Category: Truck Accidents

March 16, 2023

Sharing the road with big trucks (i.e. tractor-trailers or commercial trucks) is very different from driving near a passenger car. Get 18 tips for safe driving.

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March 9, 2023

The time recorded to do a DOT pre-trip inspection may be a sign for attorneys and safety auditors that the inspection was not completed properly – or at all.

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February 17, 2022

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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December 9, 2021

When you have been injured in a car accident with a tractor trailer in Michigan, one of the most important things to do is to hire an experienced truck accident attorney. Only a lawyer who understands this specialized area of rules and regulations in trucking and identifying all the insurance and possible defendants will be …

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December 1, 2021

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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February 16, 2021

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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October 10, 2019

Our truck accident lawyers discuss three major myths from the powerful American trucking industry and the facts that dispel those myths.

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October 8, 2019

U.S. lawmakers are considering a bill to increase the commercial truck insurance requirements, bringing the minimum liability limit up to nearly $5 million.

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March 13, 2019

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) requires that trucking companies maintain a qualification file for all of their truck operators, and lay out what should be contained within the file In the past, I was interviewed by the Michigan Lawyers Weekly newspaper about a truck accident trial verdict that I’d won for my clients …

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