http://www.truckaccidentlawyermissouri.com/ Published by The Bradley Law Firm en-us 2010-07-26T21:52:23-06:00 http://www.truckaccidentlawyermissouri.com/2010/07/maintenance_tracking_technolog.html New technology has always played a role in reducing the number of injuries from car and truck accidents. Whether it's vehicles designed with crumple zones, trucks with underride bars, or improvements within passenger cabins to protect riders, new technology... Ryan Bradley 2010-07-26T21:52:23-06:00 http://www.truckaccidentlawyermissouri.com/2010/07/changes_to_roadside_inspection.html One of the big changes to expect from Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 is the way roadside inspections on commercial vehicles will be handled and how they affect the driver. Officials hope these new changes, which include expanding inspections and holding... Ryan Bradley 2010-07-24T22:17:22-06:00 http://www.truckaccidentlawyermissouri.com/2010/07/student_from_chesterfield_kill.html Paige Hicks, 21, a Brown University student originally from Chesterfield, was killed in a tragic tractor trailer accident while she was bicycling across the country for charity. According to various media reports, Hicks had left Providence, Rhode Island, location of... Ryan Bradley 2010-07-20T15:33:54-06:00 http://www.truckaccidentlawyermissouri.com/2010/07/accident_with_trash_truck_inju.html George S. Bush, 50, and his mother, Ella Bush, 84, were both seriously injured in a Missouri truck accident when their pickup collided with a trash truck on Missouri Highway 28. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, both the... Ryan Bradley 2010-07-16T22:52:57-06:00 http://www.truckaccidentlawyermissouri.com/2010/07/ata_wants_to_focus_on_driver_f.html As the FMCSA prepares the Comprehensive Safety Analysis, the American Trucking Associations have weighed in with their ideas for limiting the number of tractor trailer accidents. Their focus seems to be on combating driver fatigue. Specifically, ATA representatives have... Ryan Bradley 2010-07-12T22:05:28-06:00 http://www.truckaccidentlawyermissouri.com/2010/07/roadcheck_2010_results_are_in.html Every year for the past 22 years, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has performed a flurry of a random inspections over a three-day span called Roadcheck. With the cooperation of federal agencies here in the U.S., Canadian and Mexican... Ryan Bradley 2010-07-10T16:47:13-06:00 http://www.truckaccidentlawyermissouri.com/2010/07/changes_to_expect_from_csa_201.html The way we track the safety records of trucking companies will be undergoing some changes in the near future and Missouri is at the forefront of the transition. Our state is helping to test the new Comprehensive Safety Analysis, or... Ryan Bradley 2010-07-06T16:43:30-06:00 http://www.truckaccidentlawyermissouri.com/2010/06/the_limitations_of_tractor_tra.html Driving a tractor trailer or other large truck is a challenging endeavor. The shear size of these vehicles creates numerous control problems for a driver, which is why truck drivers must go through additional training to earn a CDL, or... Ryan Bradley 2010-06-26T06:52:05-06:00 http://www.truckaccidentlawyermissouri.com/2010/06/as_economy_improves_expect_mor.html The amount of freight traffic has increased in the past six months as the economy is starting to rebound and more companies are shipping goods across the country, according to an NPR report. The report cites statistics from the American... Ryan Bradley 2010-06-23T13:33:36-06:00 http://www.truckaccidentlawyermissouri.com/2010/06/trucking_industry_argues_that.html Members of various groups within the trucking industry have taken issue with rules soon to go into effect about the use of electronic onboard recorders (EOBR). They say the requirements, which companies have two years to comply with, make the... Ryan Bradley 2010-06-21T22:08:02-06:00