Last month, in a curious Chicago trucking accident, an 18-wheel tractor-trailer crashed into a south suburban home. The Calumet City crash left the driver dead and three others injured – the driver’s 8-year-old daughter and the two passengers of a car struck by the truck before it hit the home. The accident occurred late at… Read More
Violations Continue Among Truck and Bus Companies
Despite extensive safety regulations issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) – a division of the U.S. Department of Transportation – commercial carriers such as trucking companies and bus lines continue to exhibit a callous disregard for the safety of their drivers, passengers, and others on the road. Indeed, our experienced trucking accident… Read More
Indiana Accident Highlights Underride Guard Issues
This month, a gruesome trucking accident in Indiana highlighted the ongoing need for proper underride guards in the American trucking industry. Earlier this month, a pickup truck collided with the side of a commercial tanker truck making a left turn into traffic from a commercial driveway. The pickup’s driver was then trapped in the pickup,… Read More
Distracted Commercial Drivers Not Limited to Trucks
The top truck accident attorneys of Passen & Powell have often written on the dangers of distracted driving. Distracted driving is a danger not only in casual, everyday drivers, but in commercial drivers, as well. Truck drivers can cause distracted driving accidents in many ways: talking on cellphones, texting, using CB radios, adjusting radios and… Read More
New Laws Take Effect in Illinois
On January 1, 2012, 214 new laws went into effect in the state of Illinois. Most laws are highly industry-specific, and will have no bearing on real people or the way they live their lives. But a few govern each of us directly. Others will have a direct impact on our comfort and safety, even… Read More
When Trucking Companies Ignore the Law
The trucking industry in the United States is subject to an increasing network of laws and regulations designed to protect the safety of others on the roads. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) have created a system which, while not perfect, greatly enhances safety. Maintenance and safety… Read More
Your Rights When a Drunk Driver Strikes
Who Is at Fault? This may seem like an obvious question: the drunk driver whose careless driving caused injury to another is, of course, at fault. However, others may be legally accountable as well. For instance, if the drunk driver was a minor, or was served alcohol while visibly intoxicated, you may have a cause… Read More
Legislation to Allow Heavier Trucks on U.S. Roadways
Earlier this year, Senator Olympia Snowe, a Republican from Maine, introduced the Commercial Truck Safety Act. Despite its name, the bill is designed not to increase safety, but to decrease it. Snowe is the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, as well as a senior member of the Senate Committee… Read More
Driving the Most Dangerous Part of America’s Jobs
When most people think of on-the-job-injuries, they think of falls, working with heavy machinery, factory or construction site injuries, and even chemical spills and exposures. However, the single leading cause of work-related deaths is far more commonplace: motor vehicle accidents. Over one-third of all work-related fatalities stem from motor vehicles. According to data kept by… Read More
‘Understanding Distracted Driving’ Aims to Reduce Crashes
The experienced car accident attorneys of Passen & Powell have frequently written about the dangers of distracted driving. Now, a new video series from the National Safety Council, based here in Illinois, aims to fight this problem with honest, straight-talk discussion of the risks. See chart from The University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research… Read More
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