Truck accidents are costly for shipping companies because they often involve catastrophic injuries. The most effective strategy is a proactive one that allows you to push back aggressively against any claims filed against your company. First, you must determine which...
Trucking and Transportation
How Will Automated Trucking Change Our World?
If the current trajectory continues, automated long-haul trucking will become widespread in the next few years. While there is fierce opposition to this shift from labor unions as well as people concerned about safety issues, and nothing has changed yet, it is worth...
Practical Strategies for Responding to Truck Accidents
Truck accidents happen all too frequently. Unfortunately, litigants injured in commercial vehicle accidents often target aggressive, long-shot litigation designed to force a higher-than-necessary settlement. Engaging experienced legal counsel to help defend against...
Staging Truck Accidents Leads to Criminal Charges
Trucking accidents happen too frequently in the U.S. As such, vast sums are spent on programs designed to minimize the risk of crashing to protect truckers, motorists, and others on the road. Yet crash-prevention systems cannot mitigate every potential risk, such as...
Massive Jury Awards Continue to Plague Trucking Industry
The trucking sector has seen numerous challenges in recent years, from the shortage of drivers to changing regulations that make it hard to keep up with compliance and training. And as hard as leaders in the transportation and logistics industry are working to adjust...
Are Truck Drivers Always to Blame in Trucking Accidents?
Common sense tells us anytime we see the word “always” we should crank our critical thinking button up to its highest setting. Truck drivers cannot be held responsible for every truck crash that occurs. Yet when it comes to trucking accident claims, parties are often...
HOS Regulations: There Are Exceptions
After an accident involving a massive commercial truck, some people are eager to blame the commercial driver. They make allegations of driver negligence, loading violations, or maintenance failures. However, the fact is that these cases are often far more complicated...
Truck Accident Verdicts Are Getting Worryingly Large
Traffic crashes are an unavoidable risk in the trucking industry. Accordingly, many trucking company operators have been proactive in their approach, establishing policies and procedures that allow them to deal with these incidents efficiently. These preparations do...
Protecting Your Delivery Business after an Accident
Owners of delivery firms hope their drivers complete their runs on time. Yet, in fulfilling this duty, one of your employees may have collided with an automobile. An accident could cause your company to face a large insurance claim to pay for the driver’s damages....
FMCSA Finalizes Hours of Service Regulations
Truckers and trucking companies are under immense pressure to deliver goods safely and on time, which is a challenge in any environment. However, we are living in stressful and uncertain times, and ground transportation industries are among those adjusting to extreme...