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If you’ve suffered injuries in a tractor-trailer accident, you may be overwhelmed with medical expenses and ongoing treatment that you may not realize you need to make a decision. Missouri truck accident attorneys understand the emotional rollercoaster that follows a serious tractor-trailer accident, but it is important to see an attorney soon after the crash. Trucking companies have a frontline of professionals they use to defend their money. They will do everything they can to limit the amount of money they pay to tractor-trailer accident victims.
In Missouri, you have up to 5 years to file a lawsuit in a personal injury case, but if you wait too long you could lose important evidence. The sooner you hire an experience Missouri truck accident lawyer, the better chance you have to uncover any violations of FMCSA safety regulations. If a trucking company is in violation to the safety regulations, it could result in compensation for injuries or wrongful death. A Missouri tractor-trailer accident lawsuit usually includes a claim of negligence on the tractor-trailer driver and the employer’s behalf.
Trucking companies that operate under the authority of the Department of Transportation are responsible for screening and training their truck drivers. When a bad tractor-trailer driver slips through the cracks and causes a Missouri truck accident, the company is negligent. The Eastern District Federal Court of Missouri has decided that trucking companies, who are in breach of safety regulations, offer evidence that they knowingly had no regard for the safety of motorists on the road. If the evidence has been established in a civil court, the victims of the tractor-trailer accident could receive compensation.
Although the decision by the court offers tractor-trailer accident victims more rights in the courtroom, the injured should contact an experienced Missouri truck accident law firm immediately. The trucking companies send out investigators to collect evidence immediately after the accident. If the trucking and insurance companies do not receive a “preservation of evidence” letter, then they could dispose of evidence that is crucial to the personal injury claim. Call 877.SUE.TRKS to speak to an experienced Missouri truck accident attorney and let us be on your side.
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Joshua P. Myers is the owner and President of Myers Injury Law, LLC and a founding partner of Schultz & Myers, LLC. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, his personal injury law firm routinely handles semi-truck accidents that result in personal injury or death throughout the Midwest. If you have been hurt or have lost a loved one due to the negligence of another driver, please contact a truck accident attorney to learn your rights. It is always free to discuss your case and there are never any attorney’s fees until we recover on your behalf.
As motorists, we want to feel safe on the road especially when it comes to the massive tractor-trailers. As a Missouri truck accident attorney, I have written about the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and how they aim to keep motorists safe on the roads. Recently the FMCSA changed its rating system for the CSA 2010 program, which means it will no longer categorize carriers as deficient.
On November 18, 2010 the new CSA 2010 rating was announced. The new rating system will replace the “deficient” category with an alert. The former CSA rating categorized the trucking company, the truck driver, and the tractor-trailer as deficient if they were in the considered to be in the lowest 25% in terms of safety ratings. The CSA 2010 rating will replace “deficient” with “alert” when the company, driver, or tractor-trailer is above the FMCSA’s standards for basic safety.
The reason for the change in the rating system is to identify the safety violations that are more likely to cause a truck accident. With new algorithms, the government can keep better track of the carriers that are more likely to have a truck accident. The change came after the FMCSA caved to the trucking industry’s outcry to remove “deficient” from the safety ratings. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration did change the way they catorigize the ratings, but they did not change how they try to protect us on the road.
What is disappointing is that the trucking industry is less concerned with the safety of the public and more concerned with how their ratings are seen to the public. If trucking companies were more concerned with the safety of motorists instead of breaking safety regulation to make a higher profit, there would be no need for a Missouri truck accident lawyer. But the truth is as the trucking companies get greedier, someone needs to hold them accountable for the people they seriously injure or kill. If you have been injured in a Missouri truck accident or you have lost a loved one because of a negligent truck driver, call an experienced truck accident attorney. You need someone fighting for your rights, so call 877.SUE.TRKS for a free consultation to discuss your claim.
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Joshua P. Myers is the owner and President of Myers Injury Law, LLC and a founding partner of Schultz & Myers, LLC. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, his personal injury law firm routinely handles tractor-trailer accidents that result in personal injury or death throughout the Midwest. If you have been hurt or have lost a loved one due to the negligence of another driver, please contact a truck accident attorney to learn your rights. It is always free to discuss your case and there are never any attorney’s fees until we recover on your behalf.
