According to a study by The Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety, seat belt use among commercial truck and bus drivers in the state, is definitely up. The survey conducted in 2010 across Missouri shows that more than 80% of all commercial truck and bus drivers…
Missouri and Kansas Truck Accident Attorneys will applaud a proposal by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that could soon end with all commercial trucks being required to have speed limiting devices installed on them. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced that it…
Last week, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration handed a Christmas gift to trucking safety groups and Kansas City accident lawyers. It issued a regulatory proposal that would reduce the Hours of Service rule requirements for all commercial truck drivers. The proposal also includes more…
Kansas City truck accident lawyers who had been very encouraged about the Department of Transportation's ban on text messaging while driving for commercial truck and bus drivers earlier this year, have more reason to celebrate. The Department of Transportation has now proposed a complete ban…
Driver fatigue has been linked to a fatal truck accident in Bond County, Missouri. According to police, the accident occurred last Saturday morning when a truck driver on Interstate 70 fell asleep while driving. The tractor-trailer veered off the highway, and struck the victim, 50-year-old…
Most fatal truck accidents in 2009 in Missouri and nationwide, were caused not because of fatigue, but speeding. That information comes from an analysis of fatal truck accident figures in 2009 by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The agency says speeding accounted for the…
The National Transportation Safety Board has begun an investigation into the bus accident near St. Louis Missouri last week that killed two teenagers. The two victims were killed in a multivehicle accident involving a semi cab, a pickup truck and two school buses of the…
After banning text messaging while driving, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration could turn its attention next to banning other distracting devices in truck cabs. This week, the FMCSA's Chief Safety Officer Rose McMurray, addressed a trucking industry conference, and spoke about her agency's intention…
As a Kansas City truck accident lawyer, I'm very involved with issues of trucking safety and trucker fatigue. It has concerned me that across the country, thousands of truck drivers are finding their options for parking their vehicles and resting, disappearing fast. Fiscal cutbacks in…
As the economic downturn deepens, expect a rise in truck accidents to cause a greater number of personal injury and wrongful death claims across the nation. It can not be denied that the risk of motor vehicle accidents, including motorcycle collisions, are substantially increased as…
