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Truck Safety Lawyers

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The websites below provide information on trucking regulations, truck safety and other truck-related issues.

Truck Safety Links

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is a Division of the U.S. Department of Transportation. It does safety testing, has some regulatory authority, provides information on traffic safety, and manages vehicle recalls, including tractor-trailer/truck recalls.
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) was established as a separate administration within the U.S. Department of Transportation on January 1, 2000, pursuant to the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999. Its primary mission is to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities involving large trucks and buses.
Share the Road Safely
This is the website for the Share the Road Safely program, which is administered by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), a division of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). The Share the Road Safely program strives to improve the knowledge of all highway users to minimize the likelihood of a crash with a large truck, and reduce the consequences of those that do occur. The goal of FMCSA is to reduce commercial motor vehicle crash fatalities on the Nation's highways to 1.65 fatalities per 100 million miles of truck travel by 2008.
National Safety Council (NSC)
The National Safety Council is a nonprofit organization dedicated to traffic safety education. There is some safety information available to the public on the NSC website, and members have access to the organization’s vast resources.
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
The U.S. Department of Transportation oversees the U.S. transportation system. It is made up of a number of organizations dedicated to specific areas of transportation.
Truck Accident FAQ
Lawsuit against a Trucking Company
Truck accidents are different than other vehicle accidents because of the federal laws that govern the trucking industry. Federal regulations require that certain evidence must be maintained, but only for a limited amount of time. For example, the semi truck driver’s log may be destroyed after six months if a Minnesota truck accident lawyer does not obtain a court order or take other immediate action.
Semi Truck Car Accident Insurance Claim
You will be contacted by at least one commercial truck insurance adjuster. DO NOT TALK TO THEM. Their job is to get information from you that will result in less compensation for you. If you are contacted, tell them you are hiring an attorney and contact our accident attorneys for a free consultation.
Dump Truck Accident
Recent dump truck accidents have involved rear-end collisions, wheels hitting other vehicles or pedestrians, intersection collisions, construction site accidents, and pedestrian back-overs.
Tractor Trailer Accident Lawsuit Settlement
Truck Accident Attorney Awards
Car Hit by a Truck
Our truck accident lawyers have successfully recovered compensation for victims of truck accidents and the families of people killed in truck accidents. We have obtained multi-million dollar amounts by knowing our clients, knowing the opposition, and using every legal tool at our disposal to defeat the oppisition.
Garbage Truck Accident Attorneys
Our garbage truck accident lawyers recovered $1,536,921 on behalf of a 36 year-old man whose wheel chair was struck by a garbage truck as the man tried to cross a busy road.
18-Wheeler Accident Attorneys MN
Lawsuit against a Trucking Firm Attorneys
Semi Accident Attorney in Best Lawyers
Semi Tractor Trailer Crash Attorneys
Our law firm works to get our accident clients the best possible compensation for medical expenses, pain and suffering, lost wages and other damages. Part of that process is often reconstructing the accident to show that the semi-tractor-trailer was at fault.
Semi Truck Accident Lawsuit
With semi truck accidents, it is important for a truck accident lawyer to sort out who the liable parties are because the more pockets there are to dip into the better.
Tractor-Trailer Accident
Tractor-Trailer Tire Death
Truck Accident Law and Regulations
Attorney Eric Hageman is a member of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) Interstate Trucking Litigation Group. He has won cases for clients with his knowlege of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) commercial trucking regulations.
Truck Accident Lawsuit Liability
Truck Accident Lawyers
Accident with Truck Driver with Revoked or Illegal License
Semi Accident Attorney National Practice
Our attorneys represent accident victims nationwide. We have provided information on the following states: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
AAA Cooper
AAA Cooper Transportation ("ACT") is a regional less-than-truckload trucking firm serving Chicago, Cincinnati, Louisville and Minneapolis and the states of Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Alabama and Florida.
Admiral Merchant
Allied Van Lines
Atlas Van Lines
Conway Truckload, Inc.
Convent Transportation
C.R. England
Estes Express
FedEx Accident
Freightliner Accident
Heartland Express
J and R Schugel
JB Hunt Transportation
Landstar Express
Mayflower Transit Semi Accident
North American Van Lines
Penske Truck Accident
Roadway Express
Rental Truck Accident
Schneider National
Swift Transportation Semi Accident
Accident Personal Injury Attorneys Video
In the case discussed in the video, the trucking company claimed that the semi truck driver was not at fault for the accident. Attorneys Fred Pritzker and Eric Hageman, our lead attorneys for these cases, successfully argued that the truck driver was at fault because he sideswiped our clients' car when he was attempting to change lanes.
Minnesota Truck Wheel Accident Attorneys
Minnesota Semi Truck Accident: Work Injury Case
Injuries and wrongful death related to a workplace injury can involve both workers’ compensation and civil damages under traditional tort law. An example of this is a case involving the death of an employee who was crushed between two commercial vehicles, one owned by his employer and one owned by a third party corporation.
Ohio Semi Truck Accident Wrongful Death
Pennsylvania Semi Truck Collision

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