We know that following traffic laws keep our families safe and reduces the likelihood that we will be the cause of an accident. We do our part to stay safe on the road, but sometimes negligent tractor-trailer drivers put us in danger. Truck accident attorneys in Missouri have seen the destruction that a negligent tractor-trailer driver can have on a person and their family. The trucking companies and their drivers fail to follow federal motor carrier safety regulations, which can cause serious injury or fatalities on our Missouri highways every day. In order to protect motorists on the road, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrations monitors the trucking company and their drivers to make sure they are following safety regulations.
During 2008 more than 380,000 tractor-trailer accidents were recorded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of which 4,000 of those accidents claimed a life. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, known as FMCSA, requires that all drivers whether they are employees or independent contractors comply with federal safety regulations. During the late 1990s, trucking companies tried to avoid responsibility of tractor-trailer accidents by hiring independent contractors to drive their freight. The FMCSA picked up on the trucking companies’ tactics and rewrote the definition of “employee” so they could not longer avoid being held accountable for injuries or fatalities caused by their driver’s negligence.
Driver fatigue is one of the major problems with the trucking industry. In order to protect us from a fatigued driver, the FMCSA requires that drivers may not drive longer than 11 hours after 10 straight hours off duty. To verify that a truck driver is following this safety rule, the trucking company should audit the driver’s logbook after each trip. Unfortunately, large trucking companies ignore too many FMCSA regulations because the rules limit the amount of time a driver stays on the road, which limits the profits to be made. Until the government steps into watch trucking companies closer, the trucking companies will continue to ignore the regulations that were designed to protect us.
It is unfortunate that trucking companies are not more concerned with the public’s safety, but tractor-trailer accident victims still hold them accountable for their injuries. If you have been injured in a tractor-trailer accident, do not hesitate to contact an experienced truck accident attorney to discuss your claim. If the trucking companies are not going to follow safety regulations, then they should compensate for injuries or wrongful death because of their negligence. Call 877.SUE.TRKS (877-783-8757) to speak to one of our experienced Missouri truck accident attorneys to schedule a free consultation. We’ll help you fight for your rights as a victim and make the trucking company pay for their negligence.
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Joshua P. Myers is the owner and President of Myers Injury Law, LLC and a founding partner of Schultz & Myers, LLC. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, his personal injury law firm routinely handles tractor-trailer accidents that result in personal injury or death throughout the Midwest. If you have been hurt or have lost a loved one due to the negligence of another driver, please contact a truck accident attorney to learn your rights. It is always free to discuss your case and there are never any attorney’s fees until we recover on your behalf.
The road can be a dangerous place, and we follow the rules of the road in order to protect the people we love and ourselves. Tractor-Trailer drivers also have rules that need to be followed, but when they don’t follow the federal motor carrier safety regulations, the victims and their families are the ones that pay the price. As a Missouri truck accident attorney, I know that sleep apnea is a dangerous disorder for a tractor-trailer driver to have, but now some drivers admit that the fatigue from the disorder and truck accidents are related.
The greater part of serious truck accidents in Missouri are caused by tractor-trailer drivers that are fatigued, which is a side effect of sleep apnea. Many different studies show that drivers with sleep apnea drive as poorly as drivers who are intoxicated, which puts a lot of motorists in danger on the road. One study found that 28% of tractor-trailer drivers had sleep apnea. One-third of those with sleep apnea reported having severe sleep apnea. The researchers interviewed 1,391 commercial tractor-trailer drivers to complete the study, which is only a small sample of the commercial tractor-trailer drivers on the road.
People who suffer with sleep apnea cannot get a good nights sleep because the disorder causes the body to stop breathing for a short time and they wake up to gasp for air. Tractor-trailer drivers who don’t get enough sleep are putting Missouri drivers at risk. There are a higher percentage of tractor-trailer drivers with the sleep disorder than the rest of the public because truck drivers as a group have a higher rate of obesity. Unfortunately, tractor-trailer drivers are not always able to maintain a healthy lifestyle on the road because they suffer from illnesses that the general public does not.
The trucking companies that knowingly hire unhealthy tractor-trailer drivers regardless whether they pass the standard health qualifications must be held responsible for their negligence. In the future, I hope more will be done to reduce the number of tractor-trailer drivers with fatigue problems like sleep apnea to help prevent the number of truck accidents. If you have been seriously injured or lost a loved one in a Missouri truck accident, please call an experienced Missouri truck accident attorney. Commercial trucking companies will do everything they can to avoid paying out too much on a personal injury or wrongful death claim, so call 877.SUE.TRKS and let us deal with them for you.
