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Category: Truck Accidents

Tips To Prevent Trailer Accidents

February 7, 2014 | Category: Truck Accidents

On January 22, 2014, Jeff Rossen of NBC-TV's Rossen Report demonstrated that travelling at 50 mph, a trailer, which becomes unhooked and does not have  safety chains as a safety backup, becomes a deadly, uncontrollable missile.

New Truck Driver Fatigue Management Site

August 9, 2013 | Category: Truck Accidents

In partnership with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration,  (FMCSA), Transport Canada (TC), American Transportation Research Institute and other Canadian agencies, a new driver fatigue management website has been created - The North American Fatigue Management Program (NAFMP) website.  This website is designed to be voluntary and to compliment federal truck driver service hours (HOS) regulations.

Truck Drivers to Get More Sleep!

July 29, 2013 | Category: Truck Accidents

According to The Wall Street Journal (July 3, 2013), although the USDOT does not have precise statistics on fatigue-related crashes, one study shows that roughly 13% of large-truck crashes involve a sleep-deprived driver. Sleep-deprived drivers are severely distracted drivers.

New Regulations for Truck Drivers

July 23, 2013 | Category: Truck Accidents

The commercial trucking industry will roll out new regulations for truck drivers in Florida and around the country this month. Effective July 1st, 2013, truckers will have to comply with new rules for sleep and start-times, in a concentrated effort to ensure that drivers are well-rested for the road. Personal injury attorneys in Fort Myers hope that the new laws will cut down on accidents involving commercial vehicles. 

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