When a driver behind the wheel of an 80,000-pound truck blacks out, goes into a diabetic altered state of consciousness, suffers a seizure or experiences a heart attack, the consequences…
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A new study by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute confirms what many Missouri truck accident attorneys have known for ages: Text messaging substantially raises a semi truck driver’s chance of…
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The Missouri Department of Transportation is pressing ahead with its plan to build truck-only lanes on part of Interstate 70, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the Examiner of Independence, Mo.…
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Fewer truck accidents occurred in Missouri comparing 2005 with 2007. In fact there were 23% fewer fatal accidents which means Missouri highways are safer. The Missouri Highway Patrol reports that…
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Despite the warnings against driving while drowsy, fatigue continues to be a problem for truck drivers. Recently, a 55-year-old truck driver who was traveling eastbound on I-70 fell asleep at…
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As a Missouri semi truck accident attorney, I’m well aware of the dangers that commercial trucks can pose even when they’re parked, if they’re not parked safely. So I was…
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More than a year ago, I wrote here from my perspective as a Missouri semi truck accident attorney about the issue of obstructive sleep apnea in truckers. Sleep apnea is…
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The federal government has approved a plan to build truck-only lanes on Interstate 70 throughout the entire state of Missouri, the Kansas City Star reported Sept. 9. The Federal Highway…
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As a St. Louis tractor-trailer accident lawyer, I know the trucking industry is pushing for federal regulators to relax restrictions on the size and weight of the heaviest commercial trucks,…
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Multiple fatal Missouri auto accidents rocked the state's highways this week: On Monday on I-55, a construction worker was hit and killed by a dump truck; on Wednesday, a man…
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