Monthly Archives: August 2009
Mandatory Direct Observation Drug Testing to Prevent Truck Accidents begins Today
In a move designed to reduce the number of truck accidents linked to drug use by truck drivers, the Department of Transportation now requires any employee in “safety-sensitive” positions to submit to directly observed urination drug testing when taking return-to-duty … [Read more]
Overloading and Truck Accidents
I recently represented a family for the death of their husband and father due to a truck that was overweight and had no brakes. When I think about overloaded trucks, I am also struck by a case that I handled … [Read more]
New NHTSA Large Truck Braking Standards Announced
As a truck accident lawyer, I have sat with too many families over the past years whose loved ones have been killed as a result of a large truck with faulty brakes. I’m pleased to see that NHTSA is taking … [Read more]