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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW WHEN A SEMI-TRUCK ACCIDENT INVOLVES AN UNSAFE COMPANY

Companies exist to make a profit. In some instances companies put profit over the safety of their workers and the motoring public. When companies don't follow the rules innocent people get injured of killed. Like all things in life there are good companys and bad companies. Those that seek to do the right thing and those who take unnecessary risks. There are notoriously unsafe trucking companys that consider the injury and death of others as "part of doing business" and figure it into the bottom line. When an experienced trucking accident lawyer examines an injury accident they leave no stone unturned to discovery why a victim was injured or killed. Below are a few things that an experienced semi-truck accident lawyer will consider when prosecuting a trucking case.

WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS (FMCSRS)?

WHAT DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED TO BE IN A DRIVER’S QUALIFICATION FILE?

WHO IS SUBJECT TO THE FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS (FMCSRS) AND HOW DOES THE FMSCA DEFINE EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES?

WHY ARE INSPECTIONS AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS IMPORTANT WHEN IT COMES TO COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES?

WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR FOLLOWING THE HOURS-OF SERVICE RULES?

WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR RECORDKEEPING VIOLATIONS?

DOES THE COMPANY HAVE TO MAKE SURE DRIVERS ARE QUALIFIED?

WHAT IS A "RECORD OF DUTY STATUS" AND WHO MAINTAINS IT?

WHAT STEPS MUST BE TAKEN BY A TRUCKING COMPANY IF THEIR DRIVER FAILS A DRUG OR ALCOHOL TEST OR REFUSES TO TAKE A TEST?

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW WHEN A SEMI-TRUCK ACCIDENT INVOLVES AN UNSAFE COMPANY

WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS (FMCSRS)?

WHAT DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED TO BE IN A DRIVER’S QUALIFICATION FILE?

WHO IS SUBJECT TO THE FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS (FMCSRS) AND HOW DOES THE FMSCA DEFINE EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES?

WHY ARE INSPECTIONS AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS IMPORTANT WHEN IT COMES TO COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES?

WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR FOLLOWING THE HOURS-OF SERVICE RULES?

WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR RECORDKEEPING VIOLATIONS?

DOES THE COMPANY HAVE TO MAKE SURE DRIVERS ARE QUALIFIED?

WHAT IS A "RECORD OF DUTY STATUS" AND WHO MAINTAINS IT?

WHAT STEPS MUST BE TAKEN BY A TRUCKING COMPANY IF THEIR DRIVER FAILS A DRUG OR ALCOHOL TEST OR REFUSES TO TAKE A TEST?

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