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  • Trucking hours of service rule may change again
  • Roadcheck 2010 shows truckers still faking paper logs
  • Tractor trailer driver from Texas arrested for death of woman on I-285
  • Truck driver fatigue still a major cause of tractor trailer wrecks
  • Truck speed discussion on Youtube video
  • Trucking safety issues addressed by FMCSA director
  • DUI tractor trailer driver kills teen in WV
  • Tractors trailers loaded with copper stolen, reminds me of my prosecution days
  • Greyhound bus runs off I-16 into ditch
  • Tractor trailer theft ring busted
  • Tractor trailer driver on cell phone before crash that killed eleven
  • Tractor trailer hits 2 cars, crosses center line, kills woman in Baldwin County
  • 18 wheeler kills motorist on I-20 in SC near North Augusta
  • Two truck crashes in Augusta, GA to start Master's week
  • Rear underride fatal when commuter strikes disabled tractor trailer in freeway traffic lane
  • Mennonite family killed in Kentucky truck accident - company had unsatisfactory safety rating
  • Tractor trailer cabs have fatal lack of rollover protection
  • "When the trucking company goes under" article published in Trial magazine
  • Proposed Georgia legislation to crack down on texting while driving
  • Texting by truckers banned
  • Comment from a truck driver who is coerced to break the law
  • A remarkably blessed family in truck wreck
  • Intoxicated truck driver from Texas kills Michigan woman on I-75 overpass at Perry, Georgia
  • Savannah area log truck accident kills pedestrian
  • Laptop computer use while driving big rig suspected in NY wreck that killed young mom
  • Charlotte crash highlights rule that tractor trailer drivers when stopped must put out reflective triangles or flares
  • Beware of law firms not licensed in Georgia but advertising for Georgia cases
  • Pittsburgh 3-year-old killed by speeding tractor trailer on I-95 in Georgia
  • Container freight equipment safety rules go into effect
  • Top 5 predictions for motor carrier safety in 2010
  • How to tell motor carriers to preserve evidence after a truck crash
  • Shanghai to Chattanooga, Rotterdam to Columbus
  • Trucking company owner, driver and repair facility owner guilty of criminal charges in fatal PA truck crash
  • Motor carrier employee protections
  • J. B. Hunt tractor trailer runs stop sign, hits family van in Spalding County, Georgia
  • Truck stop casinos
  • Witnessed fiery truck crash in New Mexico
  • Container freight truck crash liability
  • Justice for truck drivers who refuse to violate the law
  • Bus crashes & overturns on I-75 with Morehouse College band
  • Hahira woman killed in side underride crash when Ohio trucker runs stop sign
  • Truckers Chapel at truck stop on I-75 south of Atlanta
  • Truck driver distraction is target of petition to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
  • 7 injured when speeding truck crashed on I-24 in Dade County, Georgia
  • Trucking safety agency nominee grilled in Senate hearing
  • Nominee for FMCSA chief blasted in New York Times
  • $50 million verdict today for trucking brain injury case in California
  • Tree trimming bucket truck kills 3 members of family in Walker County, Georgia
  • Trucking companies must require employees to follow the rules
  • Atlanta school bus runs over & kills kindergartner
  • Role of punitive damage claims in commercial truck crash cases in Georgia
  • Trucker admits lies in court, leading to $16 million settlement
  • 1 killed, 2 critically injured in Savannah collision with 18 wheeler
  • The Smart Consumer's Guide to Hiring a Great Lawyer
  • Wisconsin teen killed in Albany crash
  • Safety advocates seek speed governors on trucks
  • Ice cream truck driver injured in collision with 18 wheeler
  • Another family killed when rear-ended by a tractor trailer
  • 18 wheeler kills family in Mississippi
  • 9 killed in Oklahoma tractor trailer crash
  • Legislation would require Electronic On-Board Recorders in all interstate trucks in 4 years
  • What's under those "China Freight" containers on the roads? FMCSA has new safety rules for intermodal chassis.
  • Death in tractor trailer wreck on I-85
  • Anne Ferro picked to head Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
  • Obesity and sleep apnea a double threat for trucking safety
  • Video of tractor trailer tipping over looks like load shift
  • Ambulance on wrong side of road in head on collision in Carroll County
  • Bus safety deficits are target of NTSB report
  • MARTA bus rollover on ramp hints poor hiring and training practices
  • NHTSA nominee faces hard choices between fuel economy and vehicle safety
  • MADD CEO picked to head National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
  • With Atlanta expressway signage problems still not corrected, another bus narrowly avoids repeat of Bluffton bus crash two years ago
  • Hazardous shipments data compiled in new Hazardous Intelligence Portal
  • FBI sets up database connecting trucker suspects and bodies dumped along highways
  • Health and wellness challenges for truck drivers affect safety
  • One-third of D-1 universities have used charter bus companies with deficient safety ratings
  • Hazmat truck of hydrofluoric acid overturns, prompts evacuation
  • "Safety culture" is important for prevention of catastrophic truck crashes
  • Defense-oriented article casts more light on claims against freight brokers and shippers
  • Intricate shell games evade accountability
  • Polk County, Florida, jury returns $65 million verdict in trucking brain injury case
  • Truck driver, owner & garage owner all charged with vehicular homicide in Pennsylvania truck crash
  • How insurance adjusters lull you into complacency in order to take advantage of you
  • Mexican trucks barred from US again
  • Sleep apnea in truck drivers linked to obesity
  • Insurance coverage for truck drivers hurt or killed by other drivers
  • Time to adjust motor carrier insurance requirements for 29 years of inflation
  • Battle over hours of service regulation enters new round
  • At last, FMCSA is tightening up medical certification of truck drivers
  • Seven deadly sins for new motor carriers
  • New federal regulation cracks down on "chameleon carriers"
  • What medical conditions disqualify a commercial truck driver?
