Posted by Minnesota Truck Accident Lawyer | Jul 30th, 2009
Long-haul truckers were studied for 18 months and researchers found they were 23 times more likely to be involved in a truck crash while they were texting.
The study was conducted bythe Virginia Tech...
Posted by Minnesota Truck Accident Lawyer | Apr 24th, 2009
In an attempt to reduce the number and severity of truck accidents on rural roads, Wisconsin transportation officials have launched for 2009 a federally funded Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program.
Using...
Posted by Minnesota Truck Accident Lawyer | Apr 24th, 2009
The U.S. Department of Transportation is once again considering mandatory speed control equipment for tractor-trailer trucks to reduce the number of fatal semi truck accidents
The safety measure has...
Posted by Minnesota Truck Accident Lawyer | Mar 8th, 2009
Federal regulators of transportation still need to push for systems aimed at reducing driver fatigue as a factor in large truck accidents that cause death and injury, the National Transportation Safety...
Posted by Minnesota Truck Accident Lawyer | Mar 1st, 2009
In fatal crashes involving large trucks in 2007, driver-related factors were cited for 38 percent of the large truck drivers.
No adverse weather conditions were reported for 87 percent of the fatal crashes...
Posted by Minnesota Truck Accident Lawyer | Feb 28th, 2009
The number of fatalities resulting from Minnesota large truck accidents hit a five-year high in 2007, the last year for which figures are available from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration...