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What to do after a truck crash
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Supreme Court declines case on FAAAA immunity for trucking companies and brokers
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Legislation would adjust trucking insurance requirements unchanged for 40 years
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How will the COVID-19 pandemic affect truck crash cases?
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What should you do when a family member is badly injured in commercial truck wreck?
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Log Truck Accidents in Georgia
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Decapitation risk when tractor trailers park on roadsides
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Avvo 10.0 rating
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Intermodal container truck crash does not create “federal question” jurisdiction under the Shipping Act of 1984
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Truck-bus crash in Gilmer County highlights safety hazards
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Negligent Maintenance Issues in Truck Crash Litigation
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Truck drivers indicted in two separate 5-fatality 2015 crashes on I-16 in Georgia
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Georgia truck driver kills 3 on icy road in Vermont
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What are the main causes of large truck crashes?
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Comcast truck kills man in Cherokee County
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Tractor trailer u-turn in dark or fog is deadly
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Burrito-eating Bus Driver – Food as Dangerous Driver Distraction
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Expand available insurance coverage by creatively thinking outside the box
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Why does it matter if your tractor trailer crash involves intermodal container freight?
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Russians in Florida face federal criminal charges for selling commercial drivers licenses to unqualified immigrants
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NHTSA requires Electronic Stability Control in large trucks
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Truckers operating from Port of Savannah protest unsafe conditions
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Truck driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs
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Driving tractor trailers under the influence of drugs or alcohol
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International Roadcheck 2015
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Why would a concrete mixer truck flip over on Mayor / Ambassador Andrew Young?
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Victims’ Families Need Time to Grieve, Should Report Ambulance Chasers
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When Eagles weep. Five Georgia Southern nursing students killed by tractor trailer on I-16
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Georgia May Give More Teeth to Uninsured Motorist Insurance Law
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Ships, Trains, Trucks and Big Boxes — The Complexity of Intermodal Freight
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Inflation Adjustment of Interstate Truck and Bus Insurance Moving Forward
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Pickup driver dies in I-20 early morning crash in DeKalb County, striking tractor trailer stalled in traffic lane
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4 Injured In Atlanta Hotel Airport Shuttle Van Crash
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Log truck jackknifes in Summerville, strikes oncoming car on Friday the 13th
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Will insurance minimums for interstate trucks and buses increase to cover three decades of inflation?
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Can electronic truck driver logs be cheated?
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Will new program protect your family against impaired truck drivers?
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Good truck drivers sound off about rogue trucking companies pushing them to break the law
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What Sleep Deprivation Does to the Brain
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Congress requires FMCSA to set rules on sleep apnea testing and treatment for truck drivers
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Motor Carrier Safety Rules Apply Even To Many Smaller Commercial Vehicles
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National Truck Driver Appreciation Week
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Georgia opens door to better uninsured motorist coverage amounts for truck drivers
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Rest breaks for truckers upheld in latest round of long battle on truck driver fatigue rules
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30 Minute Rest Break Requirement During 11-hour Truck Driving Shift Creates Controversy
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Marine Afghanistan Veteran Killed by Tractor-Trailer in Albany
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Hit and Run by Tractor Trailer Kills Woman in Gwinnett
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Georgia “direct action” law allows suit against insurers in both interstate and intrastate trucking cases
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3 killed in South Georgia ambulance – tractor trailer crash
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Airport hotel shuttle collision with tractor trailer
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Caffeine reduces accident risk in truck drivers
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What are the duties of a commercial truck driver?
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What are the qualifications for a tractor trailer driver?
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Attorney fee award under § 13-6-11 is question of fact, not merely question of law
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Where can the victim of an interstate truck or bus crash file suit?
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Truck wrecks – what is a commercial motor vehicle subject to truck and bus safety rules?
