The Safety Management System (SMS) is used by regulators at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to identify motor carriers with a high risk of future crashes.1 The intention…
Truck drivers must obtain a certificate verifying their medical fitness for duty before they are legally permitted to operate commercial motor vehicles.1 While various conditions, like blindness or deafness, can…
The minimum amount of insurance coverage required for a commercial truck varies according to: Whether the truck operates within a state (intrastate) or across state lines (interstate) – For intrastate…
Truck drivers can be classified as employees or independent contractors by a trucking company. This classification essentially defines the relationship between the company and the driver, governing factors like: Who…
Driving in adverse weather conditions causes one in ten accidents involving commercial motor vehicles. Federal regulations and commercial motor vehicle driver handbooks specifically address driving in adverse weather conditions. Adverse…
Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 94 requires a responding party to plead all specifically enumerating affirmative defenses and “any other matter constituting an avoidance or affirmative defense.” If a party…
When litigating a truck wreck, you are likely to have multiple claims of negligence. An often overlooked component of many cases is negligent hiring. Trucking companies tend to do very…
Can the federal trucking regulations apply to other commercial vehicles that are not tractor-trailers with CDL holders? Depending on the facts, the federal trucking regulations are not limited to big…
Proving liability is often a major battle in trucking litigation cases. Put simply, insurance companies for trucking companies will do whatever they can to avoid full compensation to the victims…
Truck-only lanes are highway lanes designated solely for the use of trucks in order to separate trucks from other traffic to improve safety and traffic flow. Very few states have…