  • Medical certification rules for interstate truck drivers tightening
  • Electronic record keeping and discovery in interstate trucking
  • Interstate Trucking Litigation Group seminar in Las Vegas
  • Tractor trailer rear-ends car near Furman campus, woman airlifted to hospital
  • NTSB suggests requiring fatigue monitoring technology in trucking
  • Truck drivers required to speak and read English, so how do some of these guys get CDL licenses??
  • Trucking safety not at top of priority list for new DOT Secretary
  • Truck stop visit illustrates how hard it is for truckers to maintain healthy lifestyle
  • Obama puts on hold 3 new Federal Motor Carrier Safety regulations
  • Truckers' hours of service rule not among those stayed by Obama administration
  • Treasurer of State Bar of Georgia
  • Obesity, sleep apnea, driver fatigue and trucking safety
  • Two cement mixer truck rollovers highlight special handling characteristics
  • Scrambled eggs freeze to road in tractor trailer accident
  • Tractor trailer wreck on I-85 Georgia due to bad tire
  • Recession ends truck driver shortage
  • Firefighter crushed under tractor trailer speeding in freezing rain in Indiana
  • Yawning Danger - call to take truckers back to 10 hours driving per day
  • Quick clips: what they're saying about prospective DOT Secretary Ray LaHood
  • Big rig and snow removal truck crash in NH reminds me of my first trucking case in GA
  • Quick clips on Boxing Day: trucking economics and safety
  • Gasoline tanker crashes and explodes on Lookout Mountain
  • Trucker killed in collision with another tractor trailer in Iowa
  • GPS data to be used to monitor trucking companies' compliance with federal regulations
  • Safety management a key to trucking industry profitability
  • Hours of service rule for truckers challenged as threat to safety
  • Georgia tort reform inadvertently puts brakes on a common defense tactic
  • Tractor trailer rearended by airplane
  • New EPA administrator is a certified HazMat manager
  • New safety rules issued for intermodal trucking equipment
  • The 11 deadly sins for trucking companies
  • Congressman Ray LaHood Named New US DOT Secretary
  • A day full of trucker depositions
  • Forklift on tractor trailer takes chunk out of Texas overpass
  • Trucking industry capacity declining with recession
  • Who will be new Secretary of Transportation and director of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration?
  • Atlanta motorist killed in collision with tractor trailer on Campbellton Road
  • Truck safety and law implications of Futurist predictions
  • Recession hits trucking industry hard
  • Proposed school bus safety rules give manufacturers immunity
  • Recession hardship for injury victims prompts attorney fee discount
  • Senate Committee critical of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
  • Fiery truck crash kills great-grandmother in Virginia
  • Two cement truck rollovers in news this week
  • Truck driver medical screening and licenses to be linked
  • The future of intellligent transportation systems
  • $23.5 million verdict against Swift Transportation for spinal cord injury to Yellow Freight employee
  • Report on the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC)
  • Should there be a mandatory retirement age for truck drivers?
  • Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee agenda
  • Obama transition team hears truck safety debate points
  • FMCSA Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee meetings on Dec. 1 and 10
  • Trucking hours of service debate continues
  • Truck speeding on rain slick freeway with bad brakes caused fiery pileup in tunnel
  • Road Safe America promotes Drive Safer Sunday
  • Ohio trucker who was volunteer fireman killed in collision with Georgia fire truck
  • Big rig crash in morning fog kills woman
  • Truck wreck kills three in hazardous weather
  • Florida truck driver on cell phone hits school bus, kills child
  • Trucking companies recruiting displaced auto workers. Are investment bankers next?
  • Recent trucking accident jury verdicts
  • Accident litigation increasingly focuses on cell phone and text messaging distraction issues
  • Bus seat belt legislation stalled again, 40 years after NTSB first recommended seat belts on buses
  • Georgia truck wreck lawyer comment cited among best blog posts about impact of Wall Street mess
  • Truck underride -- an unnecessary continuing tragedy
  • NTSB urges stronger enforcement of truck driver rest period rules
  • Trucking accidents and insurance - longer term implications of the current credit crisis
  • Impact of the Wall Street crisis on trucking and insurance
  • Two armored truck accidents in Georgia in one week
  • Senate committee blasts Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for failure to protect public on driving hours and drug testing
  • Driver Fatigue Monitor seeks to cut fatigue-related crashes
  • Truck accidents may be caused by distractions of electronic devices in truck cabs
  • Truck driver drug testing system flawed according to GAO report
  • Truck accident trials in Georgia - attorney fee claim may be worth more than punitive damages
  • Trucking companies responsible for their drivers even if they evade regulations
  • Truck driver fatigue and hours of service
  • Truck accident records destruction and duty to preserve evidence
  • Trucking accident victims protected by MCS-90 endorsement on truckers' insurance polcies
  • Truck driver logs may be electronic ... "in the year 2525, if man is still alive"
  • Truckers in bad weather must exercise "extreme caution"
  • Truck accident facts may support punitive damages claims
  • In trucking accidents, consider a claim against a freight broker or logistics company
  • Truckers warned of safety risks of anti-smoking drug Chantix
  • Truck safety implications of rising fuel prices
  • Trucking accidents may be documented by DriveCam -- if they save the video
  • Georgia truck wreck spills explosive ammonium nitrate
  • Truck accident lawyer selection
  • Trucking companies responsible for negligence of "independent contractor" truck drivers as "statutory employees"

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