Being involved in a truck accidents or a car accident can be physically, emotionally and financially devastating. Due to the serious results of a commercial truck accident, one of the first questions many people ask is “Are background checks required to be done to hire a truck driver”? This is…
Truck drivers have areas surrounding their tractor-trailers where they can’t see anything. We call them blind spots. They call them no go zones. They don’t want you driving in those spots, even though their speed limit might be 55 mph, and your speed limit could be 65 or more. In…
When a truck is in transit, its cargo can shift and create a very dangerous situation for those in other vehicles near it. A load shift can result in jackknifing or even the cargo spilling onto the road or out of the rear of the truck’s trailer. Load shifting is…
All of us here at Springer Lyle Dameron & Harrison seem to see more bicyclists on the road every day. We’ve also represented many bicyclists who were the victims of negligent drivers. A motorist is required to observe the rules of the road, but a bicyclist required to follow those…
People don’t think of speeding as being the cause or a contributing factor in motor vehicle collisions because it’s so common. We all catch ourselves speeding at one time or another, but speeding can be deadly. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, speeding contributes to about 33 percent of…
Springer Lyle Dameron & Harrison notes that every state in the country now has nearly identical laws involving drunk driving or driving under the influence of drugs. Most cases involve a blood alcohol content of .08 or above. Other cases rely on the arresting officer’s observations at the scene of…
Unless you’ve been stopped at a red light for 30 seconds minding your own business and suddenly get rear-ended, fault can be a contested issue in motor vehicle accident cases. There are circumstances surrounding some accidents where the resulting personal injury and property damage are the fault of both parties….
The Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1700, which represents Greyhound bus drivers, has been speaking out against the company’s safety record. “Members of the National Association of Bus Crash Families said they recently learned that Greyhound did not support HR7, a bill introduced by Georgia Democrat John Lewis and Texas Republican…
The Texas Department of Public Safety reports that one-fifth of commercial vehicles they inspected in in 2011 were unsafe: “Since the first of the year, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement personnel and specially-trained Highway Patrol troopers have inspected 331,505 commercial vehicles. As a result of these inspections, DPS removed 66,189 unsafe commercial…
Many 18-wheeler accidents become more difficult to investigate due to missing or incomplete information concerning hours-of-service compliance. Electronic Logging Devices could assist in safety and compliance with federal laws by more closely tracking hours 0f service and other important metrics. The American Trucking Associations, along with other law enforcement and…
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