Posts tagged driver

• New Truck Driver Hours-of-Service Rule Announced

  Michael Roberts | December 28, 2011 10:51 AM | 1 CommentGadsden, AL Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  Many of us can identify with driver fatigue—maybe even especially right now with all of the holiday travel going on. The last hours of a long road trip or night-time driving at the end of a...

• Cell Phone Use While Driving Tractor Trailers Banned

  Michael Roberts | November 28, 2011 4:05 PM | 3 CommentsGadsden, AL Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  Half a million injuries and nearly 5500 deaths were attributed to accidents involving distracted driving in 2009. In a giant step toward safety, a final rule was announced restricting the use...

• Mexican CDLs and Tractor Trailer Safety

  Michael Roberts | October 24, 2011 10:45 AM | 1 CommentGadsden, AL Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  Rigorous licensing requirements for commercial truckers are a crucial component of keeping our highways safe. With hundreds of thousands of commercial trucks operating on our roadways, it is...

• Is that 18-wheeler driver you are sharing the road with safe to be behind the wheel?

  Michael Roberts | July 21, 2010 6:39 PM | 0 CommentsGadsden, AL Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  We have seen what happened in the Gulf when a company did not obey safety regulations. What about trucking companies whose big rigs we share the highways with? Regulations are in place for...

• Local Wreck Reminds Us of Dangers of Teen Driving

  Jason Knowles | August 13, 2009 8:59 AM | 0 CommentsGadsden, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Last week near Gadsden, Alabama a 20-year-old driver of a Jeep died in a head-on automobile collision with a Honda Accord driven by a 16-year-old. The driver of the Accord, along with her...

• Does High Performance Driving Lead to Accidents?

  Jon Lewis | July 08, 2009 7:36 PM | 2 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  In the last couple of weeks, the Birmingham News has run an article on the Porche Driving School along with several articles covering wrecks leading the the death of several drivers and passengers....

• Two Dead in Jefferson County Crashes

  Jon Lewis | June 30, 2009 9:40 AM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  On Saturday, August 27, 2009, the Birmingham News reported two wrecks which killed two people. The first involved a motorcycle and a pickup truck. This occurred on Second Avenue North in Jefferson...

• Accidents Caused by Drunk Drivers - Part 5

  Jon Lewis | June 14, 2009 9:50 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  In this last part of this series, I will discuss one last method for people to protect themselves and their families from accidents caused by drunk drivers. What happens if the drunk driver is...

• Harrassing a cyclist is dangerous and unlawful

  Danny Feldman | May 07, 2009 4:31 PM | 1 CommentBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  This is the 6th and last blog in a series of blogs concerning annoying and dangerous motorist behaviors. The last behavior that will be discussed is pure harassment. Obviously this is an intentional...

• Accidents Caused by Drunk Drivers - Part 3

  Jon Lewis | April 30, 2009 9:00 AM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  We have discussed various claims regarding drunk drivers. One claim we haven't discussed is called a Dram Shop claim. This is a claim against a bar or package store which sold alcohol contrary to...