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Three Children in Missouri Die after Semi Rear-Ends Car

Posted on March 24, 2008
A semi tractor trailer rear ended a car killing three young girls last week. The semi rammed into the back of a car that had stopped for highway construction. The accident occurred on U.S. 63 in Phelps County, Mo. The girls, 11-year-old Christel Miess, five-year-old Gracey Miess and their infant sister Gaberielle Miess were riding in the back seat of a Ford Tempo...

Dump Truck and Semi Involved in Head-On Crash In Missouri

Posted on March 18, 2008
In Springfield Missouri a dump truck and tractor-trailer were involved in an early morning collision that left one man dead, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The accident occurred at about 5:15 am on March 18, five miles north of Springfield, Mo...

Three in Illinois Killed in Crash Caused by Truck Driver who Fell Asleep

Posted on March 06, 2008
A truck driver who allegedly fell asleep while behind the wheel is to blame for causing a crash that killed three people, the Rockford Register Star reports. The accident occurred on Dec. 27. William Hinds was driving a tractor trailer on Interstate 3 when he fell asleep at the wheel...

Truck Crash-Fatigue May Have Played a Role in Trucker's Impalement

Posted on March 06, 2008
An Illinois truck driver was fatally impaled last week by a fence post when his semi veered off the highway, the Associated Press reports. The accident happened on March 4 south of Indianapolis on Interstate 65. Elvin Stanley, a 47-year-old truck driver from Chicago, left the road around 1 am...

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Dangerous Railroad Crossing in Columbia Missouri Claims Two More Victims

Posted on March 03, 2008
Tractor trailers caring hazardous material must stop at railroad crossings. This has resulted in accidents at a rail crossing in Columbia Missouri. e most recent accident was last Friday. A northbound tractor-trailer stopped at the crossing and then was moving slowly over the tracks when it was struck from behind by Subaru station wagon...

Tired Truckers Investigated

Posted on February 27, 2008
Tired truck drivers are a real safety hazard investigation reveals. This week, WISH-TV 8 in Indianapolis aired its investigation of tired truck drivers. What they found further confirms that tired truckers are a safety hazard. Reporter Rick Dawson noted that truck drivers are under pressure to drive as long as possible and make faster deliveries...

Missouri Bus Accident Caused by Fatigue and Speeding

Posted on February 26, 2008
Tired truck drivers aren?t the only ones who cause accidents. Fatigue also plays a role in bus crashes. On July 13, 2005, a tour bus carrying members of Eminem?s Anger Management 3 Tour rear-ended a tractor trailer on westbound I-70 near Odessa, Missouri...

Truck Accidents Frequently Caused by Driver Fatigue

Posted on February 24, 2008
Truckers who drive under the influence or while intoxicated are a danger to the motorists who share the road with them. Just as deadly are truckers who drive while drowsy. According to an article in the Red Bluff Daily News, the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that driver fatigue is to blame for 30 to 40 percent of accidents involving commercial trucks in North America...

Truckers Hours-of-Service Rule Extended

Posted on February 16, 2008
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced on Feb. 15, the that the public comment period on truck drivers' hours-of-service interim final rule was extended until March 17, 2008. The interim rule would allow trucking companies and their drivers up to 11 hours of driving time within a 14-hour, non-extendable window from the start of the work day, followed by 10 consecutive off-duty hours...

Lawsuit filed against two trucking companies and their drivers

Posted on February 13, 2008
St. Louis ? A lawsuit arising from a chain-reaction accident on Interstate 70 in Indiana that injured two motorists has been filed in Wayne County Circuit Court in Indiana. On Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2005, around 9:25 p.m., Giacamo Amari, 42, and his son Jonathan Ghahary, 21, were traveling in a car headed east on I-70 near Richmond, Ind...

Regulations Regarding Truck Driver New Hours of Service-- Comment Period to End Soon

Posted on February 10, 2008
The number of hours a truck driver in interstate commerce can drive is governed by the federal hours of service regulations. The comment period on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration?s interim rule on the hours-of-service regulation will end on Feb...

Rule would force new truckers into training class

Posted on January 29, 2008
A federal rule proposed on Dec. 26 would force new interstate truck drivers to complete classroom and behind-the-wheel training before they?re allowed to receive a commercial license. The proposal would require truck drivers to receive 120 hours of training, including 44 hours behind the wheel, from an accredited program before they would receive a license...

Missouri House Bill Mandates Slower Speeds for Trucks in Missouri

Posted on January 25, 2008
Truck accidents are frequently caused by speeding trucks. Forcing trucks to slow down, especially in Kansas City, St. Louis and rural highways in Missouri is the aim of one bill currently pending before the Missouri General Assembly. Introduced by House Minority Leader Paul LeVota, D-Independence, the bill would require tractor trailers to drive ten miles below the posted speed limit on rural interstates, highways, in construction zones and on freeways passing through downtown Kansas City and St...

Trucker Driver Under the Influence of Cocaine and Marijuana Who Hit State Trooper Sentaced to Jail Time

Posted on January 21, 2008
The truck driver, who tested positive for marijuana and cocaine. According to his log books, the truck driver had not taken off enough time from driving before the accident occurred. The truck driver who struck and injured the state trooper during a traffic stop was sentenced by a Minnesota judge to nine months in jail last week, the St...

Missouri Truck Accident Closes I-70

Posted on January 15, 2008
An accident in Missouri involving a semi truck closed a portion of Interstate 70 to traffic Sunday night according to Missouri State Highway Patrol. Interstate 70 was closed for about two hours while officials worked to clear the roadway. The accident occurred when a 2007 Mazda was blocking both westbound lanes of the interstate...

