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Distracted driving is a serious problem among all drivers. Specifically, use of cell phones to talk and text while behind the wheel causes thousands of accidents and injuries across the United States every year. Distracted driving is especially dangerous for commercial truck drivers, because the resulting accidents may potentially be significantly more dangerous and destructive …

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is the part of the Department of Transportation that regulates the trucking industry.  Perhaps most importantly, the FMCSA regulates the safety performance for trucking companies in order to try to keep the highways free of truck accidents and protect other motorists on the highways from injury.  The FMCSA’s …

The most common reasons behind truck accidents are driver error, improper cargo loading, or improper vehicle maintenance.  However, sometimes defective truck parts cause accidents or make accidents more dangerous and cause more serious injuries than they otherwise would.  For example, truck fuel tank design presents extreme safety concerns given that the current design standard is …

There are several different types of large commercial trucks that travel the roads and freeways of Georgia and the United States, in general, every single day. The type of truck needed for each individual trip often depends on the type of cargo that particular driver is transporting. While boxed up cargo and smaller items may fit …

The United States Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) launched an initiative to enhance safety in trucking and lower crash risks.  The initiative is called Compliance, Safety, and Accountability (CSA) and measures a driver’s safety score by analyzing seven Behavioral Analysis and Safety Improvement Categories, or BASICS.  Though certain aspects of the program have been scrutinized …

Semi-truck accidents that involve passenger vehicles can often result in serious injuries, often to the occupants of the smaller vehicles involved. When these accidents are the result of mechanical failure, victims may be able to recover from their losses through a Georgia truck accident lawsuit. Some of the types of losses that may be compensable …

An impaired trucker is rare. That rarity is what makes a drunk truck driver accident so costly for the carrier, because federal rules exist specifically to prevent it. Below, we explain how often this actually happens, what the rules require, and why the company usually shares the blame. How Often Does a Drunk Truck Driver …

A CDL alone does not make someone safe to drive. An unqualified truck driver on the road usually means a carrier skipped a check federal law required. That failure creates a claim against the company itself. Below, we explain what qualification actually means, which records prove it, and why those records decide truck cases. What …

According to the United States Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety, at least 77,000 of the approximately 141,000 truck crashes in 2011 could be blamed on driver error. Truck accident injuries are often severe due to a truck’s size and weight and are difficult to avoid because of the long stopping distances required by …

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has strict regulations regarding health evaluations for commercial truck drivers. In order to retain a commercial driver’s license, all drivers must undergo regular examinations from an approved medical professional, who must sign off on the truck driver’s health and fitness to drive a commercial truck. If a driver …

In certain situations, people have duties of care toward one another even if they are complete strangers in order to prevent injury.  Some examples of duties of care include business owners keeping their premises reasonably safe for customers and doctors providing proper medical care to patients.  Another duty of care exists for all drivers to …

Coverage decides what a serious claim recovers. A HAZMAT truck accident often reaches insurance limits several times higher than an ordinary freight crash, because federal law demands it. Below, we explain those limits, who writes the rules, and why the paperwork aboard the truck becomes evidence. Why a HAZMAT Truck Accident Carries More Insurance First, …