Joshua P. Myers is the owner and President of Myers Injury Law, LLC and a founding partner of Schultz & Myers, LLC. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, his personal injury law firm routinely handles semi-truck accidents that result in personal injury or death throughout the Midwest. If you have been hurt or have lost a loved one due to the negligence of another driver, please contact a truck accident attorney to learn your rights. It is always free to discuss your case and there are never any attorney’s fees until we recover on your behalf.
You don’t have to be in a motor vehicle to be injured by a moving vehicle. Pedestrians are at risk of serious injury or death every time they cross the road. As a Missouri Truck Accident Attorney, I was saddened to hear that a man from Southern Illinois was killed by a tractor-trailer as he was crossing the intersection of a highway. Truck accidents involving pedestrians are rare, but on November 18th, 2010 it happened in Granite City, Illinois.
Around 3 p.m., 80-year-old Robert Schaefer was crossing the intersection of Illinois Route 3 at the West Chain of Rocks Road to get home. The tractor-trailer and other vehicles were stopped at a red light as Robert Schaefer began crossing the road. When the light turned green, the driver pulled out and hit the victim. Robert Schaefer was taken to Saint Louis University Hospital by helicopter, but died that evening.
The driver of the tractor-trailer told Granite City Police that he did not see the victim and an officer made a statement that there is no crosswalk at the intersection. The tractor-trailer accident is still under investigation, but the authorities do not expect to press criminal charges. I was curious as to why no charges were to be filed against the truck driver. In Missouri and Illinois, this is not normal when an accident involving a pedestrian, who was legally crossing the intersection.
In any event, criminal charges are different than a civil case for wrongful death against the truck company. As a Granite City, IL Car Accident Attorney, commercial truck driver’s are required to observe the highest degree at all times. This would involve keeping a careful eye out for any pedestrians.
The police officer’s statement about there not being a crosswalk at the intersection is not based on fact. There may be no marked crosswalk at the intersection where Robert Schaefer was killed, but according to Illinois law the spaces between curbs or edges of the road at an intersection are unmarked crosswalks. All drivers have the responsibility to avoid hitting a pedestrian, especially truck drivers. Tractor-trailers have a force that the human body cannot contend with and they usually end in a fatality.
After a serious tractor-trailer accident, victims and their loved ones are left to pick up the pieces. If you have been seriously injured or lost a loved one because of a truck driver’s negligence, hire an experienced Missouri truck accident to help you file a personal injury claim or wrongful death claim. You and your loved ones should not have to suffer because of someone else’s negligence. Call 877.SUE.TRKS to speak to a truck accident attorney today and let us help you pick up the pieces.
Joshua P. Myers is the owner and President of Myers Injury Law, LLC and a founding partner of Schultz & Myers, LLC. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, his personal injury law firm routinely handles motor vehicle accidents that result in personal injury or death throughout all of Missouri and Illinois. If you have been hurt or have lost a loved one due to the negligence of another driver, please contact a motor vehicle accident attorney to learn your rights. It is always free to discuss your case and there are never any attorney’s fees until we recover on your behalf.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has regulations that trucking companies have to follow in order to reduce the number of truck accidents. Currently, tractor-trailers make up only 3% of vehicles on the road, but account for 12% of all accidents. As a Missouri truck accident attorney, I keep up with the latest FMCSA reports on trucking companies and their safety ratings.
According to November 2010 data compiled from the FMCSA by Carrier411.com, over 1,500 trucking companies have been given substandard safety ratings. Out of 605,549 trucking companies monitored, 17,880 were given Carriers with Deficient Driver Safety (DRSEA) scores. The amount of carriers with deficient driver safety may seem small compared to the number of trucking companies monitored, but it means that 17,880 companies are releasing their unsafe drivers on the road to endanger the lives of others.
What is more upsetting is the number of trucking companies that send their trucks on the road when the vehicle is not safe to drive. A little over 19,000 trucking companies received deficient vehicle safety scores, which means there are even more tractor-trailers on the road that are putting people at risk. Some may think that this is as bas as it can get, but too many trucking companies do not carry sufficient insurance to cover any injuries or property damage in the event of a trucking accident.
