When a Florida parent sends his or her child to school via bus transportation, the parent can reasonably expect that the bus driver will follow traffic laws and drive safely. However, bus drivers and school students may be at risk if a nearby motorist is...
Truck Accident Injuries
Several people in Florida with truck accident injuries
If a Florida driver loses control of steering or becomes distracted and drifts out of a travel lane, disaster can strike quickly. If there are other vehicles or pedestrians nearby, the risk of an accident increases. A 62-year-old tow truck driver recently struck...
Truck accident proves fatal when hot asphalt
Driving on Florida highways can be stressful, especially when there are a lot of large trucks on the road. Often, unsafe lane changes or sudden steering adjustments result in an accident. It was after 10 p.m. on a recent Thursday night when a truck accident...
Florida truck accident had disastrous results
While every Florida driver must obey all traffic laws and safety regulations, unexpected circumstances may place a motorist in a position where he or she is unable to avoid a collision. A truck accident took place on a recent Wednesday that transformed what one...
Recent crashes reaffirm ongoing truck risks
Every person who lives in Florida knows that motor vehicle accidents can and do happen every day. Fortunately, a good number of crashes tend to be minor and not result in harm to people, but many others leave motorists, pedestrians, passengers, and more injured. Some...
Federal rules target trucker fatigue
If you are like many people in Florida, when you come up next to a semi-truck or another very large commercial vehicle in your standard passenger vehicle, you can feel a bit nervous. The thought of being in an accident involving one of these big rigs can make people...
Proving who is liable when a truck driver is speeding
When you are involved in a truck accident where a trucker is speeding, the easy thing to do may be to immediately assume such a driver to be reckless and indifferent towards the safety of others. Yet is that really the case? Truck drivers know their vehicles better...
Assigning liability in your truck accident case
A collision with a semi-truck in West Palm Beach will likely leave you facing inordinate expenses either from medical bills or vehicle repair costs (or a combination of both). Oftentimes, those expenses may be more than insurance payouts can cover, leaving you with...
Study calls into question safety impact of trucker rule
For commercial truck drivers in Florida, fatigue has long been an identified risk and safety hazard. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration instituted what it calls its Hours of Service rule to tackle trucker fatigue and improve safety. Essentially,...
How common is drug and alcohol abuse among truckers?
While today’s truck drivers play a critical role in the commerce system across Florida and the United States, many of them also pose a threat to the motoring public because of their admitted substance abuse. The results of numerous studies reveal that a...
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