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49 C.F.R. § 390.5(e) requires that trucking companies must be familiar with trucking regulations and instruct their drivers, dispatchers and other employees.
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- Commercial Truck Accidents
- How to Pick a Lawyer for a Truck Accident Case
- 10 Common Types of Truck Accidents
- Tired Truck Driver Accidents
- Truck Driver Distraction Due to Electronic Devices
- Extreme Caution Required for Truckers in Hazardous Weather
- Tire Defect / Bald Tire Trucking Accidents
- Wide Turn Trucking Accidents
- Concrete / Cement Truck Accidents
- Dump Truck Accidents
- Garbage Truck Accidents
- Logging Truck Accidents
- Rapid Response Teams & the Importance of Prompt Investigation
- Punitive Damages in Trucking Cases
- Public Information on Motor Carrier and Insurance Coverage
- Notice to Defendants & Insurer to Preserve Evidence
- Statutory Background of Federal Trucking Safety Laws
- Importance of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations in Commercial Trucking Cases
- Preemptive Effect of Federal Statutes and Regulations in Interstate Trucking Cases
- Federal Motor Carrier Regulations Often Cited in Commercial Trucking Crash Cases
- Knowledge and Compliance With Rules Required
- Knowledge and Training re: Regulations
- Instruction on Rules
- Motor Carrier to Require Observance of Driver Regulations
- Not to ”Aid or Abet” Violations
- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations Preempt any Lower Standard
- Impaired Drivers of Commercial Trucks in Interstate Commerce
- Schedules to Conform With Speed Limits
- Equipment and Inspections of Commercial Trucks
- Operation of Large Commercial Trucks in Hazardous Weather & Visibility Conditions
- Screening Drivers of Large Commercial Trucks for Training, Experience and Safety Record
- Hazards Created by Large Commercial Trucks Stopped on the Roadside
- Unauthorized Riders in Large Commercial Trucks
- Equipment Regulations for ”big rig” Trucks
- Record Keeping Requirements in Interstate Tractor Trailer Crash Cases
- Interstate Tractor Trailer Trailer Truck Driver Qualifications
- Linking Safety Regulation Violations to the Cause of a Commercial Truck Crash
- Truck Driver Fatigue due to Excessive Work Hours is not Just a Major Cause of Tractor Trailer Accidents in the United States
- Truck Wreck Cases
- Why It is Important to Act Immediately After a Catastrophic Truck or Bus Crash
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Bus Law
- Georgia Communities
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After my parents were killed in a tractor truck accident on December 2013, he fought hard against the insurance companies to help my brother, sister, and I. He was honest and always available to answer any questions I had. Ken went out of his way to meet with my brother and I while on vacation in...
I first met Ken when I watched him try a very difficult case involving catastrophic injuries. He was an incredibly effective advocate and was able to obtain justice for his client. I have since come to know him as one of the state's leading trial lawyers, particularly in trucking cases, which...
Ken Shigley is an excellent trial lawyer in the area of commercial trucking. He knows the specialized rules for handling truck wreck cases for the victims and their families when tractor-trailers leave a devastating loss, catastrophic injuries and deaths. He is an advocate who understands the impact...
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