Trucking Regulations

As a Missouri tractor-trailer accident lawyer, I was delighted to read that Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has banned truck drivers from texting and driving. According to a Jan. 27 article…

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the federal agency that regulates the trucking industry, has highlighted sleep apnea as a growing concern in commercial truck safety. So I was interested,…

As a St. Louis tractor-trailer crash lawyer, I was interested in a news item about the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation’s meeting with trucking industry agency leaders…

As a Missouri big rig accident attorney, I was interested to see that in February, the National Transportation Safety Board released its updated "Most Wanted List" of needed improvements to…

Last month, I blogged about the National Transportation Safety Board's Most Wanted List. In the List, the NTSB called for interstate commercial truck and bus companies to install electronic on-board…

As a Missouri semi truck crash attorney, I’ve written here in the past about the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s attempts to tighten safety rules on the trucking industry. The…

As a Missouri semi truck accident attorney, I've been following the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's efforts to improve its oversight of the trucking industry and reduce fatalities and injuries…

As a Missouri semi truck accident attorney, I’ve written here many times about the elevated standard of conduct required to get and maintain a commercial driver’s license. A CDL authorizes…

As a Missouri semi truck accident attorney, I am a fan of the federal government’s proposal to require electronic on-board recorders in the cabs of interstate trucks. EOBRs, as they…