According to the American Trucking Association, as many as 80 percent of communities throughout the United States receive goods and raw materials transported exclusively by trucks. Trucks move 11 billion…
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A bill that would permit heavier tractor-trailers on some Missouri highways is winding its way through the Missouri General Assembly. The bill, SB761, would allow semis weighing as much as…
I’ve written here before, as a Missouri tractor-trailer accident lawyer, about the federal government’s use of Missouri as an example in its crusade for a nationwide ban on texting while…
Trucks in Illinois are currently required to travel 10 mph below the 65 mph speed limit for other vehicles. Under the bill that passed the Illinois legislature the Illinois Department…
Truck drivers hours of service regulations are the laws that truck drivers have to follow regarding the number of hours they can drive per day and how long they must…
A tractor-trailer owned by Swift Transportation in April 2004 killing the driver of a Suburban when the truck driver drove 65 mph across three sets of rumble strips which were…
Truck Accidents have been linked to driver fatigue. There have been studies that demonstrate that the number of accidents involving trucks increase dramatically between the !0th and 11th hour of…
Good news for those of us who want better safety on the roads: a bipartisan bill has been introduced to the U.S. Senate to require all truckers to use electronic…
When truck are involved in accidents the frequency of deaths, and the severity of injuries increase substantially. Causes of trucking accidents include driver intoxication, brake failure, reckless driving, overloaded trucks,…
Illinois governor Pat Quinn quietly signed legislation allowing tractor-trailers to drive at the same speeds as cars in most areas of the state, the Southtown (Ill.) Star reported Aug. 25….