Federal Motor Carrier Regulations

Ryan Bradley | June 1, 2019 | Federal Motor Carrier Regulations \ Truck Accident

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration recently announced a sixty (60) day extension for motor carriers and other large truck or bus transportation companies to make comments and suggestions on the FMCSA’s Safety Measurement System (SMS). The SMS has been used… read more

Ryan Bradley | May 1, 2019 | Federal Motor Carrier Regulations \ Truck Accident

A Cass County Missouri truck accident left a man from Shell Knob, Missouri seriously injured on July 18, 2011 at 2:50pm. The Cass County Missouri trucking accident occurred as a 2005 Kenworth and a 2005 Hyundai travelled on northbound U.S. Highway 71. Michael E. Finney… read more

Ryan Bradley | February 1, 2019 | Federal Motor Carrier Regulations \ Truck Accident

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) launched a “Teens and Trucks” campaign in an effort to decrease teen fatalities resulting from summer Missouri truck accidents. Data from the United States Department of Transportation showed that more teens ages 15-19 die in Missouri truck accidents in… read more

Ryan Bradley | February 1, 2018 | Falling Debris From Tractor Trailers \ Federal Motor Carrier Regulations \ Truck Accident

Specialists from a Kansas hazardous material (hazmat) team were called in to clean up a fuel spill caused by a tanker truck accident. Nearly 8,000 gallons of fuel leaked onto the roadway after a tanker truck overturned. The fuel spill closed down Route F and… read more

Ryan Bradley | January 1, 2018 | Federal Motor Carrier Regulations \ Missouri Fatal Truck Accidents \ Truck Accident

A federal jury in Arkansas returned a $7 million verdict in a Missouri truck accident lawsuit on November 10, 2011. The Missouri wrongful death lawsuit concerned a double semi-trailer accident that occurred Arkansas. The Missouri semi-trailer accident occurred as accident victim and plaintiff Roger Reagan… read more

Ryan Bradley | January 1, 2018 | Federal Motor Carrier Regulations \ Tractor Trailer Crash \ Truck Accident

A Missouri trucking accident injured a Missouri truck driver when he slammed into nine head of cattle on the I-70 on May 17, 2011, just after midnight. The Missouri 18 wheeler accident occurred in Russell County, Kansas on I-70 near the Dorrance exit. Truck driver… read more

Ryan Bradley | November 3, 2012 | Federal Motor Carrier Regulations \ Truck Accident

Clinton W. Elder, 37, of Wentzville, Missouri was injured in a Missouri truck accident that occurred when a tractor trailer’s tire came off. The accident occurred on the eastbound side of I-70, near Missouri Highway K. The truck tire came off a 2006 International, driven… read more

Ryan Bradley | June 9, 2011 | Federal Motor Carrier Regulations \ Tractor Trailer Personal Injury News \ Truck Accident

The federal government recently announced that state agencies will receive millions of dollars in a concerted effort to reduce the number of trucking accidents in Missouri and around the nation. After extensive research and discussion with state-level safety leaders, the federal government is awarding several… read more

Ryan Bradley | May 7, 2011 | Federal Motor Carrier Regulations \ Tractor Trailer Laws \ Truck Accident

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently proposed eliminating a braking safety requirement after a petition for rulemaking was presented by a lobbying organization for trucking companies. The FMCSA proposes to eliminate the operational brake requirement for the final saddle-mounted tractor or truck in… read more

Ryan Bradley | May 2, 2011 | Federal Motor Carrier Regulations \ Truck Accident

The number of Missouri commercial truck accidents has the FMCSA looking at new ways to make the roads safer. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is the federal body that regulates the trucking industry. The goal of the FMCSA is to reduce the number of… read more