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Were you involved in a Route 40 truck accident? If so, you could be owed significant compensation if the truck driver, trucking company, or another entity’s negligence was to blame for the crash. At Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C., our Route 40 truck crash lawyers have extensive experience representing those…

Here in Illinois, we rely on both interstate and intrastate trucking operations to keep our shelves stocked and our local economy humming. So, what is intrastate driving? What’s the difference between interstate and intrastate truck drivers and operations? Interstate trucking involves transporting goods across state lines, while intrastate trucking involves…

Semi-trucks cross the country every day as they transport the materials and products that make our lives easier. The fastest way for them to do so is via the Interstate Highway System, of which Interstate 80 is a major component. I-80 is one of the most important transcontinental corridors in…

Its length isn’t the only thing that makes I-90 an impressive stretch of roadway. The interstate crosses some of the most majestic landscapes in the country. Vast and remarkable, I-90 is also hazardous and potentially deadly. Since it crosses the country from coast to coast, it is a popular route…

Interstate 290 is a highway in Illinois that runs from the Chicago Loop to the city’s northwest suburbs. Also known as the Dwight D. Eisenhower Expressway, “the Ike,” and Illinois Route 53, I-290 is one of the most traveled highways in the state, carrying tens of thousands of commuters and…

Driving down Interstate 74 surrounded by colossal semi-trucks can be an anxiety-inducing experience. While you can control your own actions, you can’t control the actions of those around you. Truck drivers work under tight deadlines and drive long hours. It only takes one distraction or a second of microsleep to…

Of the many interstate highways that run through Chicago and across Illinois, Interstate 94 is one of the most dangerous. Because I-94 connects to so many other routes, it’s frequently used by trucks as they carry cargo west toward the coast, east toward Indiana and Michigan, or even north toward…

Interstate 88 or I-88 is a vital east-west highway that starts at an Interstate 80 interchange near Moline and Silvis to an interchange with Interstates 294 and 290 near Chicago. Many truck drivers use this corridor as an alternate route to I-80 to cross northern Illinois. As a result, truck…

Por lo general, un infarto debe tratarse dentro de una hora después del inicio de los síntomas para minimizar la probabilidad de muerte muscular y las cicatrices, y el mal diagnóstico médico a menudo es fatal. Desafortunadamente, cada año se diagnostican erróneamente aproximadamente 11,000 infartos. Las víctimas de un infarto…