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Why it is important to act quickly after a catastrophic tractor trailer crash
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Truck crash on Thornton Road kills 2 AutoTrader.com co-workers, injures 4 others
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Uncertain progress toward electronic trucking logs
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Truck crash in heavy rain may show failure to exercise “extreme caution” as required by trucking safety rules
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Tractor trailer crashes & overturns on freeway ramp in Alabama
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Trucker charged with vehicular homicide for I-985 deaths
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2 killed when rearended by box truck on I-985
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U. S. Senate passes bill to improve tour bus safety
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Georgia passes law to streamline interstate discovery
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FMCSA bar use of hand held cell phones by commercial truck drivers
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Truck driving hours trimmed just a little
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8.7% increase in trucking fatalities
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Hit & run tractor trailer causes fatal wreck on I-285
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Truck driver class actions spreading
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Illinois law upgrades GPS information on safe truck routes
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Log and pulpwood truck accidents in Georgia
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NTSB recommends truck stability control rule
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Truck-only lanes cut from metro Atlanta transportation plans
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On I-85 in Anderson County, SC, Georgia truck driver apparently falls asleep, kills self and 2 others
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Top 100 public motor carriers in the US
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Top 100 private carriers are a major part of US trucking
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Impaired tractor trailer driver fails to slow before crashing into slowed vehicle in NC, kills one
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US agrees to allow Mexican tractor trailers to operate here
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Truck mounted hydraulic lift causes bridge collapse
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Top ten factors in driver history to predict truck wrecks
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Highway link to Port of Savannah would help safety
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Ohio Supreme Court rules that Bluffton University baseball team members in bus crash can reach school’s liability coverage
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Safe Roads Act would require trucker drug test database
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Feds propose ban on handheld cellphone use by Hazmat truck drivers
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Man killed crashing into unmarked tractor trailer on shoulder of Atlanta freeway ramp
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5% of commercial truck drivers involved in majority of driver distraction events
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Trucking safety practices changing under Comprehensive Safety Analysis (CSA)
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Hours of service battles go on … and on and on
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Electronic truck driver logs slowly making headway
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Young bride killed by tractor trailer on I-285, groom hospitalized
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New app for Apple fights driver fatigue
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The economics of independent owner operators in today’s trucking environment
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Douglasville toddler killed by Indiana trucker on I-75
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Adult & toddler in critical condition after struck by tractor trailer on I-75 in Cobb
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Federal court clears publication of trucking safety data
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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration sets listening sessions on proposed hours of service rule change
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Truck Safety Coaliation works for safer highways
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Interstate trucking remains dangerous — for motorists and truckers alike
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Trucking litigation video becomes viral?
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Federal trucking safety agency proposes rule on electronic on-board recorders
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Hours of service rules changes proposed
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Hours of service rule revisions behind schedule
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Woman killed drivng under rear of tractor trailer stopped in traffic lane on I-285
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Truck driver health issues shorten life expectancy 16 years
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Rainy day brings 3 tractor trailer wrecks on Atlanta expressways
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Unsafe “chameleon” trucking companies still slip through the cracks at FMCSA
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Trucking industry backs legislation to hide any truth that hurts them in Electronic On Board Recorders
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Trucking safety impaired by inadequate control of medical certification process
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Student killed in school bus wreck died saving others; trainee driver was not certified
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Student killed in Carroll County school bus rollover
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Sod truck crash kills one in Canton, brake failure suspected
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Trucking safety reviews may be tough on insurers
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Russian truckers on America’s roads
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How would proposal to “super size” tractor trailer rigs affect safety for the rest of us?
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Trucking hours of service rule may change again
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Roadcheck 2010 shows truckers still faking paper logs
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Tractor trailer driver from Texas arrested for death of woman on I-285
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Truck driver fatigue still a major cause of tractor trailer wrecks
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Truck speed discussion on Youtube video
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Trucking safety issues addressed by FMCSA director
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DUI tractor trailer driver kills teen in WV
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Tractors trailers loaded with copper stolen, reminds me of my prosecution days
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Greyhound bus runs off I-16 into ditch
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Tractor trailer theft ring busted
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Tractor trailer driver on cell phone before crash that killed eleven
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Tractor trailer hits 2 cars, crosses center line, kills woman in Baldwin County
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18 wheeler kills motorist on I-20 in SC near North Augusta
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Two truck crashes in Augusta, GA to start Master’s week
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Rear underride fatal when commuter strikes disabled tractor trailer in freeway traffic lane
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Mennonite family killed in Kentucky truck accident – company had unsatisfactory safety rating
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Tractor trailer cabs have fatal lack of rollover protection
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“When the trucking company goes under” article published in Trial magazine
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Proposed Georgia legislation to crack down on texting while driving
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Texting by truckers banned
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Comment from a truck driver who is coerced to break the law
