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Covers trucking accident case law , news and events dealing with trucking accident law. Written by injury lawyer Jeff Lowe.
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Last Entry: May 16, 2013 at 13:34:49

Tennessee Supreme Court Rules Product Defect Claims in Truck Accident Not Preempted ? Lake v. The Memphis Landsmen

Posted on May 16, 2013
As a Missouri semi truck accident attorney, I was interested to see a trucking accident case that involved multiple defendants, including some with allegedly defective auto products. Lake v. The Memphis Landsmen et al. grew out of a collision between a concrete truck and an airport shuttle bus on which Clifton Lake was riding after arriving at the Memphis airport...

Trucker Criminally Charged in November Roadside Death of Illinois State Trooper

Posted on May 07, 2013
Last fall, I wrote here several times about a serious trucking accident near Litchfield, Ill. that killed an Illinois state trooper. In that case, the truck driver?s license was quickly taken away after federal authorities determined that he shouldn?t have been driving in the first place...

Trucking Accidents Involving Motorcycles Increase as Spring Sets In

Posted on May 07, 2013
As Missouri drivers are elated with the onset of spring, their desire to get out more means that traffic substantially increases and so does the risk of trucking accidents. Though truck traffic is not substantially affected by this change in seasons, already busy highways become more congested with smaller vehicles and motorcycles...

Truck Driver Will Face Trial for Involuntary Manslaughter in Springfield-Area Crash

Posted on May 02, 2013
As a Missouri semi truck accident attorney, I was not surprised to read that the driver in a trucking crash that killed two is headed for trial. Lei Sun, the truck driver accused of plowing into two stopped cars at an intersection in Republic, Miss., is charged with first-degree involuntary manslaughter in the March 27 deaths of Lawrence ?Mike? Coan and Corey Gresham...

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Sufficient Sleep, Not Caffeine, Best for Preventing Accidents Caused by Drowsiness

Posted on May 01, 2013
The British Medical Journal recently published a study that investigated whether or not caffeine was effective in preventing trucking accidents. According to the data, the chances of being involved in a trucking accident fell by 60% when the driver had consumed caffeine, compared to those who hadn?t...

Disabled Car in Suburban St. Louis Triggers Semi Truck Accident With Pedestrian

Posted on April 25, 2013
As a St. Louis semi truck accident lawyer, I was disappointed to read about a pedestrian accident and other crashes attributed to a disabled car abandoned on Interstate 70. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, a stalled car in the eastbound lanes of the interstate at Route K in St...

Semi Driver Error and Improper Maintenance Possible Factors in Death of 7 and 9 Year Old Siblings

Posted on April 24, 2013
A tragic trucking accident that occurred on January 31 on I-75 in Detroit resulted in the deaths of a 7 and 9 year old brother and sister. Attorneys for the family of the deceased children are now saying they believe the truck?s condition and driver error were contributing factors in the accident...

Driver Fatigue Suspected Factor in Fatal Missouri Trucking Accident

Posted on April 17, 2013
A fatal trucking accident in southwestern Missouri tragically left two dead. It is now suspected that a contributing factor in the accident was driver fatigue. Reportedly, the driver of the semi has now been charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter related to the accident...

Southwestern Missouri Accident Underscores Importance of Following Logbook Rules

Posted on April 17, 2013
As a Missouri semi truck accident attorney, I was saddened and disappointed to see a report about a truck accident that took two lives?in part, investigators suspect, because the driver was breaking hours-of-service laws. According to OzarksFirst.com, trucker Lei Sun of California is charged with two counts of first-degree involuntary manslaughter for running his truck into two stopped vehicles...

Rear-Ended Trucking Accident Claims Life of Second Illinois State Trooper in Five Months

Posted on April 10, 2013
A tragic trucking accident on southbound Interstate 294 in Illinois resulted in the death of Illinois State Trooper, James Sauter. Sauter, 28, has been an Illinois State Trooper since 2008. According to Hiram Grau, Illinois State Police Director, Sauter?s cruiser was struck from behind by a semi while he was stopped on the shoulder of the Interstate...

