Who is Liable if Dragging Air Brake Hoses Wear Through and Cause Sudden Trailer Lockup on the Highway? Connecting a commercial tractor to a 53-foot semi-trailer requires three flexible umbilical lines: an electrical line for …
Can You Sue a Trucking Company if Leaking APU Exhaust Causes Sleeper Berth Carbon Monoxide Poisoning and a Crash? To comply with anti-idling environmental laws and save fuel, long-haul commercial semi-trucks are commonly eq…
Who is Liable When an Autonomous "Driverless" Commercial Semi-Truck Malfunctions and Causes a Highway Crash? The race to automate commercial freight has moved rapidly from closed testing tracks onto public American …
Who is at Fault When a Semi-Truck's Steering Tie-Rod Detaches and Causes Total Loss of Directional Control? On a commercial class-8 tractor, the steering linkage is a heavy-duty mechanical bridge that translates the driver…
Can You Sue a Motor Carrier for Negligent Hiring if Their Driver Had a "Prohibited" Status in the FMCSA Drug Clearinghouse? For decades, commercial trucking suffered from a deadly regulatory loophole: when a commerc…
Who is Liable if a Semi-Trailer's Sliding Tandem Locking Pins Fail and Cause a Highway Crash? To comply with federal axle weight limits and state bridge laws, commercial 53-foot dry vans and refrigerated semi-trailers are…