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Critics Wary of New Laws That Would Allow Bigger Trucks

October 29, 2015big rig accident, big rig crash, drunk truck driver, hours of service rule, National Truck Driving Championships, truck crash, truck driver safety, truck driver stoned, truck safety, truck safety actFederal Trucking RegulationsLeave a commentvirginiatruckaccidentlawyer

A highway bill in the US Congress that could pass soon would enact new federal standards that would let tractor trailers to be bigger than ever.

The length of the new double trailers, which now stands at 28 feet, could be increased to 33 feet....

FMCSA Delays Pending Trucking Regulations

September 28, 2015driver fatigue, fmcsa, hours of service rule, pedestrian truck accident, speeding truck, tractor trailer safety, truck accident, truck driver safety, truck safetyFederal Trucking RegulationsLeave a commentvirginiatruckaccidentlawyer

By Richard Shapiro, Virginia Trucking Accident Attorney

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will be delaying several pending trucking regulations, but they will be published before the end of...

New Federal Law Would Allow 91,000 Lb. Rigs

September 15, 2015bad brakes truck, big rig accident, driver fatigue, drunk truck driver, dui trucker, hours of service rule, truck accident, truck driver safety, truck safety actFederal Trucking RegulationsLeave a commentvirginiatruckaccidentlawyer

By Randy Appleton, Virginia Trucking Accident Attorney

A Republican congressman from Wisconsin announced last Thursday that he would introduce a bill that would allow 91,000 lb., six-axle tractor trailers on US...

Trucking Industry Wants Hair-Based Drug Testing

August 30, 2015big rig accident, big rig crash, driver fatigue, hair follicle testing, truck driver safety, urine testingFederal Trucking RegulationsLeave a commentvirginiatruckaccidentlawyer

By Richard Shapiro, Virginia Trucking Accident Attorney

The American Trucking Association wants truckers to be drug tested using hair-follicle testing, which is considered by many to be more accurate than...

Study Finds Big Rig Parking Shortage Leading to Accidents

August 25, 2015big rig accident, driver fatigue, fmcsa, hours of service rule, truck accident, truck driver safety, truck safety, truck safety actFederal Trucking Regulations, Truck SafetyLeave a commentvirginiatruckaccidentlawyer

By Randy Appleton, Virginia Truck Accident Lawyer

Parking shortages along interstates could be causing truckers to continue to drive when they are tired. Or, they may end up spending the night on an exit ramp or...

DOT Calls for More Truck Parking Along Freeways

August 24, 2015driver fatigue, hours of service rule, tractor trailer safety, truck driver safety, truck safety, truck safety actFederal Trucking RegulationsLeave a commentvirginiatruckaccidentlawyer

By Richard Shapiro, Virginia Trucking Accident Attorney

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is calling for a national effort and coalition to address a shortage of parking for truck drivers along the nation's...

No Collision Warning Recorded in Tracy Morgan Truck Crash

August 20, 2015big rig accident, big rig crash, driver fatigue, tracy morgan, truck accident, truck driver safety, truck safety, truck safety actFederal Trucking Regulations, Truck SafetyLeave a commentvirginiatruckaccidentlawyer

By Richard Shapiro, Virginia Trucking Injury Lawyer

Federal safety regulators reported this week that the collision-avoidance system on the tractor trailer that smashed into a limo carrying comedian...

Schumer Opposes Extra-Long Tractor Trailers on Highways

August 10, 2015driver fatigue, tandem trailers, truck accident, truck crash, truck safety, truck safety actFederal Trucking Regulations, Truck SafetyLeave a commentvirginiatruckaccidentlawyer

By Richard Shapiro, Virginia Trucking Injury Lawyer

U.S Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said this week that he is concerned about proposed federal legislation that would permit 84-foot long trailers on US freeways....

GAO Report Shows Less Driver Fatigue With New FMCSA Hours-of-Service Rule

August 5, 2015driver fatigue, fmcsa, hours of service rule, truck accidents, truck driver safetyFederal Trucking RegulationsLeave a commentvirginiatruckaccidentlawyer

By Richard Shapiro, Virginia Trucking Injury Lawyer

Last week the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on a 2014 GAO study that looked at the hours-of-service (HOS) changes that were made four years ago....