A Heavy Truck Crash Causation Study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) found that the truck driver was the critical reason for 87 percent of the truck crashes analyzed. Approximately 19 percent of the total accidents were due to driver fatigue. When a large truck… Read more »
The rising number of autonomous vehicles makes determining fault after an accident more difficult. Someday all motorized vehicles will likely be self-driven, but until that point, humans and machines must work together. Determining fault after an accident with human drivers is not straightforward. Factoring in non-human drivers brings up even more questions. An experienced truck accident attorney can… Read more »
According to Virginia State Police, 38-year-old Felimon V. Aizpuro II and 50-year-old Debbie S. Huffman both died in a dump truck backover accident at the intersection of routes 11 and 340 in Augusta County during a highway maintenance project. Huffman was killed instantly. Aizpuro died of his injuries a short time after medical help arrived… Read more »
Drowsy truck drivers are a dangerous and deadly threat to public health. It’s estimated that truck crashes cost the US economy roughly $99 billion a year in the form of lost wages, lost commerce, and expensive medical bills. It is estimated that roughly 30% of fatality, and 15% of injury crashes involving large trucks are… Read more »
According to the United States Department of Transportation, larger, heavier trucks are associated with a higher risk for serious large truck accidents than smaller, single trailer trucks. Not surprisingly, law enforcement officials, safety leaders, elected officials and even individual truck drivers themselves agree. In fact, a recent poll reveals that an alarming 95 percent of… Read more »
Semi truck accident attorneys see lots of accidents where truckers are fatigued or have logged too many hours. E-logs are supposed to remedy this situation. Many trucks must have an e-log device in the next two years, but over 10,000 independent truckers are challenging that ruling in court. They claim that the e-logs are are a violation… Read more »
Despite the attention that distracted driving and large truck accidents has had in the media over the last few years, and federal laws which are geared towards reducing the number of accidents due to distracted driving, recent investigations reveal that distracted driving still remains a problem for truck drivers. In fact, distracted driving plays a… Read more »
A truck driver’s health directly impacts their ability to operate a big rig truck safely. One often overlooked issue that affects a truckers ability to safely do their job are respiratory conditions. Sleep Apnea Nearly one third of truck drivers have sleep apnea. One problem is that the condition is under diagnosed. Persons with the… Read more »
On December 4, 2015, President Obama’s signature placed the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act into law just a day after the House of Representatives passed the Act 83 to 16 in a race to beat the date of the expiration of the current funding extension. The impressive 1,300 page legislation is the first long… Read more »
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