Low-Bridge Accidents Pose Threat to Highway Safety

Posted on April 03, 2013
When truckers ignore or fail to see height limitations, striking bridges and overpasses, the resulting debris or trucking accident can pose a serious threat to highway safety. In the latter part of 2012 in Pelham, New York, a semi struck an overpass, despite ?Low Bridge ? No Truck? painted warnings on the surface of the roadway...

Kentucky High Court Affirms Negligence of Trucking Company But Sets Aside Punitives ? Gibson v. Fuel Transport, Inc.

Posted on April 03, 2013
In my work as a St. Louis tractor-trailer accident attorney, I have represented many families who were hurt by the gross negligence of a trucking company or its truck driver. So I was interested to see a recent trucking accident lawsuit appeal that focused on gross negligence, ultimately finding insufficient evidence to support punitive damages but upholding the verdict for the injured person...

Two Recent Trucking Accidents Highlight Need for Regulations Not Yet in Effect

Posted on March 27, 2013
New federal trucking regulations will require properly certified physicians to conduct the physicals of many commercial truckers. It is hoped that this will decrease the number of trucking accidents. However, these regulations will not go into effect until May, 2014...

Federal Regulators Shut Down Trucking Company Involved in Crash That Killed Six

Posted on March 27, 2013
As a Missouri semi truck accident attorney, I was saddened to read earlier this month about a crash that took the lives of six people. The central Kentucky crash involved truck driver Ibrahim Fetic, who apparently failed to brake in time to avoid rear-ending an SUV with eight occupants, which burst into flame...

The Dangers of Overloaded and Improperly Loaded Semi Trucks

Posted on March 20, 2013
There are many factors that can contribute to trucking accidents, but one that is often overlooked or difficult to prove is overloaded and improperly loaded trucks. Trucking regulations impose requirements for the securing of loads and maximum load requirements in order to limit the risk of load-related accidents...

Truck Driver Cited for Violating Hours of Service Rule and Speeding After Fatal Crash

Posted on March 13, 2013
As a southern Illinois semi truck accident lawyer, I was disappointed to see reports that one woman had died in a crash attributed to weather and bad decisions by a truck driver. According to the Quincy Herald-Whig, two semis crashed just minutes apart last week on U...

What NOT to Do: Six Tips to Preserve Your Trucking Accident Recovery

Posted on March 13, 2013
For motorists traveling on a highway, one of the worst things that can happen is to be involved in a trucking accident with a semi. In many cases the accident is the fault of the truck driver or trucking company responsible for the maintenance of the vehicle, but there are certain things motorists sometimes do following an accident that will jeopardize their ability to get the financial compensation they deserve...

Regulators Refuse to Delay New Trucker Hours of Service Rule as Dispute Goes to Court

Posted on March 08, 2013
As a Missouri trucking accident attorney, I strongly support the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration?s upcoming new rules limiting truck drivers? hours of service. Though the HOS rules are opposed by some in the safety industry as too weak, the trucking industry also opposes them as unnecessarily strong, and has filed a lawsuit to stop their implementation...

Driver Cell Phone Use Risky -- Especially by Truckers

Posted on February 27, 2013
Motorists are becoming increasingly more aware of the dangers of using a cell phone while driving, and yet many continue to do so. Resisting the temptation to use a cell phone becomes even more important when the driver is controlling an 80,000 pound semi-truck and trailer that can cause devastating damage to a 3,000 pound car and its occupants...

Ninth Circuit Rejects Trucking Company?s Request to Overrule FMCSA Shutdown Order ? Multistar Industries v. USDOT

Posted on February 25, 2013
As a Missouri semi truck accident attorney, I know that ordinary drivers rely on federal regulators to keep unsafe trucking companies off the road. Trucking companies can get an order to shut down after a serious breach of trucking regulations, or a series of smaller breaches...