Winning Truck Accident Cases--The Key is to Find Violations of Federal Motor Carrier Regulations

Posted on January 13, 2008
Tractor trailer accidents involve complex issues and require knowledge of Federal Regulations applicable to trucking companies. In order to win you need to prove that the truck driver or trucking company was negligent. Negligence is defined as the truck driver's failure to use reasonable care that a careful and prudent truck driver would use in the same or similar circumstances...

Missouri Bridge Rebuilt After Tanker Truck Crash

Posted on January 07, 2008
In Jefferson City Missouri, crews worked night and day for five weeks, even through an ice storm, to reopen a bridge that was destroyed in a fiery tanker truck crash, the Associated Press reports. The bridge had to be torn down, redesigned and then rebuilt after the Nov...

Illinois Semi Demolishes Patrol Car on New Year?s Eve

Posted on January 07, 2008
A tractor trailer demolished a patrol car stopped on highway on New Year?s Eve, the only damage to the semi was a flat tire and a bent rim, the Quad-City Times reports. The squad car was empty at the time of the collision and, fortunately, there were no injuries...

Fatal Bus Crash Puts Spotlight on Bus Safety

Posted on January 07, 2008
The safety records of both the owner and the operator of a bus that overturned earlier this month in Texas, killing one and injuring 45 passengers, have come under close scrutiny. A story in the Houston Chronicle reports that Capricorn Bus Lines, the owner of a bus that rolled over on Jan...

Illinois Truck Accident Victim's Family Awarded $10 million in Suit Filed over Teen's Death

Posted on January 03, 2008
A farm truck failed to stop at an intersection and struck the Jeep killing a fifteen year old passenger in the jeep resulted in the teen's family being awarded $10 million by an Illinois judge, the Southern Illinoisan reports. Saline County Circuit Judge Ron Eckiss handed down the award late last month to compensate for the ?significant loss of society? sustained by the survivors...

18 Wheeler Speeding in Illinois Construction Zone Kills Three

Posted on January 02, 2008
A semitrailer truck that failed to slow down for an Illinois construction zone triggered a chain-reaction crash that killed at least three people in rural Illinois, the Rockford Register Star reports. The accident occurred two days after Christmas on southbound Interstate Hwy...

Missouri Bans Big Rigs from Portion of I-70

Posted on January 02, 2008
Big trucks will be banned from using the far left lane of Interstate 70 through St. Charles County, starting January 1, 2008. The prohibition covers a six-mile stretch that begins at Mid Rivers Mall Drive in St. Peters and ends at Zumbehl Road in St...

Fatal Truck Crash Results in $36.3 million Verdict

Posted on December 07, 2007
A tractor-trailer owned by Swift Transportation in April 2004 killing the driver of a Suburban when the truck driver drove 65 mph across three sets of rumble strips which were designed to warn of an approaching stop sign, and then ran the stop sign. Under Federal Regulations all truck drivers and trucking companies are required to keep a log of the number of hours the truck driver has driven to comply with the Federal Hours of Service Regulations...

Missouri Truck Driver Who Fell Asleep at the Wheel Caused Truck Accident

Posted on December 02, 2007
A tractor-trailer driver from Missouri caused a crash when he fell asleep at the wheel due to apparent fatigue. The truck hit the concrete guardrail of a bridge over some railroad tracks which caused the trailer to fishtail and the trailer and cab to go over the side of the bridge as well...

Truck Driver Hours of Service Interim Regulations Will be Coming out Soon

Posted on November 29, 2007
Truck Accidents have been linked to driver fatigue. There have been studies that demonstrate that the number of accidents involving trucks increase dramatically between the !0th and 11th hour of the truck driver's shift. The Federal Court of Appeals used these studies to invalidate the The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ("FMCSA") regulations allowing truck drivers to drive those extra hours...

Illinois Tractor Trailer Driver who Crashed Into Tour Bus Killing Eight on Trial for Eight Counts of Reckless Homicide

Posted on November 29, 2007
A Chicago Illinois truck driver on October 1, 2003 crashed into a small tour bus killing eight woman all from the Chicago area. Accident reconstructionists estimated that the truck driver was traveling more than 60 mph in a 45 mph constructions zone...

Truckers can Easily Cheat on Drug Tests

Posted on November 04, 2007
In all accidents involving trucks, the truck driver is required to submit to an alcohol and drug test. In my experience, truck drivers have been driving under the influence of stimulants like methamphetamine, Benzedrine, adderall, cocaine, and some are driving under the influence of alcohol...

Truck Driver Drug Testing Results are Easily Falsified

Posted on November 03, 2007
http://www.jefflowepc.com/lawyer-attorney-1182209.html Truck drivers, are required to undergo drug testing, however, the Government Accountability Office discovered rampant problems in drug testing for commercial truck drivers. The investigators found that the testing was avoided so easily that officials were surprised that anyone would ever fail a test...

Truck and Car Accidents-Ideas to Make Interstates Safer for Cars

Posted on November 01, 2007
As you drive down I-70 through Missouri and Illinois through St. Louis, Kansas City, and other cities along the way, if you think I-70 is too congested with Trucks and Tractor Trailers you're not alone. That stretch of I-70, averages daily traffic for cars and trucks ranges from 45,000 to 250,000 vehicles...

Truck Accident Wrongful Death Case Results in $19.2 Million Damages Verdict

Posted on October 31, 2007
A tractor trailer that rear ended a car resulted in a $19.2 million jury verdict. The force of the collision threw the car into the path of an oncoming cement truck, which slammed into the victim?s vehicle. The driver died from his injuries at the scene...

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