There are 1,060 active trucking companies that operate without liability insurance and 1,089 trucking companies that do not have enough liability insurance. Unfortunately, this means 2,149 trucking companies are putting drivers on the road knowing that if a trucking accident happens, they may not be able to compensate for personal injury and property damage. It is unfortunate that so many trucking companies are willing to operate even at the risk of someone getting hurt.
If you have been injured in a Missouri tractor-trailer accident, please speak to an experienced Missouri semi-truck accident attorney immediately. You need a professional to fight the trucking and insurance companies for compensation of your injuries. The trucking and insurance companies do not have the victim’s best interest in mind and will do what they legally can to limit the amount of money they pay for a truck accident settlement. Call 877.SUE.TRKS for a free consultation and discuss your claim with a Missouri truck accident attorney.
Joshua P. Myers is the owner and President of Myers Injury Law, LLC and a founding partner of Schultz & Myers, LLC. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, his personal injury law firm routinely handles tractor-truck accidents that result in personal injury or death throughout the Midwest. If you have been hurt or have lost a loved one due to the negligence of another driver, please contact a truck accident attorney to learn your rights. It is always free to discuss your case and there are never any attorney’s fees until we recover on your behalf.
The weather is getting colder, which means another Missouri winter is well on its way. When winter makes driving a little trickier, motorists need to take extra precautions to stay safe on the road. Sharing the road with a tractor-trailer on icy roads is even more dangerous during the winter months because of hazardous conditions. As a Missouri truck accident attorney, I want to give all drivers a few tips for sharing the road with tractor-trailers this winter.
While driving on an icy road would you tailgate a passenger vehicle? The answer is probably not because it’s dangerous. Following a tractor-trailer on icy and snowy roads is even more dangerous because of the destructive power of the truck. If you follow too closely you may not be able to stop in time to prevent a rear-end collision. As a driver, you also want to keep distance between you and a tractor-trailer in case the truck hits a patch of ice and loses control on the road.
When road conditions are affected by the winter weather, you should always give yourself enough space between other vehicles. This is also very important when driving near a tractor-trailer. If you are passing a truck on the highway, give enough space when you pull in front of the truck. If you cut off a truck on icy roads, there is no guarantee it is going to stop. Truck drivers also run the risk of jackknifing the truck when forced to slam on the brakes.
There is a blind spot for every vehicle, especially tractor-trailers. It is difficult enough for truck drivers to see when the weather is clear, but when it is snowing it is impossible. If you are required to drive near a tractor-trailer, get out of the truck’s blind spot as soon as possible. Remember, if you can’t see the mirrors on the truck then the truck driver can’t see you.
The final tip to drive safely around tractor-trailers this winter is to avoid being in front of a truck on a steep hill. Truck drivers can burn out their brakes by driving on steep hills, which puts other motorists at risk especially on icy roads. If you are driving near a tractor-trailer and you come upon a steep hill, get in the lane opposite the truck. If you are not in front of the tractor-trailer, the driver will have more road to maneuver the truck.
The winter months in Missouri create hazardous situations for drivers. You won’t be able to avoid every accident, but you can practice safe driving tips to reduce the risk of a serious tractor-trailer accident. If you are injured in a truck accident, call 888.956.2487 and speak to an experienced truck accident attorney about your rights as a victim.
Joshua P. Myers is the owner and President of Myers Injury Law, LLC and a founding partner of Schultz & Myers, LLC. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, his Missouri personal injury law firm routinely handles motor vehicle accidents that result in personal injury or death throughout the Midwest. If you have been hurt or have lost a loved one due to the negligence of another driver, please contact a motor vehicle accident attorney to learn your rights. It is always free to discuss your case and there are never any attorney’s fees until we recover on your behalf.
Texting while operating a motor vehicle is an ongoing problem because it is dangerous. It is dangerous to text and drive a passenger vehicle, but even more dangerous to text while operating a semi-truck with destructive power. Texting while driving has been the topic of constant debate and the laws are beginning to change. As a truck accident attorney in Missouri, I was happy to find out that a texting ban has finally been placed on truck drivers.
