Cement mixers are huge machines, and any crash involving these massive vehicles could cause death or catastrophic injuries. These behemoths deliver tons of cement mix across our country every day so that our buildings, roads, sidewalks, and other structures will be strong and last for an exceptionally long time. The weight of a … [Read more...]

Without well-trained professional truck drivers to haul our nation’s food, building materials, clothing, and just about everything else we use in the U.S., our country would not be an economic power, and we could not live the lives we lead.  Truck drivers receive the brunt of the blame for most of the carnage left on the roads from … [Read more...]

Filing a Truck Accident Claim Against the Interstate Distributor Company Although based in Tacoma, Washington, Interstate Distributor Company’s trucks are encountered everywhere in the U.S. The company has almost 2,000 professional drivers and about 5,000 commercial vehicles in their fleet. With the sheer volume of their … [Read more...]

Hauling a perfectly balanced load is necessary for the safety of the driver, the people sharing the road with the large truck, and the security of the cargo itself. An oversize load could easily shift during transit, throwing the center of balance of the entire truck off. Lives are in danger when an oversize load shift. The result of … [Read more...]

Truck crashes are deadly, and the people who perish are overwhelmingly the other people sharing the road with the truck. Even if the truck crash victim survives the incident, he or she is likely to endure catastrophic injuries. Truck accident victims and their families should, therefore, understand their rights by speaking with an … [Read more...]

The immense pressure trucking companies put on their drivers leads to safety violations and hazardous conditions on the road. Trucking companies push their drivers to the brink to maximize profits, often at the expense of violating federal laws and regulations. Drivers often feel like they need to comply with their employers’ … [Read more...]

Drug testing is an essential tool for law enforcement to make sure that truck drivers hauling up to 80,000 pounds of vehicle and cargo travel safely. At this time, truck drivers have to take periodic drug tests by submitting urine samples. The tests are completely random. Laboratories could test for drivers’ urine for cocaine, … [Read more...]