Accident injury claims are usually restricted in value to the amount of insurance maintained by a primarily negligent driver, but in some instances, there can be extensive insurance protection and even personal assets to attach when total damages exceed coverage....
Were you injured in a truck accident?
While large commercial trucks share the same roadways as passenger car drivers in Pennsylvania, they operate under a different set of rules. Truck-specific safety regulations such as reduced speed limits and driving hour limitations were put in place to mitigate...
Truckers who drink more coffee may be more likely to crash
With truckers working long hours every day, it makes sense that a lot of them would try to stay awake with coffee. One study, however, has tentatively linked high amounts of coffee use over the long term with a greater risk for an accident. If you were injured in a...
Trucker group challenges sleep apnea regulations
Many Pennsylvania drivers have reason to be concerned about the threat to highway safety posed by truck driver fatigue. Collisions that involve large trucks can be especially devastating to lives and property due to the size and mass of the vehicles involved. Since...
FMCSA study to learn more about trucker commutes
Truckers in Pennsylvania may get an opportunity to be a part of a new Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration survey. The agency is going to ask 500 drivers for information about their driving habits, including commute lengths. One of the priorities of the FMCSA...
Bipartisan bill would mandate side underride guards
Truck accidents claim the lives of many road users around the country each year, and some of the most catastrophic of these crashes occur when passenger vehicles slide under the sides of tractor-trailers. Underride guards are a straightforward and effective way of...
Electronic logging devices now required for commercial trucks
Trucking companies in Pennsylvania and elsewhere in the U.S. are coming to terms with a new mandate from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The FMCSA now requires electronic logging devices to be installed in every commercial truck for tracking and...
Drug use in the trucking industry
Pennsylvania residents might like to know about the challenges involved in properly vetting commercial truck drivers for drug use. A federal law called the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act protects patient privacy, which may also unfortunately...
AAA study reveals advantages of four truck safety devices
Drivers in Pennsylvania may feel uncomfortable about driving near commercial trucks, but they will be happy to hear about an AAA study advising trucking companies to consider four safety technologies for their fleet. These are lane departure warning systems, automatic...
The correlation between trucker health and safe driving
If a trucker is in poor health, they may not be a safe driver. This could have consequences for others on the road in Pennsylvania and elsewhere. If a driver has three or more medical conditions, their risk of getting into an accident could be up to four times greater...