http://www.georgiatruckaccidentattorneyblog.com/ Published by Ken Shigley en-us 2010-07-29T17:03:43-05:00 http://www.georgiatruckaccidentattorneyblog.com/2010/07/trucking_hours_of_service_rule_1.html As a Georgia trucking accident trial attorney based in Atlanta, one of the things I always look at after a catastrophic crash is whether a truck driver was dangerously fatigued due, in part, to violation of hours of service rules.... Truck driver fatigue Ken Shigley 2010-07-29T17:03:43-05:00 http://www.georgiatruckaccidentattorneyblog.com/2010/07/roadcheck_2010_shows_truckers_1.html Time and time again, as a trucking accident trial attorney in Georgia, I have seen the dangers of overly tired truck drivers who violated Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations hours of service rules. The paper drivers' logs are called "comic... Truck driver fatigue Ken Shigley 2010-07-26T20:05:00-05:00 http://www.georgiatruckaccidentattorneyblog.com/2010/07/tractor_trailer_driver_from_te.html As Georgia trucking lawyer who has lived in Sandy Springs for 26 years, I was saddened to hear recently that a woman was killed when she was hit by a 18 wheeler on I-285 near Riverwood High School where my... Atlanta truck accidents Ken Shigley 2010-07-13T20:01:01-05:00 http://www.georgiatruckaccidentattorneyblog.com/2010/05/truck_driver_fatigue_still_a_m.html Five good ideas for combating the hazard of truck driver fatigue. Truck driver fatigue Ken Shigley 2010-05-11T09:40:14-05:00 http://www.georgiatruckaccidentattorneyblog.com/2010/05/truck_speed_discussion_on_yout_1.html Click here for my video discussion the role of speed in trucking accidents.... Truck driver safety Ken Shigley 2010-05-09T16:05:57-05:00 http://www.georgiatruckaccidentattorneyblog.com/2010/05/trucking_safety_issues_address_1.html Atlanta Georgia truck tractor trailer semi big rig accident crash wreck attorney lawyer Trucking regulations Ken Shigley 2010-05-09T15:30:29-05:00 http://www.georgiatruckaccidentattorneyblog.com/2010/05/dui_tractor_trailer_driver_kil.html Most professional truck drivers follow the zero tolerance rules about drinking and drugs before driving a tractor trailer or other commercial vehicle. As a trucking safety trial attorney in Atlanta, Georgia, I see a lot of serious safety violations but... Southeastern truck accidents Ken Shigley 2010-05-07T10:39:42-05:00 http://www.georgiatruckaccidentattorneyblog.com/2010/05/tractors_trailers_loaded_with.html When I saw that three tractor trailers loaded with copper cable had been stolen from Southwire in Carrollton, Georgia, it reminded me of my days as a young prosecutor out in the country. See Steve Wilson's report in the Times-Georgian... Trucking industry Ken Shigley 2010-05-07T10:14:09-05:00 http://www.georgiatruckaccidentattorneyblog.com/2010/05/greyhound_bus_runs_off_i16_int_1.html Buses are not supposed to run off the road into a ditch. You don't have to be a truck and bus accident trial attorney, in Georgia or elsewhere, to know that. Early this morning, a Greyhound bus ran off I-16... Bus accidents Ken Shigley 2010-05-07T10:02:14-05:00 http://www.georgiatruckaccidentattorneyblog.com/2010/05/tractor_trailer_theft_ring_bus.html Most of my work as an Atlanta attorney involves serious injuries and deaths due to truck wrecks around Georgia and the Southeast -- tractor trailers, big rigs, dump trucks, concrete mixer trucks, delivery trucks, mobile cranes, etc. But my first... Trucking industry Ken Shigley 2010-05-06T19:22:21-05:00