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Trucking & 18-Wheeler Accidents

Hurt by an 18-wheeler or commercial truck in Texas? We take on the trucking companies and their insurers.

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Offshore Oil Worker Files Fair Labor Standards Act Collective Action Against National Oilwell Varco Alleging Misclassification and Failure to Pay Overtime

FORT WORTH, Texas - Richard Albert Gammill, III, filed suit against National Oilwell Varco (NOV) in the Southern District of Texas, Houston…

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The FMCSA’s Enforcement of Truck Safety Measures

Ever since it was first established as a Department of Transportation agency in 2000, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA’s) primary mission has been “to prevent commercial motor vehicle-related fatalities and injuries.”

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DISTRACTED DRIVING: NTSB MOST WANTED LIST

In their annual report, the NTSB takes aim at a number of areas where safety can be improved. This week, I'm focusing on "Disconnecting from Deadly Distractions." I thought I would start this article with a few shocking statistics provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) ...

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FATIGUE-RELATED ACCIDENTS: NTSB MOST WANTED LIST

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has identified reducing fatigue-related accidents as one of the goals for safety improvements for 2016. As noted by the NTSB, human fatigue is a serious issue affecting the safety of the traveling public and all modes of transportation.

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Information You Should Know Regarding Large Truck Crashes

Despite improvements in passenger vehicle safety, nothing can completely protect passengers from the catastrophic effects of a commercial trucking accident. Commercial trucks include large trucks weighing over 10,000 pounds such as eighteen-wheelers, tractor-trailers, flatbed trucks, heavy trucks and tanker trucks. Each year more commercial trucks crowd onto the nation’s highways. In 2014, there were almost eleven million large trucks registered in the United States.

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“SUBSTANCE IMPAIRMENT IN TRANSPORTATION” REMAINS ISSUE ON NTSB “MOST WANTED LIST”

The National Transportation Safety Board (“NTSB”) released its 2015 “Most Wanted List” of transportation safety improvements during the 94th annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board in Washington, D.C. The list represents the organization’s top advocacy priorities, designed to increase awareness and support for “the most critical changes needed to reduce transportation accidents and save lives.” Six issues return to the 2015 list from 2014, including “end[ing] substance impairment in transportation.”

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“DEADLY DISTRACTIONS” RETURN AS ISSUE ON NTSB’S 2015 “MOST WANTED LIST”

On January 13, 2015, the National Transportation Safety Board (“NTSB”) released its 2015 “Most Wanted List” of transportation safety improvements during the 94th annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board in Washington, D.C. The list featured six returning issues from 2014, including “disconnect[ing] from deadly distractions.”

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“MEDICAL FITNESS FOR DUTY” MAKES NTSB’S 2015 “MOST WANTED LIST” FOR TRANSPORTATION SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS

The National Transportation Safety Board (“NTSB”) released its 2015 “Most Wanted List” of transportation safety improvements during the 94th annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board in Washington, D.C.

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NTSB’S 2015 “MOST WANTED LIST” FEATURES “COMMERCIAL TRUCKING SAFETY” AS NEW ISSUE

The National Transportation Safety Board (“NTSB”) released its 2015 “Most Wanted List” of transportation safety improvements during the 94th annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board in Washington, D.C.

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NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD RELEASES 2015 “MOST WANTED LIST” OF TRANSPORTATION SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS

On January 13, 2015, the National Transportation Safety Board (“NTSB”) unveiled its 2015 “Most Wanted List” of transportation safety improvements during the 94th annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board in Washington, D.C.

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