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A remarkably blessed family in truck wreck
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Intoxicated truck driver from Texas kills Michigan woman on I-75 overpass at Perry, Georgia
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Savannah area log truck accident kills pedestrian
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Laptop computer use while driving big rig suspected in NY wreck that killed young mom
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Charlotte crash highlights rule that tractor trailer drivers when stopped must put out reflective triangles or flares
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Beware of law firms not licensed in Georgia but advertising for Georgia cases
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Pittsburgh 3-year-old killed by speeding tractor trailer on I-95 in Georgia
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Container freight equipment safety rules go into effect
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Top 5 predictions for motor carrier safety in 2010
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How to tell motor carriers to preserve evidence after a truck crash
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Shanghai to Chattanooga, Rotterdam to Columbus
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Trucking company owner, driver and repair facility owner guilty of criminal charges in fatal PA truck crash
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Motor carrier employee protections
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J. B. Hunt tractor trailer runs stop sign, hits family van in Spalding County, Georgia
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Truck stop casinos
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Witnessed fiery truck crash in New Mexico
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Container freight truck crash liability
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Justice for truck drivers who refuse to violate the law
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Bus crashes & overturns on I-75 with Morehouse College band
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Hahira woman killed in side underride crash when Ohio trucker runs stop sign
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Truckers Chapel at truck stop on I-75 south of Atlanta
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Truck driver distraction is target of petition to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
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7 injured when speeding truck crashed on I-24 in Dade County, Georgia
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Trucking safety agency nominee grilled in Senate hearing
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Nominee for FMCSA chief blasted in New York Times
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$50 million verdict today for trucking brain injury case in California
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Tree trimming bucket truck kills 3 members of family in Walker County, Georgia
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Trucking companies must require employees to follow the rules
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Atlanta school bus runs over & kills kindergartner
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Role of punitive damage claims in commercial truck crash cases in Georgia
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Trucker admits lies in court, leading to $16 million settlement
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1 killed, 2 critically injured in Savannah collision with 18 wheeler
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The Smart Consumer’s Guide to Hiring a Great Lawyer
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Wisconsin teen killed in Albany crash
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Safety advocates seek speed governors on trucks
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Ice cream truck driver injured in collision with 18 wheeler
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Another family killed when rear-ended by a tractor trailer
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18 wheeler kills family in Mississippi
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9 killed in Oklahoma tractor trailer crash
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Legislation would require Electronic On-Board Recorders in all interstate trucks in 4 years
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What’s under those “China Freight” containers on the roads? FMCSA has new safety rules for intermodal chassis.
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Death in tractor trailer wreck on I-85
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Anne Ferro picked to head Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
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Obesity and sleep apnea a double threat for trucking safety
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Video of tractor trailer tipping over looks like load shift
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Ambulance on wrong side of road in head on collision in Carroll County
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Bus safety deficits are target of NTSB report
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MARTA bus rollover on ramp hints poor hiring and training practices
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NHTSA nominee faces hard choices between fuel economy and vehicle safety
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MADD CEO picked to head National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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With Atlanta expressway signage problems still not corrected, another bus narrowly avoids repeat of Bluffton bus crash two years ago
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Hazardous shipments data compiled in new Hazardous Intelligence Portal
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FBI sets up database connecting trucker suspects and bodies dumped along highways
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Health and wellness challenges for truck drivers affect safety
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One-third of D-1 universities have used charter bus companies with deficient safety ratings
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Hazmat truck of hydrofluoric acid overturns, prompts evacuation
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“Safety culture” is important for prevention of catastrophic truck crashes
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Defense-oriented article casts more light on claims against freight brokers and shippers
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Intricate shell games evade accountability
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Polk County, Florida, jury returns $65 million verdict in trucking brain injury case
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Truck driver, owner & garage owner all charged with vehicular homicide in Pennsylvania truck crash
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How insurance adjusters lull you into complacency in order to take advantage of you
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Mexican trucks barred from US again
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Sleep apnea in truck drivers linked to obesity
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Insurance coverage for truck drivers hurt or killed by other drivers
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Time to adjust motor carrier insurance requirements for 29 years of inflation
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Battle over hours of service regulation enters new round
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At last, FMCSA is tightening up medical certification of truck drivers
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Seven deadly sins for new motor carriers
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New federal regulation cracks down on “chameleon carriers”
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What medical conditions disqualify a commercial truck driver?
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Medical certification rules for interstate truck drivers tightening
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Electronic record keeping and discovery in interstate trucking
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Interstate Trucking Litigation Group seminar in Las Vegas
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Tractor trailer rear-ends car near Furman campus, woman airlifted to hospital
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NTSB suggests requiring fatigue monitoring technology in trucking
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Truck drivers required to speak and read English, so how do some of these guys get CDL licenses??
