The Five Substances Truck Drivers Most Commonly Abuse A 2020 report by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration found that over 28,000 truck drivers tested positive for illegal drugs. Drug use can become a major problem if a truck driver is ingesting substances close to the start of their driving shift. Being aware of the…
Category: Trucking Regulations
Who Is Liable When Maintenance Causes a Commercial Truck Accident? Vehicular accidents involving commercial trucks cause approximately 5,000 deaths annually in the U.S., and about 70% of those deaths are linked to people in passenger vehicles. Trucking accident attorneys warn that at least 30% of these fatal accidents are caused by a worn or defective…
What Are the Limitations on Hours-Of-Service for Truck Drivers? Truck drivers are a backbone of the American economy, moving goods from one section of the country to another and ensuring that we have what we need available to use or purchase. Tragically, trucks are also a source of accidents in America; according to available data,…
Legislators Introduce a Law That Makes Speed Limiters Necessary If you were involved in a collision with a 30,000-pound tractor-trailer, you must contact a trucking accident lawyer right away. The injuries that result from these crashes can be so significant that you may need money for several years to recover from the crash. Fortunately, the…
Do Lawsuits Apply to Owner-Operator Truck Drivers? While most truck drivers work as employees of trucking companies, it is not uncommon for them to operate as independent contractors in the role of an owner-operator. In 2018, there were more than 120,000 truck accidents that resulted in an injury, which was an 8% increase from 2016….
In the United States, hundreds of people die every year in underride collisions, but the trucking industry doesn’t want to apply the one solution that will prevent many of these deaths. Big industries have the politicians’ ears, so if the trucking industry is against something, it will likely get its way even though the public…
How a Positive Drug Test Impacts a Truck Driver When a trucking accident occurs, its cause can play a big role in what happens next for liability and personal injury claims. In 2018, around 6% of all fatal truck crashes involved the truck driver testing positive for one or more drugs. When a positive drug…
Steps to Prove That Hours-of-Service Regulations Were Violated The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration maintains hours-of-service regulations for truck drivers to ensure that they don’t drive while drowsy. It’s estimated that driver fatigue has been a factor in around 13% of all large truck accidents. If you’ve been in a truck accident and suspect that…
Common Maintenance Issues That Cause Truck Accidents While truck accidents are regularly caused by driver fatigue or error, it’s also possible for these accidents to occur as a result of maintenance issues. In 2015 alone, more than 415,000 accidents involving large trucks were reported in the U.S. If you have been involved in a truck…
