Trucking Articles & Information
Daniel Munley, in collaboration with Ronald P. Hillerich, Esq., Tad Thomas, Esq. and Jeffrey Burns, Esq. are the writers of an article in a new book entitled Truck Accident Litigation 2nd Edition, published by the American Bar Association. The book itself combines the expertise of a multitude of industry professionals, engineers and reconstructionists with experienced litigators to provide useful insights and information into the investigation and litigation of a truck accident case. The article is entitled, The Plaintiffs Perspective.
How Long Will it Take to Settle My Case?
Trucking Industry Deregulation and Trucker Fatigue in Spotlight Again
Jack-Knifed Semi Truck Accident Shuts Down Freeway
High winds blamed for several truck accidents on I-77
I-474 accident reminder of Scott's Law
Christmas Tree Truck Crashes Closing Interstate Ramp
Couple Dies In Rear-End Crash On I-95
Sullivan County deputy injured at wreck along Interstate 81
Big rig collision snarls 210 freeway
Guard rails could prevent cars sliding under big rigs
18 Wheeler Flips Over, Seriously Injuring The Driver
Truck filled with cans flips on I-78
Fiery Tractor-Trailer Crash Kills 2, One Dead in Spin-off Wreck
Tractor Trailer accident kills postal worker
Semi wrecks, closing highway four hours
Hazardous Materials Shut Down Hwy.
Train crashes into tractor trailer
Man killed in tractor trailer crash
Tractor trailer runs car off overpass
Man develops Trucker's Eye for safer driving
Man dies in crash on Interstate 80
Log truck crashes on U.S. 70; one critically injured
3 Die in Fiery Mt. Holly Springs Crash
Delays After Semi Overturns On Route 322
Tractor-Trailer Plows Through Girls' Bedroom
Trooper: Witnesses Were Amazed I Emerged From Wreck
Teens' deaths leave family, school reeling
One dead after a big rig crashes and shuts down Freeway
Tractor Trailer Wreck Rolls GMC Jimmy
Interstate Reopens After A.M. Crash
House burns after tractor-trailer leaves highway
Drowsiness blamed for Neches River accident
Tractor-Trailer Wreck and Fire Shuts Down Traffic
Crash Closes Eastbound Lanes Of Bypass
Three People Killed In Oklahoma Accident
2 Of 4 Killed In Clinton Wreck Identified
Five hurt in a.m. turnpike collision
Highway closed, two people injured in tractor-trailer crash
Fiery Interstate 20 wreck cleared
Beltway accidents tie up morning commute
Tractor-trailer crashes into train; 1 hurt
Five Vehicles Collide In South Main Street Accident
Child Severely Hurt in Highway 29 Crash
Weigh Station Needs To Be Open To Improve Safety On I-95
Tractor trailer accident in Newcastle Closes Route 1
Two crashes snarl U.S. 127 near Leslie
Overturned Tractor Trailers Cause Major Gridlock
22-Ton Banana Spill Closes Route 119
I-69 closes after car-truck crash
Drowsy truckers are still a hazard on the highways
12,000-pound machine falls off truck, damages I-95 in West Palm
Tractor-trailer jacknifes, snarles I-64 traffic
Tractor-trailer crash takes out shed, power pole on Avra Valley Road
Truck fire leads to long I-24 delays
I-81 Tractor-Trailer Wreck Causes Greeneville Detours
One Dead, 8 Injured In Multi-Vehicle Crash On Highway 40
12-Vehicle Accident Traps Woman in Car
Wreck Involving Tractor-Trailer Shut I-30
Multi-Vehicle Wreck Shuts Down I-95 Early This Morning
Police Close Stretch of Michigan Avenue
New York Trooper's Cruiser Sideswiped By Tractor Trailer
I-5 offramp in Oceanside remains closed after truck crash
Teen passenger dies in car, truck collision
One dead in wreck that shut down Interstate 95
Talmadge Bridge traffic re-routed after crash, fuel spill
Crash kills community servants
Accident shuts down Main street
Family, friends to walk in honor of bus crash victim
Turnpike crash stops traffic, injures family
State briefs: One killed, one injured in three-vehicle accident
Taylor University awards posthumous degrees
Truck driver in serious condition after I-95 crash
Teen continues recovery from injuries
Overturned rig blocks Clinton close to State
Southbound I-75 in Monroe closed
Truck with Radioactive Material Rolls Over
Smoke, fog blamed for 2 deaths on I-95
Why are Tractor Trailer Accidents on the Rise?