In the early months of 2010, the Secretary of Transportation, Ray LaHood, banned truck drivers from texting while driving in an attempt to minimize tractor-trailer related accidents. When the announcement came, the ban was only a safety regulatory guideline for trucking companies to follow. It wasn’t until the end of October that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration made the text ban an official rule, which became permanent.
The final ruling is specifically aimed at texting and not just talking on the phone while driving. Studies have shown that texting while driving impairs a person’s attention much worse and increases the likelihood of causing a serious accident. Although there are many distractions that exist in semi-truck’s cab, texting while driving is 23 times more likely to cause an accident that results in injury. Support of the ban is widespread, but some groups such as the American Association for Justice doesn’t think the rule goes far enough. Safety advocacy groups want the other distractions in the cab of a semi-truck to be banned.
While texting may have become the preferred way to communicate, we can’t ignore the effects it can have while operation a motor vehicle. The texting ban on truck drivers may reduce the amount of tractor-trailer accidents on the road, but there are many ways a truck driver can become distracted. If you have been seriously injured in an accident involving a tractor-trailer, please call an experienced truck accident attorney. Trucking companies can be ruthless when it comes to fighting a personal injury suit, so call 877.SUE.TRKS and let us fight for you.
Joshua P. Myers is the owner and President of Myers Injury Law, LLC and a founding partner of Schultz & Myers, LLC. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, his Missouri Truck Accident Law Firm routinely handles semi-truck accidents that result in personal injury or death throughout the Midwest. If you have been hurt or have lost a loved one due to the negligence of another driver, please contact a truck accident attorney to learn your rights. It is always free to discuss your case and there are never any attorney’s fees until we recover on your behalf.
Several days ago, on November 12, 2010, another catastrophic truck accident occurred on I-44 in Franklin County near Pacific, MO. The wreck occurred at 1:40 am. At that time, a 2004 Kenworth Tractor-Trailer (18-wheeler), driven by Jane Rice, was traveling westbound on I-44. The initial reports are that she crested a hill and then struck a 1994 GMC being driven by Mary Kerbler. Reportedly, Kerbler’s car was stopped and the semi-truck could not stop in time before it slammed into the rear of the pickup. The collision sent the truck flying into a rock embankment causing it to flip over. Below is video footage shot live at the scene. It is easy to see the destruction caused by this wreck.
Viewing the carnage shown in the video, it is no surprise that this Pacific Truck Accident resulted in multiple serious injuries. Luckily though, no one was fatally injured. Both Mary Kerbler and her passenger, were seriously injured and taken by ambulance to St. John’s Mercy Medical Center. Additionally, both Jane Rice and her passenger, Donald Rice were also listed as having serious injuries and both of them were also taken to St. Johns hospital.
Initially, one might blame Kerbler for being stopped in the road. However, it is not clear from the initial reports as to why she was stopped, where she was stopped, or even if she was stopped. Regardless, Missouri Rules of the Road require truck drivers to be able to safely control their vehicles.
First, we send a preservation of evidence letter. This requires both the drivers and their truck company to preserve specific documentation regarding the driver’s route, logbook, training materials, hiring and qualification documents, etc. Under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, truck companies can dispose of this documentation after a short time period. And in cases like this, they will. However, if they do so after receiving an evidence preservation letter, then if the matter went to trial, the jury would likely be given an adverse inference instruction. This basically tells the jury that they are to assume the documents were destroyed because they contained damning information against the truck company. When a judge reads this type of instruction to the jury, it can be extremely powerful.
The Truck Inspection
The second thing that should happen immediately is to have an accident reconstructionist examine the truck. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations contain many rules about how trucks are to be maintained. Brakes are especially important. It may very well be that faulty brakes or worn brakes contributed to the truck driver not being able to stop. When truck accidents occur as a result of violations of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (such as not properly maintaining brakes), then punitive damages are often proper.
The ECM Download
The third thing that should immediately happen is to download the truck’s ECM data. Like an airplane, most semi-trucks have an Electronic Control Module, or “black-box”. The ECM records all of the truck’s actions in the moments leading up to the crash. If could possible tell whether the driver ever hit the brakes, how fast they were going before the crash, and how long they had been driving (where they fatigued because they were driving over the allowed hours?). The ECM data can be a gold-mine in these cases. However, unless it is obtained immediately it is often forever lost as the ECM will consistently record over itself if the truck is put back on the road.
