A previous post on this blog touched on the federal regulations that require many truck drivers on the roads in and around New Orleans, Louisiana, to take periodic breaks and longer rests in order to prevent a truck accident due to a fatigued truck driver. The...
Truck Accidents
Proving driver and truck company liability for an accident
As people in New Orleans can well imagine, getting into an accident with a truck can be far more injurious than getting into one with a passenger car. The average passenger car weighs 3,000 pounds, while a large truck can weigh in excess of 80,000 pounds. That's over...
Hours of service must be recorded in a truck driver log
Truck drivers in Orleans Parish and across the country are required to comply with federal hours-of-service regulations. These rules limit the number of consecutive hours that drivers can work. They also mandate that drivers take rest periods during and after their...
Helping truck wreck victims in Orleans Parish
Semi-trailer trucks seem to be everywhere on the streets, roads and highways of Orleans Parish. These trucks are, for the most part, driven by professionals who observe reasonably safe driving practices. There are a few drivers who don't, however, and even a good...
Navigating the aftermath of an auto accident
From Bossier City to New Orleans, semitrailer trucks roar across the highways and byways of the Pelican State. Despite this horsepower on display, most trucks pass to, from or through Louisiana without incident. But when an 18-wheeler accident happens, the property...
Truck accident injuries have recoverable costs
We have all heard about the horrifying accidents involving commercial trucks on Louisiana roads. What is even worse is that these accident can and will cause serious injury to passengers and drivers traveling in motor-vehicles. Due to their sheer size, regular...
What are the causes of commercial vehicle accidents?
It's probably obvious why an 18-wheeler accident is a much bigger deal than an accident involving passenger cars only. Semitrailer trucks, dump trucks and other large commercial vehicles can have 25 times - or more - the mass of a passenger car in Louisiana. What this...
Sleep disorders and the danger of fatigued truck drivers
Truck drivers face enormous pressure to travel long distances in a short amount of time. As a result, truck drivers can face an incentive to work long hours, even when they are so tired that they pose a risk to themselves or other drivers on the road. For this reason,...
New Orleans victims of truck accidents have options
Most truck drivers who ply the streets and highways of New Orleans are trained professionals who operate in a safe manner. Unfortunately, some are not, and even those who are sometimes screw up and cause an 18-wheeler accident with injuries or worse. Do injured...
How many hours of service are permitted in a truck driver log?
Orleans Parish motorists may have seen big trucks on the road and wondered whether these truck drivers are all fit to drive these large vehicles. Driver fatigue is a big problem for drivers of all vehicles, especially truck drivers that often travel long...