Truck Accident

Ryan Bradley | January 1, 2020 | Federal Motor Carrier Regulations \ Truck Accident

The federal government recently evaluated the cost and effectiveness of the Compliance, Safety, and Accountability (CSA) program in Missouri. The CSA is a federal initiative designed to strengthen the safety of the nation’s public roadways. The CSA aims to improve the safety of large trucks… read more

Ryan Bradley | January 1, 2020 | Truck Accident

A male Festus, Missouri resident was struck by an airborne tire tread that exploded from the wheel of a tractor-trailer when the resident was traveling on Interstate 44 on his motorcycle. The motorcyclist was struck on June 13, 2012 at 1:25pm in Phelps County. Kenneth… read more

Ryan Bradley | January 1, 2020 | Tractor Trailer Crash \ Tractor Trailer Personal Injury News \ Truck Accident

Karl Krueger, 62, was killed and another man was injured Tuesday in a chain reaction crash that involved five tractor trailers near . This fatal tractor trailer accident occurred before noon as four of the trucks were stopped on highway I-29. Krueger was driving the… read more

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

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMSCA) changed how information will be published on the website of its safety accountability program for motor carriers. This change in Missouri motor carrier regulations is a part of a settlement ending recent litigation with trucking associations. The Compliance… read more

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

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will be holding a public meeting (dated June 11, 2012) in Washington, D.C. concerning the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners (the “National Registry”). The FMCSA initially published the National Registry in the Federal… read more

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

The United States Department of Transportation announced a new final rule banning cell phone use by interstate truckers earlier this week. The Department of Transportation enacted the rule as a part of its concerted effort to decrease Missouri distracted driving truck accidents. The rule prohibiting… read more

Ryan Bradley | October 1, 2019 | Missouri Fatal Truck Accidents \ Truck Accident

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently ordered a Georgia-based trucking company, Judson Mobley Logging, Inc., to cease all its operations for its continuing violations of several federal safety regulations. Judson Mobley engaged in interstate commerce and operated across state… read more

Ryan Bradley | October 1, 2019 | Truck Accident

The United States Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) shut down an Indiana trucking company for multiple federal safety violations. The FMCSA’s decision to shut down ultimately prevents Missouri semi-truck car accidents, since the Midwestern truck comkpany operated across state lines. The… read more

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

A 5-year-old from Warrensburg, Missouri was injured in a Benton County Missouri trucking accident on Monday evening. The accident resulted in injuries for two adults as well. The multivehicle truck accident occurred on August 15, 2011 at 7:20pm as two tractor trailers drove on US-65… read more

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

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), an agency of the United States Department of Transportation, promulgated a new final rule to emphasize that illegal drug use can bar a truck driver from operating a commercial motor vehicle. FMCSA regulations are an important safeguard of… read more