Of course, these things can only be accomplished through Truck Accident Specialist. Truck Accident cases are vastly different than a “run of the mill” car accident case because they require specialized knowledge of the not only the trucking industry but also the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.
Joshua P. Myers is the Owner and President of Myers Injury Law, LLC and founding partner of Schultz & Myers, LLC. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, his Personal Injury Law Firm exclusively handles personal injury cases throughout the entire state of Missouri with an emphasis on tractor-trailer accidents. It is always free to discuss a potential case and all fees are taken as a percentage of the recovery so it never takes any money to get started. For more information, the firm can be contacted at 877.SUE.TRKS.
When you lose a loved one as a result of a tractor-trailer accident, receiving compensation for your loss does not turn back time. There is no amount of money in the world that can ease the pain, but reaching a settlement with the trucking company responsible can save other lives. As a Missouri truck accident attorney I keep a watchful eye on tractor-trailer accidents that cause the death of another because I believe it is important for people to know that there is hope.
In 2006, a CenTra Trucking tractor-trailer driven by George Albright Jr. crashed into Anita Gibbs, killing her instantly. Gibbs was a well-respected and well-liked elementary school principal in Kansas City. The family of Anita Gibbs filed a wrongful death lawsuit against CenTra Trucking and won a $35 million verdict. Although a verdict has been reached in the civil courts for the death of Anita Gibbs, Albright was found not guilty of manslaughter.
There is no happy ending when someone’s life is lost at the hands of another person, but hopefully the Gibbs’ family can find happiness in the settlement verdict because they are holding the trucking company liable for their actions. The wrongful death settlement will never bring Anita Gibbs back, but it has proven to CenTra Trucking and other trucking companies that the civil courts system will hold them accountable for taking short cuts and not following motor carrier safety regulations.
When a negligent tractor-trailer driver causes the death of a family member, the stress and grief can be overwhelming. Filing a wrongful death claim will not bring your loved one back, but it might save someone else. Trucking companies are only worried about their bottom line, and when they have to pay out millions of dollars because of their negligence, it forces them to assess if cutting corners is worth it. The more trucking companies follow the mandated safety regulations, the less families will have to deal with the loss of a loved one. If you have lost someone you love because of a trucking company’s negligence, speak to an experienced truck accident attorney immediately. Call 877.SUE.TRKS today and our wrongful death attorneys will fight for the family in honor of the victim.
Joshua P. Myers is the owner and President of Myers Injury Law, LLC and a founding partner of Schultz & Myers, LLC. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, his personal injury law firm routinely handles motor vehicle accidents that result in personal injury or death throughout the Midwest. If you have been hurt or have lost a loved one due to the negligence of another driver, please contact a motor vehicle accident attorney to learn your rights. It is always free to discuss your case and there are never any attorney’s fees until we recover on your behalf.
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If you’ve suffered injuries in a tractor-trailer accident, you may be overwhelmed with medical expenses and ongoing treatment that you may not realize you need to make a decision. Missouri truck accident attorneys understand the emotional rollercoaster that follows a serious tractor-trailer accident, but it is important to see an attorney soon after the crash. Trucking companies have a frontline of professionals they use to defend their money. They will do everything they can to limit the amount of money they pay to tractor-trailer accident victims.
As motorists, we want to feel safe on the road especially when it comes to the massive tractor-trailers. As a 
We know that following traffic laws keep our families safe and reduces the likelihood that we will be the cause of an accident. We do our part to stay safe on the road, but sometimes negligent tractor-trailer drivers put us in danger. 
The road can be a dangerous place, and we follow the rules of the road in order to protect the people we love and ourselves. Tractor-Trailer drivers also have rules that need to be followed, but when they don’t follow the 
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has regulations that trucking companies have to follow in order to reduce the number of truck accidents. Currently, tractor-trailers make up only 3% of vehicles on the road, but account for 12% of all accidents. As a 
The weather is getting colder, which means another Missouri winter is well on its way. When winter makes driving a little trickier, motorists need to take extra precautions to stay safe on the road. Sharing the road with a tractor-trailer on icy roads is even more dangerous during the winter months because of hazardous conditions. As a 
When you lose a loved one as a result of a tractor-trailer accident, receiving compensation for your loss does not turn back time. There is no amount of money in the world that can ease the pain, but reaching a settlement with the trucking company responsible can save other lives. As a 
