How Does a Truck Jackknife? A truck jackknife occurs when the trailer of a large truck skids, usually due to the cab braking faster than road conditions allow. The result is the truck essentially folding in on itself at the link connecting the trailer and the cab, forming a “V” shape. The term “jackknife” derives […]

Semi-trucks weigh at least three times as much as a large passenger car, and a fully loaded tractor-trailer can be as much as twenty times as heavy as the average vehicle. Such a significant disparity in weight means that trucks do not handle as nimbly as passenger cars, and they can inflict much more significant […]

There are three different types of commercial driver’s licenses in the state of Texas: Class A, Class B, and Class C. Read on to learn more about these divisions and what vehicles each allows you to operate. Class A Texas Commercial Driver’s License  Class A commercial driver’s licenses are the broadest of any of the […]