Category: Trucking Accident

Consider the following facts: The minimum insurance requirements for interstate trucking companies have not been raised in over 40 years. At the same time, the cost of injuries and fatalities resulting from accidents caused by commercial trucks continues to rise exponentially. According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), there has been a 72% increase […]

In the United States, we rely on the essential service that long-distance commercial truck drivers provide. But the trucking industry has become plagued with substance abuse and mental health disorders. In this article, we will look at the reasons many truck drivers have turned to drug and alcohol use, the types and consequences of substance […]

Trucking accidents are some of the most devastating accidents that occur on our highways every day. According to The New York Times, large trucks are disproportionately involved in fatal accidents, causing one-fourth of all traffic accidents which cause fatalities. This is in comparison to a mere 10% of overall non-fatal accidents. Big rigs and 18-wheelers […]

In a tragic accident recently, a tractor-trailer crossed an Interstate median and crashed into a community college softball team bus, killing four of the players. Sadly, it appears the 18-wheel truck driver didn’t attempt to brake at all or move out of the way before the collision. The accident happened near Davis, Oklahoma, where the […]

Trucking companies are experimenting with new technologies that can help avoid crashes. With the number of trucking injuries – 3,900 fatalities and 100,000 injuries from truck crashes in 2012 – you’d think the federal government would do more to require that companies implement more safety devices. So far, regulations have focused more on restricting the […]

Data from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shows that trucking accidents are on the increase. From 2009 to 2012, fatal crashes increased over 18 percent. CNBC.com suggests that the reviving economy has put more goods on the road and increased pressures on companies to make deliveries on time. Numbers from the National Highway Traffic […]

A Kentucky truck/train crash made national headlines recently when security video footage showed the driver, maneuvering into the Warner Fertilizer Plant north of Somerset, Kentucky, completely blindsided by an oncoming train. The impact split the cab from the trailer and sent up a ball of flames and smoke, but the driver survived with some burns […]

A tragic trucking accident has caught the nation’s attention in part because the accident involved well-known comedians. The Walmart truck crashed into a limousine van and killed comedian James McNair, called “Jimmy Mack,” and critically injured SNL alum Tracy Morgan. The tragedy called attention to a serious matter, which is long haul truck drivers who […]

Despite many truck drivers who go about their business in a professional manner, every once in a while you run across a crazy one wielding his 10,000-pound vehicle like it’s a weapon. What can you do? The answer depends on the type of truck service involved. Federal Reporting The U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Motor […]

Fatigue is a major cause of truck accidents, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Many experienced Kentucky truck accident attorneys have helped clients who suffered injuries as a result of fatigue-triggered truck accidents. The FMCSA offers several tips for truck drivers who need to stay alert on the road.

Truck drivers as a population have been found to be at a high risk for sleep apnea. A study sponsored by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and the American Trucking Association (ATA) found that 28% of commercial truck drivers have mild to severe sleep apnea. What is Sleep Apnea? Sleep apnea is a […]

Truck drivers who travel no more than 100 miles will be able to skip the 30-minute rest break required of other truckers under a new exemption recently announced by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). The change went into effect on August 2. It was a response to a ruling from the U.S. Court […]

Twenty years ago, trucking companies may have been able to say they were unaware of their drivers’ fatigue problems; but today, they can no longer claim to be unaware of fatigue risks. Too much light has been shone on the problem for owners to shrink away from it. Today, a trucking company can be expected […]

Attorney Tad Thomas and fellow lawyer Ron Hillerich recently filed a wrongful death suit on behalf of four people who lost their lives in a March 2013 tractor-trailer crash on Interstate 65 north of Sonora, according to a recent article in the Courier-Journal. In the crash, a tractor-trailer rear-ended the family’s vehicle, claiming the lives […]

Hours of Service (HOS) rules are some of the most important safety rules that truck drivers face and are a focus for many experienced Kentucky truck accident lawyers.  These rules limit the amount of time a driver can spend behind the wheel and the amount of time a driver can spend “on duty,” whether or […]