Truck Accidents

The black box on a truck is an electronic onboard recording device that keeps track of a trucker’s driving time. It can help determine if the trucker violated the hours-of-service rules, which stipulate the amount of time allowed behind the wheel. Sometimes accident victims use it as evidence when filing a claim after a truck …

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Liability for improper cargo loading oftentimes falls on more than one party, but depends on many things, from the cause of the accident to who handled the cargo. Liable parties may include the individual responsible for the job as well as anyone who may have been responsible for overseeing or supervising the task. Filing a …

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No, there is no standardized federal weight limit for truck drivers. However, there are trucking companies that have started enforcing BMI or weight restrictions as a hiring criteria. While some have cried foul, believing this is a form of discrimination, the companies point out that overweight truck drivers are more likely to suffer from sleep …

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Seek a personal injury attorney who focuses on motor vehicle accidents, inluding tractor-trailer crashes. Your truck accident attorney can help you obtain the trucker’s hours-of-service records from his or her employer. Employers are required to keep this information on file for six months, but sending a spoliation letter can prevent its destruction so you can …

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Medium and heavy-duty trucks, semi-trucks and utility trailers, use the roads of Pennsylvania to carry and transport goods throughout the year. Because of the size of trucks and their potential ability to develop problems, large trucks are subjected to inspections. How often are truck inspections performed? All large trucks and semi-trailers must be inspected once …

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