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Recent Posts in Truck Accident Category

  • Driving Drunk vs. Driving Fatigue: The Effects On Truck Drivers

    As professionals, commercial truckers are held to a higher standard than traditional motorists. The vehicles they operate often weigh upwards of 80,000 pounds and have the potential to cause catastrophic damage in an accident. Trucks also cannot maneuver quickly and brake slowly, requiring more time to avoid sudden dangers. Unfortunately, there are some truck drivers that do not follow their ...
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  • How Does the Hours of Service Regulation Work?

    The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) regulates the hours truckers can operate their trucks. These regulations are set forth in Part 395 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. In short, a truck driver can only operate for 11-hours after 10 hours off duty if transporting property or 10 hours after 8 hours off duty if transporting passengers. A good summary of the ...
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  • Looking Beyond the Truck Driver for Liability

    Most trucks are commercial vehicles, which makes determining liability in a trucking accident more complex than in a passenger car accident. Multiple parties can be involved in the loading, maintaining, transporting, and hiring of the trucks and its cargo. This includes the trucking company, the truck’s manufacturer or mechanic, the cargo loaders, and more. Therefore, parties other than the driver ...
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  • The Trucking Industry: What Regulations Exist and Why?

    Imagine a scenario in which you’re driving along a highway in inclement weather. Suddenly, a large commercial truck ahead of you pulling multiple trailers loses control on the wet roadway. The rear trailer slips to the left and the truck collides with the divider. The rear trailer overturns, causing a massive roadblock across all lanes and the shoulder. More vehicles—commercial and ...
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  • Runaway Truck Causes Second Tragedy for Rouda Feder Tietjen & McGuinn Clients

    Rouda Feder Tietjen & McGuinn Partner Cynthia McGuinn was recently quoted in the news in connection to an update on a tragic auto accident case that occurred in Santa Rosa in early February. Partner McGuinn and our personal injury legal team are representing 76-year-old Barbara Schmidt, who was catastrophically injured in the crash, and her wife. Just four months prior to the crash the couple had ...
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  • Involved in an Accident with a Commercial Truck? Here’s What to Know

    Have you been involved in an accident with a commercial truck ? You need to start thinking about how you are going to maximized compensation through a successful personal injury claim . But where do you begin? At Rouda Feder Tietjen & McGuinn, our San Francisco truck accident attorneys know that knowledge is power. We want to empower all of our clients or potential clients by sharing the basics of ...
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  • CHP Produces Stack of Violations after Deadly Pittsburg Big-Rig Accident

    An out-of-control big rig crashed into a Pittsburg restaurant on March 16th, killing the driver and causing extensive property damage. One witness said that he could tell something was wrong with the vehicle after smelling brakes. The truck crashed into two cars at an intersection before veering off the road into the restaurant, causing an explosion on impact. The witness believes that the truck ...
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