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NBC-2 News  reported September 4, 2014 that the Florida Highway Patrol is cracking down on overweight dump trucks which weigh more than the legal limit. Florida law does regulate both the size and the weight of each truck and its load.  

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Driver and passenger safety is always of utmost importance. Every day Interstate 75 which runs north/south through Southwest Florida, carries a lot of traffic.  This traffic often includes, fast moving, semi-trucks.

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The recent accident involving a Wal-Mart trucker and several motor vehicles, including one that was carrying comedian Tracy Morgan, has once again placed commercial truck drivers in the public eye. Some commercial drivers only drive locally and are not expected to leave their immediate areas for days at a time. However, there are many truckers who drive long distances and travel across the country making deliveries. Such drivers are often referred to as "long-haul" drivers; but, as Fort Myers...

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Trucks and buses are very important parts of the U.S. transportation system. They regularly travel throughout the state of Florida and they play a huge role in getting goods and/or people to and from their destinations. Unfortunately, accidents that involve tractor trailers and buses are all too common, and when those collisions occur with smaller automobiles, the results can be catastrophic. 

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When traveling along Florida roadways and highways, it is not uncommon to see an accident that involves a motor vehicle and a tractor trailer. Unfortunately, Fort Myers personal injury lawyer Randall Spivey is well aware of the fact that truck accidents cause thousands of deaths and even more injuries on a yearly basis. Accidents that take place between smaller passenger vehicles and trucks can be extremely devastating, primarily because of the sheer size of the truck.

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Researchers with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) have done many surveys and data analyses to determine the most common causes of truck accidents that occur not only in Florida, but all throughout the U.S. Whatever the reason for the accident, most Fort Myers personal injury attorneys will tell you that being involved in an accident with a large commercial vehicle can be life altering. Personal injury attorney Randall Spivey is well aware that truckers and their companies...

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In addition to the possibility of multiple parties being involved, truck accidents may be a combination of  negligence, product liability and/or wrongful death. This is why it is extremely important to work with an attorney with extensive experience in this complex area. We handle such matters.

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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.

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Seven people were injured, three critically, on Saturday, August 17, 2013, in a truck accident  involving a semi and eleven other vehicles on I75 and Route 60 in Brandon, FL. Accident cases involving 18-wheelers are very different from other vehicle crash cases.

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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.

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