Tractor-Trailer Accidents

• Verdict: CHP 911 "Grossly Negligent."

  Claude Wyle | August 04, 2007 4:16 PM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA

  A San Francisco Superior Court Jury found the CHP 911 dispatch center "grossly negligent" in mishandling a deadly trucking accident. The mishandling of the 2003 call was a factor in the death of Richard Housley, who was crushed between the truck and trailer of the truck he was driving. The jury determined that 911 dispatch center departed from its standard procedures when they failed to call...

• Verdict: 911 Dispatch "Grossly Negligent."

  Claude Wyle | August 04, 2007 4:13 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  San Francisco trucking attorneys prevailed in San Francisco Superior Court when a jury found CHP dispatch "grossly negligent" in their handling of a deadly 2003 trucking accident. The dispatch center failed to call an ambulance, yet reported one was on its way. The mishandling could have been a factor in the death of Richard Housley, who was crushed between the truck and trailer of the truck...

• Michigan Trucking Company Cited for 15 Safety Violations

  Shannon Weidemann | August 02, 2007 12:54 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  A trucking accident in May killed 3 children and the company that employed the driver has been cited for 15 safety violations by the U.S. Department of Transportation. The accident happened in Mission Viejo on Interstate 5. K.W. Express is based in Michigan. About two weeks after the crash, the carrier safety administration informed the general manager of K.W. Express that his company did not...

• Court Slams Bush On Change in Truck Laws

  Rob McKinney | July 31, 2007 2:37 PM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the Bush Administration change in the hours permitted to operate tractor trailer trucks . The Bush adminstration changed the laws to help their friends in the trucking industry . The law was changed to allow truckers to drive 11 hours per day instead 10 hours . The ten hour requirement has been the law for years . Every one who takes a...

• Mistakes to Avoid in a Truck Accident Case

  Rob McKinney | July 30, 2007 7:21 AM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  Last week , I started writing about some mistakes to avoid in handling a truck accident case . You must have a expert witness who specializes in big trucks . This is an critical because the braking systems , steering systems and electronic information systems of the trucks are far different than that of a passenger car . The Trucking Company will have the best experts that money...

• Truck Accident Investigation

  Rob McKinney | July 26, 2007 6:24 PM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  On Monday , I was beginning to write about mistakes that lawyers make in truck accident cases until I wrote about the arbitration abuses . One mistake plaintiff's lawyers make is simply reviewing the accident report and getting your client's side of the story . You must be prepared on all details of the accident including a complete review of an engineering analysis by a...

• Truck Accidents Caused By Driver Fatigue

  Michael Phelan | July 25, 2007 3:08 PM | 0 CommentsRichmond, VA

  About 100 people die each week in truck accidents. Despite this alarming statistic, the Bush Administration once again succumbed to pressure from lobbyists (this time the American Trucking Association) and, in 2005, adopted new rules permitting tractor trailer truck drivers to drive 11 hours per day. Safety experts and insurance industry analysts challenged the new rules on grounds that the...

• Cruical Mistakes in Handling Truck Accident Cases

  Rob McKinney | July 24, 2007 2:37 PM | 0 CommentsNashville, TN

  Recently, I attended the American Association for Justice annual convention in Chicago . One of the seminars I attended was put on by the Interstate Trucking Litigation Group . It was a great learning experience on these unique cases . So , I thought I would share some of the biggest mistakes made by attorneys in truck accident cases . The first mistake made is not starting...

• Passenger Killed; Distracted Driver Hits Tomato Truck

  Claude Wyle | July 20, 2007 10:43 AM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  This Sunday, the death of a young woman could have been avoided had the driver of the van she rode in paid attention to traffic ahead of him. Instead, at approximately 9:54 p.m. Pakom Lengrichaem sped along I-5 just south of the Herndon crossing at 75 mph. Lengrichaem failed to notice traffic slowing ahead and struck the rear of a tomato truck driving at approximately 15 mph. Lengrichaem...

• Distracted Driver Hits Tomato Truck; Kills Passenger

  Claude Wyle | July 20, 2007 10:32 AM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA

  The death of a 23-year-old woman this Sunday could have been avoided if only the driver in the van she rode in paid more attention to surrounding traffic conditions. Just south of the Herndon crossing on northbound I-5 at approximately 9:54 p.m., Pakom Lengsrichaem sped along at 75 mph. He did not notice traffic slowing ahead of him, and rear-ended a tomato truck moving at 15 mph. The tomato...