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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is the federal agency in charge of regulating the commercial truck industry and other commercial vehicles, such as buses.  The FMCSA reports data regarding truck accidents, injuries, and fatalities every year.  In 2011, approximately 73,000 truck or bus accident victims suffered injury and an additional 3,568 were killed.  …

Trucking companies and truck drivers are subject to complicated federal and state laws and regulations. An experienced Lake Harbin truck accident attorney can evaluate how the laws apply to a victim’s case. The Law Office of Shane Smith can help preserve essential evidence and help victims receive compensation from the truck driver, the trucking company, …

Accidents involving 18-wheeler trucks can cause devastating injury to the people involved. The size and weight of these vehicles often make collisions involving trucks much more serious than accidents involving other types of vehicles. Commercial trucks can also be involved in accidents unique to vehicles with a trailer, such as jackknifing accidents. Jackknifing accidents can cause …

Commercial truck drivers must follow a long list of regulations set out by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) in order to try to ensure safety on the road. However, with millions of truck drivers traveling the highways every day, you may wonder how the FMCSA keeps tabs on whether every driver is following …

Preserving truck accident evidence soon after being involved in a crash with a commercial truck is critical, especially if you plan to file a truck accident claim against the responsible party. According to the Georgia Department of Transportation’s 2008 Crash Analysis report, approximately 23,366 accidents involving large trucks — such as tractor trailers, truck tractors …

According to the Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Analysis Division, 31 percent of large truck accidents in 2009 were caused by truck driver-related factors including speeding, distracted driving and failing to maintain the proper lane. If you are the victim of a truck accident it is important to have an experienced attorney who can …

When an 80,000 lbs. truck collides with a passenger vehicle, the results can often be catastrophic. These kinds of accidents can seriously injure the people involved, causing injuries such as spinal injury, paralysis, traumatic brain injury, burns, loss of limbs, disfigurement, or even death. Due to the inherently dangerous nature of trucking, the industry is …

Federal law treats a phone in a trucker’s hand differently than yours. A distracted truck driver breaks specific written rules, and those rules become evidence in your case. Below, we explain what the regulations actually ban, what the research shows, and why the carrier answers alongside the driver. What Makes a Distracted Truck Driver a …

Truck accidents are an unfortunate reality of modern life. Due to their massive size and weight, commercial trucks have the potential to cause significant damage to vehicles as well as serious injuries to the occupants or drivers of those vehicles. The injuries sustained in a commercial truck accident could result in significant medical bills and …

According to a recent study by the U. S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 4,930 large trucks were part of fatal accidents. More than 100,000 trucks were involved in motor vehicle accidents which resulted in serious injuries. In total, 457,000 trucks were involved in crashes. As a Gwinnett County …

Gwinnett County Accident Attorney I Understanding Causes & Liability Regarding Truck Accidents Truck accidents happen all the time. Innocent drivers on Georgia roads are exposed to many different hazards and truck accidents are no exception. While defensive driving and learning how to drive proactively can help avoid accidents, sometimes even the best driver cannot avoid …

The bulk of any truck accident claim is supporting evidence. You need to prove these 4 main things to have a valid claim in Georgia: someone else’s negligence caused your truck accident; the other party owed you a duty of care to prevent you from harm; the truck accident resulted in substantial injuries and damages; and you …