Pennsylvania Intrastate Trucking Regulations
- Full Text:
INTRASTATE MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
Federal Interstate Trucking Laws
- Full Text:
INTERSTATE MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
The Determinants of Truck Accidents in the United States
Effects of Sleep Schedules on Commercial Motor Vehicle
Driver Performance
This report presents results of a study on the effects of
rest and recovery cycles and partial sleep deprivation on
commercial motor vehicle (CMV) driver performance. Presented
by FMCSA
Big Rigs and Sharing the Road - Driver Safety Tips
Trends in Fatal Truck Crash Accidents by State, 1993 -
2003
These reports compare summarized crash results between all
states over multiple years. These reports may be used to
analyze the number of crashes reported over a period of time
and to compare crash results among states. Information
provided by Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).
Truck Safety Provisions Passed in Senate Highway Funding Bill - February 12, 2004
Federal Speeding Limits: Speed Policy & Implementation
In December 1995, Congress repealed the National Maximum
Speed Limit (NMSL), which had been 55 mi/h on urban
Interstates and 65 mi/h on rural Interstates and certain
rural Interstate look-alikes. Congress had linked
noncompliance with the NMSL to possible loss of Federal
funds. In 1997, the U.S. DOT developed the formal speed
policy and implementation strategy in use today.
Axles to Grind: Driving Questions About the Limits to Place
on Trucks Traveling Our Roads
"The American Trucking Association wants bigger trucks
allowed on our highways. Longer combination vehicles, or
LCVs, are three extraordinary trailer configurations that 21
states currently allow in one form or another... Trucking
industry strategy has been to increase limits state by
state; when size and weight limits are increased in one
state, adjacent states feel pressured to conform to stay
economically competitive... LCVs can impose great damage on
the nation's highways and, more importantly, they raise
concerns for the safety of the people buckled into cars in
the lanes next to them."
Public Citizen's testimony on Truck Safety before the
Senate Commerce Committee. (6/10/03)
Despite repeated promises by FMCSA to significantly reduce
truck-related deaths and injuries on our highways and chart
an improved course to enhance motor carrier safety, and
despite increases in funding and resources for the new
government agency, the traveling public remains the victim
of an underachieving, and at times, indifferent agency. The
annual death toll from truck-related crashes is the
equivalent of 26 major airplane crashes every year. FMCSA
adopted a goal in 1999 to reduce truck deaths and injuries
by 50 percent over 10 years. That goal will not be achieved.
Trailer Underride Revisited (Article off-site)
"Prior to my retirement from active law enforcement
(November 1988), I reconstructed an inordinate number of
side "trailer underride" accidents. This prompted my first
article on the subject, "Trailer Underride: The Almost
Always Fatal Collision," (Law & Order, May, 1988). For those
of you who missed it, the side trailer underride phenomenon
to which I refer is the type of night-time accident where a
tractor-semitrailer stops on a roadway and the driver begins
a backing maneuver into a driveway or loading dock area. It
can also happen when the driver pulls the rig out onto the
highway from a loading zone or driveway, but this occurs
less often."
U.S. Department of Transportation Releases New Hours of Service Rule
CRASH and P.A.T.T. Oppose Rule -- One Step Backward for
Safety!
New Rule Will Not Adequately Address Truck Driver Fatigue
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