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Posted on Apr 4, 2012 By Truck Accident Injury Claim
80,000 pounds of metal rolling down the highway is a real force to be reckoned with, especially if you are driving a passenger vehicle. The force of impact caused by a tractor-trailer is immense and ...
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Posted on Dec 19, 2011 By Missouri semi-truck crash
Randolph County saw its second serious collision involving a semi-truck in the past two weeks as authorities responded to one early Sunday morning. The crash occured in the town of Moberly Missouri, ...
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Posted on Sep 19, 2011 By Missouri semi-truck accident lawyer
Our Missouri truck accident lawyers were in attendence last week for another APITLA (Association of Plaintiff's Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America) conference in St. Louis Missouri. All of the ...
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Posted on Jul 8, 2011 By Schultz Legal Group
What can I expect from a truck accident settlement? What forms of compensation am I entitled to? How long does this process take? These are all common questions and real concerns of anyone injured in ...
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Posted on May 24, 2011 By Schultz Legal Group
76-year-old David Lauer was driving a multi-ton tractor trailer Monday morning in Lafayette County when he lost control, crossed the center line of US Highway 24, and crashed head on in to the small ...
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Posted on Feb 28, 2011 By Schultz Legal Group
New Hours-of-Service rule proposal was published in 2010, at year end. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Notice proposes seven changes to the current requirements of HOS regulations. ...
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Posted on Jan 19, 2011 By Schultz Legal Group
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration recently overhauled its safety reporting and monitoring of commercial motor vehicles as of 2010. One of the first states used to test the new reporting ...
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Posted on Jan 16, 2011 By Schultz Legal Group
Tractor-trailer accidents cause some of the most devastating injuries of any vehicular collisions. Recovery from a semi- truck accident can take weeks, months, and years. Some people never fully ...
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Posted on Jan 4, 2011 By Schultz Legal Group
Tractor-trailer accidents and 18-wheeler accidents cause significant injury and property damage each day on our nations highways. The job of a semi- truck accident injury lawyer is to represent the ...
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Posted on Dec 28, 2010 By Schultz Legal Group
The bus accident injury lawyers at Schultz & Myers have been retained to investigate a serious accident that took place last Wednesday in Litchfield, Illinois. The crash involved a Megabus crash ...
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Posted on Dec 19, 2010 By Schultz Legal Group
Truck drivers and trucking companies who transfer goods in interstate commerce must abide by a special set of safety regulations. These safety regulations are actual federal statutes that have also ...
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Posted on Oct 21, 2010 By Schultz Legal Group
Hiring a St. Louis personal injury attorney after a car accident or 18-wheeler accident is just about as critical as getting the right treatment for your injuries. And hiring the right lawyer is ...
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Posted on Sep 25, 2010 By Schultz Legal Group
Many people, including personal injury lawyers, are of the opinion that truck accident injury claims are similar to car accident claims. This could not be further from the truth. Truck accidents ...
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Posted on Aug 24, 2010 By Schultz Legal Group
Studies indicate that persons with sleep apnea perform as poorly on driving performance tests as those who are legally intoxicated. Sleep apnea causes truck drivers to become extremely fatigued, a ...
Continue reading "Dangerous Truck Drivers Admit that Fatigue, Sleep Apnea, and Missouri Truck Accidents Go Hand and Hand" »
Posted on May 14, 2010 By Schultz Legal Group
The Comprehensive Safety Analysis (CSA) of 2010 is an initiative launched by the Federal Carrier Safety Administration to reduce the number of serious 18-wheeler accidents which result in serious ...
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