Category Archives: Trucking Accidents
Tennessee Court Upholds $200K Accident Judgment Against County
Under normal circumstances, a person can be held liable when they fail to follow traffic rules and a car accident results. For example, if you run a red light and collide with another vehicle that was obeying the traffic signal, the law presumes you are at fault for the accident. But there are exceptions… Read More »
How federal regulations govern truck safety
Tennessee and federal laws and regulations that implement those laws govern the safe operation of commercial trucking companies and their employees. At the state level, the Tennessee Highway Patrol Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division is responsible for inspecting commercial vehicles and driver logs, patrolling highways to safeguard against truck traffic violations, and weighing commercial vehicles…. Read More »
Truck driver fatigue possible factor in fatal truck accident
A fatal truck accident involving nine vehicles has drawn the scrutiny of twice the number of investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board than would normally have been assigned. Preliminary work by the investigators revealed evidence that appears to be placing blame on a truck driver. Investigators revealed they were reviewing the trucking log… Read More »
How can vicarious liability apply in a truck accident?
Commercial truck drivers are on the road at the behest to someone else, commonly for their employers. Whenever a truck gets into an accident with another vehicle, the question frequently arises as to how the employer of the truck driver may also be liable in a negligence-based legal claim. The starting point in this… Read More »
Settling a trucking accident claim
Tennessee residents who have been injured in a trucking accident may wish to learn more about the procedure for settling a resulting personal injury claim. Settling a claim is often pursued as an alternative or adjunct to a personal injury lawsuit. The settlement talks and civil case may be held concurrently, but the plaintiff… Read More »
Semi-truck versus passenger vehicle accidents
At the high speeds on highways, Tennessee drivers of passenger vehicles can be at risk when even minor driving errors occur around semi-trucks because the larger vehicles are difficult to control. Likewise, truck drivers need to be extra cautious, as an inattentive truck driver can cause serious injuries to the occupants of smaller vehicles… Read More »
Concern grows after 4th straight year of truck fatality increase
Although a settlement for comedian James McNair was settled out of court for an undisclosed amount, the trucking lawsuit accident involving McNair and comedian Tracy Morgan is still in the spotlight. One source reports that if Congress chooses to permanently suspend regulations against trucker fatigue, Tennessee truckers would be able to work up to… Read More »
Large trucks pose a danger on roads and highways
In Tennessee and elsewhere in the nation, large trucks on highways and roads pose a danger to motorists, pedestrians and motorcyclists. According to statistics published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, truck accidents involving multiple vehicles were more likely to result in fatalities as opposed to multiple-vehicle accidents involving passenger cars in 2012…. Read More »
Under rule, truck drivers no longer fill out paperwork
Tennessee drivers may be interested to learn that, on Dec. 18, truck drivers will no longer be required to fill out daily paperwork. Not only is this law expected to save the trucking industry an estimated $1.7 billion every year, the law supposedly does not compromise safety. In the past, truck drivers were required… Read More »
Understanding large truck accidents
Motorists in Tennessee may benefit from learning more about statistics related to large trucks, as described by U.S. Department of Transportation. Large trucks accounted for a larger proportion of multi-vehicle accidents. Approximately 81 percent of the large truck accidents involve multiple vehicle. In comparison, only 58 percent of the fatal accidents involving passenger vehicles… Read More »
