Category : Truck Accidents

Continued Risk of Truck Accidents Involving Reincarnated Companies

April 10th, 2012
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There has been raised concerns about the widespread practice of reincarnation of trucking companies.

In spite of the fact that the Government Accountability Office has raised concerns about the widespread practice of reincarnation of trucking companies in the past, truck accident attorneys know that these practices continue unabated.

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Truck Safety Supervisor Sentenced in Bribery Scandal

January 27th, 2012
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A former trucking safety supervisor of the US Department of Transportation was sentenced last week to 18 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to a bribery scandal.

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Feds Retains Truck Driver Hours of Service Rules

December 29th, 2011
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Federal transportation safety officials last week announced to stick with the 11 hour shift rule for truck drivers

Federal transportation safety officials last week announced new rules governing truck driver hours of service rules.  Los Angeles truck accident lawyers were disappointed to see that the current 11-hour rule will continue to stand.

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Jury Awarded $8.5 Million in Trucking Accident Wrongful Death Lawsuit

December 27th, 2011
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A jury awarded $8.5 million in damages to the widow of a bicyclist who was killed in a trucking accident

A jury in New Hampshire has awarded $8.5 million in damages to the widow of a bicyclist who was killed in a trucking accident with a commercial truck.  The wrongful death lawsuit had been filed by the woman and her 2 children.

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Two Persons Injured in California Lumber Truck Accident

December 13th, 2011
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Two people were injured in a lumber truck accident south of Myers Flat in California

Two people were injured in a lumber truck accident after their car struck a load of lumber that rolled off a semi truck on Highway 101.  The accident occurred south of Myers Flat over the weekend. 45EEUPBVSKSV

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Truck Accident Fatalities on the Rise Again

December 6th, 2011
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Truck accident fatalities are expected to increase over the next year

If preliminary statistics by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration are correct, then Los Angeles truck accident lawyers expect another increase in truck accident fatalities in the United States after a couple of years of declining death rates.

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Federal Data Shows Drop in Fatal Truck Accidents Between 2007 and 2009

December 4th, 2011
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Fatal Truck Accidents

According to data by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration cited by the American Trucking Associations, there was a drop in fatal truck accidents between 2007 and 2009.  The drop was a substantial 31 % in fatal truck accidents, and 30% in injurious truck accidents.

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Trucking Industry Focuses on Driver Health to Prevent Semi Truck Accidents

December 1st, 2011
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Truck driver medical health problems are an underestimated cause of truck accidents every year

According to data by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, in 2007, approximately 87% of all fatal semi truck accidents were the result of driver error.  Out of these, 12% were caused because the driver suffered a heart attack, or suffered a diabetic shock, or some other kind of medical problem while driving.

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Improved Design Standards Mean Safety for Truck Drivers

November 16th, 2011
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There are more numbers of female drivers now.  Truck cab design standards however, have remained the same

New truck cab design standards that are currently being used by manufacturers could mean not just a more comfortable ride for a truck driver, but also safety for truck drivers.  The National Institutes of Occupational Safety and Health has researched driver body types in order to help design a safer truck cab design.

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Panel of Scientific Experts to Study Unintended Acceleration Causes

September 29th, 2011

CarEarlier this year, the federal administration announced that it would ask scientists from the National Academy of Sciences to study the causes of sudden and unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles. This week, the National Academy of Sciences, convened a panel consisted of high-ranking engineers, auto safety experts and scientists to study these causes.

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