Hours-of-Service Regulation for Truck Drivers Commonly Neglected
By John Cooper, Virginia Truck Accident Lawyer
An important provision in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act limits the hours truck drivers can operate a commercial tractor trailer, 18-wheeler, big rig, etc. The purpose of the law is to help reduce the number of truck accidents that stem from tired and/or fatigued truck drivers.
Our firm has [...]
March 16, 2010
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Truckers Support Current Hours of Service, but Request More Flexibility
By John Cooper, Attorney
Various trucking organizations, including the American Trucking Association (ATA) went before the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to address the issue the driver fatigue and the current Hours of Service (HOS) rules.
The rules stipulate that a trucker has the option to drive 11 hours and then take 10 hours off or [...]
January 25, 2010
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Careful Truckers Suffer Injuries Too
By Richard N. Shapiro, Attorney
Some people envision truck accidents as a trucker on the rampage recklessly dominating a Virginia (VA) roadway like I-264 or I-64 and slamming into small cars or mid-size SUVs. However, many truckers exercise safe driving practices and are actually the [...]
January 21, 2010
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Trucks Need to Watch Out for “Brake”down
By Richard N. Shapiro, Attorney
Poorly adjusted brakes are one of the leading causes for major commercial truck wrecks in the United States. Our firm recently blogged about a trucker getting seriously injured after their brakes failed on U.S. Highway 52.Unfortunately, the trucking industry doesn’t appear to take this safety issue seriously since defective brakes were the most [...]
January 16, 2010
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Defective Tires Can Lead to Serious Truck Wrecks
By Richard Shapiro
Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis, & Appleton
There were nearly 370,000 18-wheeler, tractor-trailer, and Mack truck accidents in 2006, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. One of the reasons these large truck accidents occur is because of defective tires. The sheer size of these trucks puts extra pressure on the tires so they can wear [...]
December 30, 2009
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Truck Blind Spots a Major Safety Concern
By Rick Shapiro
Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis, & Appleton
Some drivers mistakenly believe truckers have better vision while on the road because they’re high off the ground. In actuality, trucks possess major blind spots which present a real challenge to the drivers when they’re traveling on congested highways like Interstate 64 (I-64) and Interstate 264 (I-264). The nightmare scenario [...]
December 13, 2009
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Truckers Question Potential Ban on Texting While Driving
This blog talks about a potential federal ban on texting while driving and the impact on trucking.
October 11, 2009
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