Everyone, including the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), agrees that fatigued commercial drivers and truckers who fall asleep behind the wheel are a significant safety concern on our nation’s highways and interstates. Yet, each year, tens of thousands of accidents take place in the United States that involve tired truck drivers. What should…
Any measurable amount of alcohol or controlled substances in a driver’s system can impair that person’s physical and mental performance. According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, a blood alcohol concentration as low as .02 makes it more difficult to visually track moving vehicles and reduces the ability to multitask. Imagine what that means…
An in-depth analysis of police reports on crashes involving motorcycles and one other vehicle revealed that 6-8 percent of fatal wrecks involved large trucks such as 18-wheelers, other types of tractor-trailers, haulers and construction equipment. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration study also found that motorcycle riders were overwhelming likely to die in collisions…
You were injured in a Virginia truck accident – but who was really at fault for the crash? The Large Truck Crash Causation Study (LTCCS), conducted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), examined 141,000 truck accidents across America in order to discover what the most…
Federal trucking law requires that all truck loads be secured safely in order to minimize the risk of debris falling off the truck an injuring other people on the road. Unfortunately, federal laws don’t apply to vehicles outside of the commercial trucking industry. This means that anyone can haul a load of furniture or an…