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Category: Truck Accidents

Damaged or Missing Stop Signs Can Result in Accidents

November 3, 2017 | Category: Automobile Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Truck Accidents

It may be two months since Hurricane Irma hit Southwest Florida, but it seems like yesterday. In traveling around our area there are still downed stop signs, and other traffic signs are in disrepair, twisted and/or leaning. Because of this situation, drivers may be left to their own discretion to stop and look before proceeding on roads and streets resulting in the potential for accidents.  

Sleep Apnea Testing No Longer Being Pursued

August 23, 2017 | Category: Truck Accidents

Sleep apnea has been blamed for deadly truck and rail accidents in the United States. In spite of this fact, the FMCSA and the FRA announced the beginning of August 2017 that they are no longer pursuing regulations which would require drivers to be tested for sleep apnea.  

Improper Cargo Loading Can Lead to Trucking Accidents

August 22, 2017 | Category: Personal Injury, Truck Accidents

Given that there are over a million active truckers located throughout the United States, commercial trucking accidents are unfortunately (and rather predictably) common.  According to a 2015 study conducted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) which accounted for large trucks alone, there were a total of 3,598 fatal crashes and 83,000 injury crashes on an annual basis. 

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