A recent Amazon Prime semi crash on the Kennedy Expressway (I-94) near Lawrence Avenue shut down lanes on Chicago’s Northwest Side, drawing attention to the risks faced by delivery drivers and commercial workers across Chicago and Cook County. The crash occurred around 10:17 p.m. in the northbound lanes, according to Illinois State Police. While no…
Amazon workers in Illinois face some of the highest workplace injury rates in the logistics industry, particularly inside Amazon warehouses, fulfillment centers, and delivery operations. Fast-paced quotas, repetitive lifting, heavy machinery, and high-pressure productivity tracking regularly lead to serious injuries for warehouse associates and delivery drivers. If you were injured while working at an Amazon…
Every holiday season, Chicago and the surrounding Chicagoland suburbs experience a sharp increase in commercial truck and delivery vehicle traffic, driven largely by peak demand from Amazon, UPS, FedEx, and other logistics companies. As delivery volumes surge, delivery drivers, truck drivers, and warehouse workers face longer shifts, tighter deadlines, winter weather, and heavier congestion on…
