Representing Victims of Accidents Involving Tractor Trailers and Other Commercial Vehicles
Recently, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (“FMCSA”) released a crash accountability study that focused on whether incorporating Police Accident Reports (“PARs”) in its crash fault weighting system would improve the Agency’s ability to target carriers most at-risk for crashes.
The report focused on crash accountability in the FMCSA’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability (“CSA”) Program. CSA…
Despite the American public’s overwhelming opposition to increasing the number of hours that a truck driver can work each week, Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) has introduced legislation that would increase truckers’ weekly hours from 70 to 82. The “Collins Amendment” is currently before the Appropriations Committee.
In a recent poll conducted by Lake Research Partners,…
Data reflecting a motor carrier’s safety history is presently available to the general public by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). The FMCSA generates a carrier’s score through this data, compiled in its “Safety Measurement System” (SMS), which incorporates the results of roadside inspections and other safety-based violations – also known as “Compliance, Safety,…
