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Category: Truck Accidents
If you or a family member was involved in a serious motor vehicle accident in Michigan, one of the first questions that needs to be answered is whether the at-fault driver was driving a “commercial truck.” If the answer is “yes,” then you will have access to a minimum of $750,000 in insurance coverage to …
An overloaded truck accident in Michigan that results in injury or loss of life is a senseless tragedy that is almost always 100% preventable. Federal and state safety rules state the maximum weight for trucks. By ignoring these safety mandates when overloading trucks, these companies recklessly endanger the public. As an attorney who has litigated …
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The factors that determine whether the at-fault truck that caused a serious crash may be considered a commercial vehicle in Michigan include: (1) the truck’s weight or weight rating; (2) the weight or weight rating of the vehicle being towed; (3) whether it is designed to transport passengers; and (4) whether it transports hazardous materials. …
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Despite the dangers for truck drivers and for the driving public, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has decided not to issue a new law on DOT physical sleep apnea. Fatigue and drowsy driving remain serous safety concerns for truck drivers. What does it mean that there is no new DOT …
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Truck accident lawyer provides an overview of the proper procedure for merging a semi truck from the highway shoulder into the ordinary flow of traffic One common cause of preventable truck accidents is properly merging a semi truck from the highway shoulder into the flow of traffic. It’s common because on virtually every highway in …
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Truck accidents and the CDL English proficiency requirement under the FMCSA As a truck accident lawyer, I have handled cases involving people who have been seriously injured in truck wrecks at the hands of commercial drivers who do not speak English. Drivers who do not speak English fluently are in violation of the Federal Motor Carrier …
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A lawyer’s response to a plea from a truck driver being pressured by his employer to break the laws To report a trucking company for breaking safety violations you can (1) Call 1-888-DOT-SAFT (888-368-7238), (2) submit an online complaint to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s National Consumer Complaint Database, or (3) call 911 for …
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Lack of use of crossover mirrors for commercial trucks which cause pedestrian deaths is a preventable crisis Drivers of commercial semi trucks are running pedestrians over and killing them, because crossover mirrors that cost a couple hundred dollars are not required in trucks. There’s no reason why, in congested urban areas and city streets, crossover …
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