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Liability for Accidents Involving Unqualified Truck Drivers

January 4, 2022

Trucking accidents cause severe injuries, and one of the top causes of these accidents is incidents with unqualified truck drivers. The sheer size of a truck versus the size of a passenger vehicle sets the stage for catastrophe when the two collide, and passengers in a car typically suffer several significant injuries. If you believe you sustained injuries due to a truck accident involving an unqualified truck driver, you may be entitled to financial compensation. Recovering compensation for losses caused by a trucking accident requires finding causation and holding the responsible party accountable. Stay tuned to learn more

Commercial Truck Accidents and Disqualifying Medical Conditions

January 17, 2019

If a driver suffers from a medical condition the could affect their ability to drive safely, they should be disqualified from operating a commercial vehicle. It’s a common sense safety measure to avoid catastrophic auto collisions and large truck accidents that’s been put in place by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). The FMCSA requires drivers to be able to operate vehicles safely, secure and check loads being carried, and conduct pre-trip and post-trip safety inspections. The Provo, UT auto accidents lawyers of Flickinger • Boulton • Robson • Weeks would like to consider the medical conditions that disqualify

Driver Fatigue Can Result in Serious Large Truck Accidents

July 24, 2016

The lawyers of Flickinger • Boulton • Robson • Weeks have helped countless clients in the greater Provo area. We believe in the rights if injury victims and their loved ones, and we fight diligently for them every step of the way. When it comes to lawsuits for serious truck accidents, it’s important to have strong legal representation in place. One of the leading causes of these kinds of collisions is driver fatigue. Let’s consider this in greater detail right now. Defining Driver Fatigue Driver fatigue refers to cases in which a driver is pushed to a point of exhaustion

The Ten Most Common Causes of Large Truck Accidents

March 12, 2016

At Flickinger • Boulton • Robson • Weeks, our personal injury attorneys have the experience and resources to handle the full range of auto accident cases with success. We have particular skills in handling cases involving tractor-trailers and other large commercial trucks. By virtue of their sheer size, weight, and difficulty to maneuver, these trucks are among the most inherently dangerous on our nation’s roadways. When they are involved in collisions with smaller motor vehicles such as cars, pickup trucks, motorcycles, and SUVs, the occupants of the latter vehicles are at extremely high risk of catastrophic injury or death. What

Trucking Safety Advocates Seek Improved Crashworthiness Standards

May 26, 2014

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) and the Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) are coming forward to express their concerns about heavy truck cab crashworthiness standards. In order to do something about the issue, the two groups came together and sent a letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), which outlined their concerns regarding the agency’s lack of crashworthiness standards for heavy truck cabs. These standards are needed to improve safety and reduce the number of trucking accidents. “NHTSA has continuously developed crashworthiness standards for automobiles and light trucks, but to date has generally not applied crashworthiness

Recent Collision Highlights The Importance of Car & Truck Safety

September 11, 2013

A passenger car and a semi-trailer were recently in a collision on Interstate 15 in North Salt Lake. According to a Utah Highway Patrol officer, the accident occurred when the drivers of the car and the semi-trailer tried to avoid hitting a third vehicle with a blown tire. While both drivers averted an accident with the third car, they ended up hitting each other in the process. The driver of the truck suffered minor injuries, which were treated at a local hospital, and the passenger car’s driver did not receive any injuries that needed medical attention. Common Semi-Truck Accidents In

Rear-End Truck Crashes Prove Fatal

September 10, 2013

Rear-end collisions between trucks and motor vehicles can have devastating effects. Of the 400,000 truck accidents per year, 18 percent are rear-end crashes. Most of these accidents are attributed to trucks hitting motor vehicles. Many of the fatal rear-end collisions involved multiple vehicles. 18 percent of truck-attributed accidents involved three or more vehicles, where as multiple vehicles comprised only five percent of rear-end accidents caused by motor vehicles. Of fatal rear-end collisions, about 46 percent involved multiple (at least three) vehicles. This disparity is likely due to the sheer weight and size differences between large trucks and passenger cars. Typically,

How Will Trucker Rest Rule Suspension Affect Roadway Safety in Utah

May 14, 2013

Utah drivers may face a higher risk of truck crashes involving fatigue due to the suspension of a rule requiring weekly overnight rest periods for truckers. At the end of 2014, federal legislation suspended one of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s hours-of-service regulations. The suspended rule limited the total weekly hours that truckers could work while mandating nighttime rest periods. The suspension is effective until September 2015, pending the results of a safety study. Unfortunately, even if this change proves temporary, it could leave Provo drivers facing a high risk of truck accidents involving driver error and fatigue.

Study Shows Substance Abuse Common Among Commercial Truck Drivers

March 12, 2013

The trucking industry is vital to the U.S. economy, delivering goods to consumers across the country. Many assume those who drive large semi trucks are more skilled and careful than the average driver, since they control such large vehicles. However, many truck drivers put others’ safety at risk by driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. A study published in the October 2013 issue of Occupational and Environmental Medicine revealed an alarming rate of substance abuse among commercial vehicle drivers . People should be aware of the extent of this problem, as well as the threat

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Liability for Accidents Involving Unqualified Truck Drivers

Commercial Truck Accidents and Disqualifying Medical Conditions

Driver Fatigue Can Result in Serious Large Truck Accidents

The Ten Most Common Causes of Large Truck Accidents

Trucking Safety Advocates Seek Improved Crashworthiness Standards

Recent Collision Highlights The Importance of Car & Truck Safety

Rear-End Truck Crashes Prove Fatal

How Will Trucker Rest Rule Suspension Affect Roadway Safety in Utah

Study Shows Substance Abuse Common Among Commercial Truck Drivers

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