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Trucking safety not at top of priority list for new DOT Secretary
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Truck stop visit illustrates how hard it is for truckers to maintain healthy lifestyle
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Obama puts on hold 3 new Federal Motor Carrier Safety regulations
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Truckers’ hours of service rule not among those stayed by Obama administration
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Treasurer of State Bar of Georgia
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Scrambled eggs freeze to road in tractor trailer accident
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Two cement mixer truck rollovers highlight special handling characteristics
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Obesity, sleep apnea, driver fatigue and trucking safety
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Tractor trailer wreck on I-85 Georgia due to bad tire
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Recession ends truck driver shortage
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Yawning Danger – call to take truckers back to 10 hours driving per day
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Firefighter crushed under tractor trailer speeding in freezing rain in Indiana
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Quick clips: what they’re saying about prospective DOT Secretary Ray LaHood
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Big rig and snow removal truck crash in NH reminds me of my first trucking case in GA
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Gasoline tanker crashes and explodes on Lookout Mountain
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Quick clips on Boxing Day: trucking economics and safety
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Trucker killed in collision with another tractor trailer in Iowa
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GPS data to be used to monitor trucking companies’ compliance with federal regulations
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Safety management a key to trucking industry profitability
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Hours of service rule for truckers challenged as threat to safety
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Georgia tort reform inadvertently puts brakes on a common defense tactic
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Tractor trailer rearended by airplane
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New EPA administrator is a certified HazMat manager
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New safety rules issued for intermodal trucking equipment
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The 11 deadly sins for trucking companies
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Congressman Ray LaHood Named New US DOT Secretary
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A day full of trucker depositions
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Forklift on tractor trailer takes chunk out of Texas overpass
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Trucking industry capacity declining with recession
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Who will be new Secretary of Transportation and director of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration?
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Atlanta motorist killed in collision with tractor trailer on Campbellton Road
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Truck safety and law implications of Futurist predictions
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Recession hits trucking industry hard
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Proposed school bus safety rules give manufacturers immunity
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Recession hardship for injury victims prompts attorney fee discount
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Senate Committee critical of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
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Fiery truck crash kills great-grandmother in Virginia
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Two cement truck rollovers in news this week
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Truck driver medical screening and licenses to be linked
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The future of intellligent transportation systems
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$23.5 million verdict against Swift Transportation for spinal cord injury to Yellow Freight employee
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Report on the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC)
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Should there be a mandatory retirement age for truck drivers?
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Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee agenda
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Obama transition team hears truck safety debate points
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FMCSA Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee meetings on Dec. 1 and 10
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Trucking hours of service debate continues
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Truck speeding on rain slick freeway with bad brakes caused fiery pileup in tunnel
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Road Safe America promotes Drive Safer Sunday
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Ohio trucker who was volunteer fireman killed in collision with Georgia fire truck
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Big rig crash in morning fog kills woman
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Truck wreck kills three in hazardous weather
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Florida truck driver on cell phone hits school bus, kills child
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Trucking companies recruiting displaced auto workers. Are investment bankers next?
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Recent trucking accident jury verdicts
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Accident litigation increasingly focuses on cell phone and text messaging distraction issues
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Bus seat belt legislation stalled again, 40 years after NTSB first recommended seat belts on buses
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Georgia truck wreck lawyer comment cited among best blog posts about impact of Wall Street mess
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Truck underride — an unnecessary continuing tragedy
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NTSB urges stronger enforcement of truck driver rest period rules
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Trucking accidents and insurance – longer term implications of the current credit crisis
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Impact of the Wall Street crisis on trucking and insurance
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Two armored truck accidents in Georgia in one week
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Senate committee blasts Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for failure to protect public on driving hours and drug testing
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Driver Fatigue Monitor seeks to cut fatigue-related crashes
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Truck accidents may be caused by distractions of electronic devices in truck cabs
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Truck driver drug testing system flawed according to GAO report
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Truck accident trials in Georgia – attorney fee claim may be worth more than punitive damages
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Trucking companies responsible for their drivers even if they evade regulations
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Truck driver fatigue and hours of service
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Truck accident records destruction and duty to preserve evidence
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Trucking accident victims protected by MCS-90 endorsement on truckers’ insurance polcies
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Truck driver logs may be electronic … “in the year 2525, if man is still alive”
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Truckers in bad weather must exercise “extreme caution”
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Truck accident facts may support punitive damages claims
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In trucking accidents, consider a claim against a freight broker or logistics company
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Truckers warned of safety risks of anti-smoking drug Chantix
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Truck safety implications of rising fuel prices
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Trucking accidents may be documented by DriveCam — if they save the video
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Georgia truck wreck spills explosive ammonium nitrate
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Truck accident lawyer selection
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Trucking companies responsible for negligence of “independent contractor” truck drivers as “statutory employees”
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