The US trucking industry is regulated and trucking companies must follow all local, state, and federal laws. Truck drivers are required to obey the laws of every state they drive through. Failure to follow the laws can lead to penalties and fines against the individual trucker and the trucking company.
The Motor Carrier Safety Rating is given by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). It is an evaluation of each interstate commercial motor carrier company. There are three different safety…
Car accidents are the leading cause of death and personal injury. Unfortunately the statistics show that nearly every single one of us will be involved in and automobile accident (either minor or major) at some point in our lives. With this in mind it pays to be prepared.
We should be prepared to both deal with an emergency, and to know what to do when an accident does occur.
Take a first aid course so you can be ready to assist others…
Every year there are many accidents between cars and commercial trucks. According to the Federal Highway Administration, commercial trucks cause 5000 deaths and 130,000 injuries annually in the United States. Bad visibility is one of the main causes of truck accidents.
Bad visibility can mean two different things. The first definition refers to the visibility of the truck. Many trucks are hard to see in the dark, especially along poorly lit roads and highways. Car drivers, often suffering fatigue at night,…
Being successful at winning a truck accident claim can be extremely difficult. There are extreme amounts of hurdles that a victim and their attorney must jump before presenting a solid claim. This is why it is vital to have an experienced truck accident attorney. Every victim has the right to file a claim. Although this is true, the more experience that your attorney is when in comes to truck accident law, the more your case can be maximized.
Truck accidents are…
There is yet addition ancillary aftereffect to added lay-offs: added uninsured motorists on our streets, says personal injury attorney Stuart Jones.
According to accident attorney Stuart Jones, Florida already ranks fifth in the accomplished cardinal of uninsured drivers, and a new absolute abstraction predicts it could get a lot worse.
As the recession deepens, added bodies are not alone acid aback on auto coverage, but some are bottomward it all together. And those drivers are still accepting abaft the wheel.
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Tuesday, March 2, 2010
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