As a Missouri trucking accident lawyer, I’m a big fan of federal enforcement of safety regulations. Often, when a fatal trucking accident is ruled the fault of the truck driver,…
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Insurance coverage is very important to my job as a Missouri tractor-trailer accident lawyer. Unfortunately, the injuries from an accident between an ordinary vehicle and a commercial truck tend to…
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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…
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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…
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As a southern Illinois semi truck accident attorney, I was pleased to see news that Illinois has become the latest state to outlaw the use of hand-held cell phones by…
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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…
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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,…
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In a typical Missouri truck accident, truck drivers escape relatively unscathed, while drivers of smaller cars, mopeds, motorcycles, and pedestrians take the brunt of the damage. That's not always the…
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Big trucks will be banned from using the far left lane of Interstate 70 through St. Charles County, starting January 1, 2008. The prohibition covers a six-mile stretch that begins…
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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…
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