Truck Driving Accidents - Page 3

Many times both the trucker and the motor carrier, that is the trucking company, can be both sued in one lawsuit for any damages resulting from a trucking accident. There are some instances where the trucking company might not be responsible for the truck driver’s negligence. This usually occurs if the truck driver was operating …

Truck drivers are not supposed to stop to the side of the roadway but if the truck driver has to stop to the side of the roadway, they’re supposed to do two things: they’re supposed to use their hazard signals, and they are supposed to place warning devices behind the vehicle. The commercial driver’s license …

Many truck accidents today are caused by driver fatigue, as well as, inattentiveness. There are federal regulations which determine the amount of hours that a trucker may be on the road. These trucking regulations prohibit a trucking company from allowing its drivers to go on the road in circumstances where the driver’s fatigue could be …

This is Roger Ghai and I wanted to talk today about whether an insurance company, that is an insurance company which ensures the motor carrier, can actually be held liable for any of your damages. The answer, believe it or not, is actually, “Yes,” an insurance company can in certain instances be held liable for …

Let’s talk today about distracted driving by truck drivers. Two of the more common examples that have been in the news recently about distracted driving, it would be the use of either cellphones or texting while driving or the use, by the truck driver, of their onboard computer messaging system. Of course, the Federal Motor …