Truck Accidents
When a Trailer’s Rear Guard Fails: Building a Defect Case After an Alaska Underride Crash Key Takeaways: Proving that a defective rear impact guard caused an Anchorage underride injury generally starts with preserving the trailer, the guard, and the striking vehicle before repairs or salvage destroy the evidence. Investigators then compare the failed guard against...
When a Truck’s Load Shifts: Understanding Alaska’s Cargo Rules and Your Right to Recover Key Takeaways: A cargo securement violation happens when a carrier, driver, or loading crew fails to firmly immobilize freight as federal regulations require, allowing it to shift, spill, or fall during transport. Federal rules at 49 C.F.R. Part 393, Subpart I...
Ice, Big Rigs, and Fault on Alaska’s Toughest Road Key Takeaways: When a loaded semi causes an ice-related wreck on the Dalton Highway, liability is analyzed under Alaska’s negligence principles, requiring proof of duty, breach, causation, and damages. Winter weather does not automatically excuse unreasonable driving, though statutory violations may be excused under Restatement §288A...
How Alaska Law Reaches Beyond the Driver’s Seat Key Takeaways: Yes, resource extraction companies in Alaska can be held liable for truck crashes when their operations, employment relationships, or safety failures contributed to the collision, and liability often extends beyond the driver to carriers, extraction companies, and contracting entities. Oil, mining, and logging hauls put...
Fatigue Behind the Wheel of an 18-Wheeler: Who Pays for the Harm? Key Takeaways: When a fatigued semi truck driver injures an Anchorage motorist, Alaska law allows fault to be spread across the driver, the motor carrier, and other parties whose decisions contributed to the crash. A carrier can be independently liable for negligent scheduling,...
Understanding Your Filing Window After an Anchorage Commercial Truck Crash Key Takeaways: Alaska gives truck accident victims two years to file a personal injury lawsuit under AS 09.10.070, and two years for wrongful-death claims under AS 09.55.580, measured from the date of death. Missing this deadline typically bars recovery entirely. Limited exceptions, such as the...
Semi-truck accidents are some of the most devastating and fatal incidents that occur on U.S. roads each year. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, there are approximately 500,000 accidents involving large trucks annually, and around 98% of these accidents result in fatalities for those in smaller vehicles. The situation is no different in Anchorage,...
