Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
In 2017, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) mandated that all commercial truck drivers use electronic logs to track the hours they spend on duty and behind the wheel. Since then, truckers’ compliance with Hours…
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Even after high-profile accidents put truck safety in the national spotlight, the trucking industry has spent millions of dollars lobbying Congress to increase limits on truck size, relax restrictions on driver rest time, and delay rule-making…
Continue ReadingA $10.9 million settlement was reached in a wrongful death lawsuit over the death of an Illinois state trooper. The trooper was struck and killed by a truck driver who allegedly fell asleep while driving. Elizabeth…
Continue ReadingFederal regulations exist to prevent truck accidents – like the fiery crash that killed an Illinois Tollway worker and seriously injured an Illinois State Trooper in January – but unfortunately, safety measures are not always followed.…
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