As a Missouri semi truck accident lawyer, I’m a big fan of federal hours-of-service rules for truck drivers. These are the rules that limit how long drivers may stay on…
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As a southern Illinois semi truck accident attorney, I was pleased to see a proposal for long-overdue regulatory action against the trucking industry. According to Heavy Duty Trucking magazine, the…
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Following a tragic trucking accident, driver Lei Sun has been charged with two counts of first degree involuntary manslaughter. In March, Sun crashed into three vehicles that were stopped at…
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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…
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration released a study last week showing that improvements in driver safety are available—if trucking companies are willing to take advantage. According to Truckinginfo.com, the…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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The corruption scandal surrounding Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has prompted a series of news reports explaining the state’s history of corruption, such as this one from Time magazine. As the…
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