Tractor-Trailer Accidents

• Truck Driver Medical Examinations Must Now Be Completed By A Certified Professional

  Lindsay Rakers | May 26, 2012 9:37 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Louis, MO

  I have several clients that were severely injured tractor trailer crashes. I find it disturbing that on more than one occasion, I have learned that the negligent truck driver shouldn't...

• Study: Tests May Identify Sleep Apnea Patients Likely To Cause Crashes

  Brett Emison | May 17, 2012 11:19 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  A new study published this month in Thorax, an international journal of respiratory medicine, concluded that obstructive sleep apnea continues to increase the risk of traffic accidents and a new...

• Insurance Institute Pushes For Stronger Semi Truck Underride Guards; NHTSA Waits

  Brett Emison | May 10, 2012 11:16 AM | 1 CommentKansas City, MO

  The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says more than 400 drivers and passengers are killed each year due to inadequate trailer underride guards that permit vehicle to submarine beneath a...

• FMCSA Will Investigate Semi Truck Driver Safety

  Brett Emison | May 08, 2012 11:11 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will launch two separate research studies in summer 2012 to examine factors affecting commercial truck driver safety. On April 20,...

• Study: Sleep Apnea A Significant, Unrecognized Problem In Commercial Truck Drivers

  Brett Emison | April 10, 2012 11:10 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  I have written before about the problem of fatigue for airline pilots and truck drivers. Now Truckinginfo.com - the web site of Heavy Duty Trucking magazine - has reported on a study that found...

• Regulations Are in Place for Semi-Truck Drivers for a Reason

  Lindsay Rakers | February 18, 2012 11:00 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Louis, MO

  As a Missouri and Illinois truck accident attorney, I know there are many things that must be considered in a post-crash investigation. More often than not, the insurance carrier for the truck...

• Did You Know... The Biggest Loser Highlighted Sleep Apena Problem In Semi Truck Drivers?

  Brett Emison | January 23, 2012 11:26 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  I'm not one to normally watch The Biggest Loser on NBC. But I did catch part of an episode a couple weeks ago featuring a commercial truck driver named Joe. Apparently, as part of the The...

• New Federal Regulations Aim To Make Sure Truck Drivers Aren't Sleep Deprived

  Lindsay Rakers | January 16, 2012 10:05 PM | 2 CommentsSt. Louis, MO

  Drowsy driving is a serious highway safety issue in the United States. Unlike other risky driving behaviors (distracted driving) —like drinking and driving or texting while...

• Did You Know... New Pilot and Semi Truck Driver Rest Rules Fall Short?

  Brett Emison | January 02, 2012 9:47 AM | 3 CommentsKansas City, MO

  I have written before about truck driver and pilot fatigue. Tractor trailer driver and pilot fatigue has gone largely unnoticed in the media, but new rules for pilots and truckers have shed some...

• Fatigue An Issue For Pilots And Truck Drivers

  Brett Emison | December 22, 2011 11:08 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  In response to safety concerns about driver and pilot fatigue, regulators overseeing the nation's trucking and airline industries have proposed new rules aimed to reduce fatigue in those who...