Montana High Court Lets Default Judgment Stand in Trucking Accident Lawsuit ? Green v. Gerber et al.

Posted on February 21, 2013
As a Missouri semi truck accident lawyer, I was interested to see a recent appellate decision on a trucking crash that the trucking company apparently neglected to defend. In Green v. Gerber et al., Linda Green obtained a default judgment against Stockton Oil Company and truck driver Ronald Ray Gerber, who was driving a truck for Stockton when he struck Green?s vehicle...

Police Accident Reports Not Enough for Determining Fault

Posted on February 20, 2013
The president of Collision Specialists Inc., Jeffrey Kidd, spoke to a Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) subcommittee �of the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC) recently regarding whether or not police accident reports are reliable in determining fault in trucking accidents...

Semi Truck Manufacturer Tries to Reduce Number of "Human Error" Semi Accidents

Posted on February 13, 2013
According to a report published recently by Volvo Trucks, 90% of trucking accidents result from human error. Volvo?s report is aimed at identifying what causes trucking accidents and how the risk of such accidents can be reduced. Volvo Trucks? Traffic and Product Safety Director, Carl Johan Almqvist stated that trucking accidents occur most commonly when drivers of vehicles involved in accidents misjudge their speed or are inattentive...

Article Chronicles Illinois Woman?s Slow Recovery From Serious Tractor-Trailer Accident

Posted on February 13, 2013
Because, as a southern Illinois semi truck accident attorney, I represent people who have been seriously hurt in crashes with large trucks, I was pleased to see an article outlining just how long and involved the recovery from such a crash should be. The Alton Telegraph published an article Feb...

Springfield Woman Hospitalized After Tractor-Trailer Changes Lanes Into Her Car

Posted on February 07, 2013
As a Missouri tractor-trailer accident attorney, I was disappointed to see a report of a trucking crash that put a Springfield woman in the hospital. The Springfield News-Leader reported that Roslyn Vicencio, 30, was thrown from her Honda Accord after a semi truck changed lanes into the car...

Truck Drivers and Trucking Companies May Be at Fault for Head-On Collisions

Posted on February 06, 2013
There are many types of trucking accidents that can cause serious injury to other motorists, but head-on truck accidents are very likely to cause death or serious injury to people in automobiles. Reportedly, the leading causes of head-on trucking accidents are driver distraction, driver fatigue, tire failure, and driving with an unsecured load...

National Transportation Safety Board Makes Recommendations Following Amtrak Accident

Posted on January 30, 2013
In a public meeting on December 11, 2012, the National Transportation Safety Board, or NTSB, discussed the highway accident report of a collision involving a semi truck and an Amtrak train. According to the report, at around 11:19 a.m. on June 24, 2011, a semi approached a crossing in Miriam, Nevada, which was currently occupied by Amtrak train number 5...

High Court Agrees to Move Trucking Injury Lawsuit to County Where Crash Took Place ? Owens v. Griffin Wood

Posted on January 24, 2013
As a Missouri trucking accident attorney, I was interested to see a court case in which the truck driver was the one claiming injury. In Owens v. Griffin Wood, the driver of a log truck sued the driver of a truck whose utility trailer hit the log truck, as well as his own employer...

Facebook Provides Information About Previous Crash of Semi Driver Involved in Fatal Accident

Posted on January 23, 2013
On January 8, 2013, a trucking accident involving a semi and five cars left two dead, two badly injured, and five more who were transported to the hospital. The semi truck, which was driven by Scott Saunders, was moving along US 30 near New Haven, Indiana when the traffic lights for the westbound lanes turned green...

Family of Fallen Illinois State Trooper Sues Trucker and Trucking Company For Keeping Him on Road

Posted on January 15, 2013
As a southern Illinois tractor-trailer accident attorney, I have followed the news about the death of Illinois state trooper Kyle Deatherage with interest. Deatherage, 32, was struck and killed by a semi truck on Nov. 26, as he stood by a car he had just pulled over...

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