A few weeks ago, I wrote here about how safety violations are being tracked and used in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Pre-employment Screening Program, a program that relies…
Jeff LoweDecember 17, 2013
I write frequently here about the importance of federal trucking safety regulations. Commercial drivers and their employers are much more heavily regulated than ordinary drivers. Drivers are subject to special…
Jeff LoweOctober 25, 2013
According to TruckingInfo.com, the federal regulator of the trucking industry is getting ready to release new rules that are intended to track the safety performance of trucking companies. The website…
Jeff LoweSeptember 5, 2013
Three people are dead after a tragic trucking accident that resulted from a semi driver falling asleep at the wheel. The accident occurred in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, along I-20. According…
Jeff LoweAugust 28, 2013
I’ve written here several times about the ongoing litigation between the trucking industry and trucking’s federal regulator, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Trucking industry group American Trucking Associations has…
Jeff LoweAugust 16, 2013
On July 1, 2013, an announcement by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) stated that new federal regulations had gone into effect that day, aimed…
Jeff LoweAugust 14, 2013
As a St. Louis semi truck accident lawyer, I believe most people would agree that a drunk commercial truck driver doesn’t belong on the road. So I was surprised to…
Jeff LoweJuly 25, 2013
On July 5, 2013, just after 10 p.m., a semi driver suffered a medical condition that left him unconscious, posing a significant threat to highway safety. As a result, a…
Jeff LoweJuly 24, 2013
As a southern Illinois semi truck crash attorney, I was already a fan of the new hours of service rules from the federal government. These are rules limiting how long…
Jeff LoweJuly 2, 2013