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• Defect on Grain Truck Kills Three and Sends Four to Hospital Near St. Joseph

  As a Missouri trucking accident attorney, I was disappointed to read about an accident last week that took the lives of two members of Missouri’s Amish community. The St. Joseph News-Press reported Nov. 12 that…

• Trucking Accident Causes Explosion on Highway 40 and Death of Young Man

  As a St. Louis semi truck accident attorney, I was disappointed to see that a young man died over this past weekend in a crash with a large truck. According to a Nov. 10 article…

• Obama Administration Agrees to Reverse Increase in Truckers Allowable Hours of Driving

  The length of truckers’ on-the-road shifts is an important issue for Missouri big rig accident attorneys like me. Research and common sense show that driving for very long hours leaves drivers tired, and very tired…

• Sweep Takes 77 Commercial Truck Drivers Off the Road for Drug and Alcohol Violations

  Trucking regulations are an important part of my job as a St. Louis semi truck accident attorney. Trucking companies and truckers are required to follow certain safety rules, but after many accidents, an investigation shows…

• Federal Regulators May Require Device Requiring Truckers to Apply Brakes During Ignition

  Because I am a Missouri trucking accident attorney, I keep an eye on any safety changes that come out of the National Transportation Safety Board, the federal agency that regulates interstate trucking. That’s how I…

• No Serious Injuries After Tractor-Trailer Overturns Onto School Bus on Kansas City Highway

  As a Missouri semi truck accident attorney, I was happy to read that no one was seriously injured in an early-morning crash between a school bus and a commercial truck. According to a Sept. 21…

• Missouri Truck Driver Faces 10 Counts of Negligent Homicide in Oklahoma Highway Crash

  As a Missouri semi truck accident attorney, I was not surprised to see that the Oklahoma authorities have charged Donald Creed with ten counts of misdemeanor negligent homicide in June’s Interstate 40 tragedy. As I…

• Lawrence County Missouri Police Searching for Semi Truck That Hit Car and Ran

  Authorities in Lawrence County, Missouri, are still searching for a truck whose driver allegedly pushed another car into traffic, news station KY3 in Springfield reported Sept. 3. The station said the incident may have been…

• Federal Government Approves Truck-Only Lanes Plan for Interstate 70 Through Missouri

  The federal government has approved a plan to build truck-only lanes on Interstate 70 throughout the entire state of Missouri, the Kansas City Star reported Sept. 9. The Federal Highway Administration gave its approval to…

• Illinois Raises Highway Speed Limits for Big Rig Trucks in All Areas Outside Chicago

  Illinois governor Pat Quinn quietly signed legislation allowing tractor-trailers to drive at the same speeds as cars in most areas of the state, the Southtown (Ill.) Star reported Aug. 25. The bill, which takes effect…