Being a truck driver entails long working hours and a rather solitary environment. The position of a truck driver is most often attractive to introverted, motivated, and independent individuals. According to the most recent statistics, in 2020, there was a total of 3.36 million truck drivers in the States. Most truck drivers in the US […]
You depend on your commercial driver’s license (CDL) as a truck driver. If it gets revoked, you won’t be able to work, putting your finances in danger. To prevent this, you need to drive safely, of course. However, there are a few scenarios where you may lose your CDL even if you did nothing wrong. […]
Truck drivers are an essential part of the American economy, but they have been poorly compensated and forced to work dangerous hours for years. This has resulted in a national truck driver shortage nationwide that continues to worsen. Los Angeles has been particularly hit heavily. Truckers need a voice to represent them in negotiations with […]
Research has shown conclusively that truck drivers endure fatigue regularly, with approximately 27.5% of them suffering from insomnia. Others report getting an average of fewer than 5 hours of sleep at night. This leads to an increased likelihood of drowsy driving and accidents. If fatigue was found to be the cause of a truck accident, […]
According to the National Security Council, approximately 5,005 large trucks were involved in fatal accidents in 2019. Both commercial and non-commercial trucks were counted in this number. Around 118,000 large truck accidents caused injury to at least one person. Truck Driver Rights has been protecting truck drivers across America for years, providing legal services to […]
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) revealed in a recent report that the county is facing a shortage of 80,000 truck drivers. This is a 30 percent increase from before the pandemic, when the industry was already short 61,500 truckers. However, an article by Quartz argues that the trucking industry’s problem isn’t labor shortage – it’s […]
Due to a broad system of highways all over the country, the trucking industry continues to grow. Trucking is the primary way of moving freight, and multiple products can be shipped in a single smooth operation. Also, the employment contribution of this industry is higher than other methods of freight transportation. There are plenty of […]
Road accidents continue to be a big concern for truck drivers as 2019 recorded 1,005 fatal occupational injuries, the highest record for the trucking industry since 2003. According to the last The Large Truck Crash Causation Study by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, motor vehicle crashes are “complex events” because the elements that contribute […]
The latest data from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) offers perspective on the risks that truck drivers face each day, and why it’s worth having a California truck accident lawyer on speed dial. According to the OTS, the number of traffic fatalities in the state decreased by 8.3 percent from 2017 to 2018. While […]
Driving a truck is a job not for all drivers. You have to navigate a vehicle that weighs over 26,000 pounds — a difficult task when turning past sharp corners, passing through crowded intersections, or exiting an accident-prone freeway. And there’s the long hours. Truck drivers drive up to 14 hours straight with 3-hour breaks. […]
