Category: Truck Accidents
Updated Hours of Service Rules for Truckers
July 28, 2020 | Category: Truck AccidentsOn May 14, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration published a final rule which updated the hours of service rules for commercial motor vehicle drivers.
9 Tips for Truck and Bus Drivers
July 8, 2020 | Category: Truck AccidentsStay safe while driving by following 9 safety tips.
Florida Law on Securing Vehicle Loads
June 19, 2020 | Category: Automobile Accidents, Truck AccidentsA study released by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety in 2016 (latest available data) showed that more than 200,000 crashes involved debris on U.S. roadways during the previous four years.
Head-On Truck Collisions Are Often Deadly
May 27, 2020 | Category: Truck AccidentsDrivers are virtually helpless when faced with a truck heading in their direction, and their lives may be changed forever.
Trucking Fatalities at a High Level
February 18, 2020 | Category: Truck AccidentsThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released data in October 2019 that showed trucker deaths are rising and are at their highest level in more than 30 years.
Florida News Alert – Driver Tragically Dies in One-Vehicle Hendry County Accident
February 12, 2020 | Category: Florida News Alerts, Truck AccidentsHendry County, FL (February 11, 2020) According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), Silvio Picado, 65, died after crashing his truck into a tree in Hendry County.
Florida News Alert – Three Injured in North Port Accident
February 7, 2020 | Category: Florida News Alerts, Truck AccidentsNorth Port, FL (February 7, 2020) The Florida Highway Patrol reports that three people have been taken to the hospital after a crash on I-75 in North Port, near Kings Highway.
False Truck Driving Logs Cause More Accidents
January 17, 2020 | Category: Truck AccidentsCommercial carriers that pose the greatest safety risk are subject to an FMCSA investigation, or audit, of their compliance records. When changes are made to truck-driver logs to hide the fact that a driver was on the road for too many hours, this will hurt them in any personal injury lawsuit.
What Is Involved in an Accident Investigation?
January 15, 2020 | Category: Automobile Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Truck AccidentsFollowing a vehicle traffic accident, investigations are conducted by the police and sometimes by outside investigators.
Florida News Alert – Rollover Crash Involving School Bus in Lehigh Acres
January 15, 2020 | Category: Truck AccidentsLehigh Acres, FL (January 15, 2020) According to the Lee County school district, a school bus on its way to Riverdale High School was involved in an accident with a truck at the intersection of Douglas Avenue and Lee Boulevard. The truck rolled over, and the driver was injured.