Federal
trucking regulations like this are designed to protect both drivers and passengers traveling on the roadways in New Mexico and across the rest of the country from preventable and potentially deadly truck accidents.
Not exact matches
These include information about previous violations of
regulations by the
trucking company or driver involved, the truck's maintenance records, the speed the truck and your vehicle were traveling, the location of the impact on the vehicles» exteriors, the truck driver's log book and statements from eye witnesses or first responders to the accident scene (emergency personnel
like police officers, firefighters, EMTs or state motorist assistance crews).
Like any other industry, even
trucking industry is regulated by certain laws and
regulations lay down by the federal government.
Without the support of an experienced and committed injury law firm
like George Sink, PA, victims of truck crashes would be up against
trucking companies and their insurance companies who have seemingly unlimited resources to investigate and shield the victims from potentially important evidence of liability and
regulation violations.
As an Athens injury lawyer and a former
trucking defense lawyer, one of the things that I am acutely aware of is the fact that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
regulations include a requirement that the employer require a strict annual checkup that is supposed to screen out drivers that have dangerous health conditions
like severe high blood pressure, diabetes and epilepsy.