Earlier this year, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced its intent to move forward with speed limiter rulemaking. At the Law Firm for Truck Safety, we applaud this move as we believe speed limiters are imperative to the safe operation of commercial vehicles on our Nation’s highways. What are Speed Limiters? A speed limiter –or […]
Driving Change or Spinning their Wheels? How the New Entry-Level Driving Training Rule Fails to Advance Roadway Safety.
Starting February 7, all CDL hopefuls looking to obtain a commercial driver’s license (CDL) must now complete a standardized entry-level driver training curriculum with a registered FMCSA training provider. Prior to the new Entry-level Driver Training Regulations, no consistent training program or database existed for commercial motor vehicle drivers. What curricula did exist lived at the […]
New Federal Rule Updates Guidance on Entry-Level Truck Driver Training
United States drivers hoping to obtain their Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) (Class A or Class B) will have a new set of new driver training requirements to complete beginning February 7, 2022. With any new rule, understanding new guidance and how it impacts you as a driver can be challenging –especially if your goal is […]
The Road to Safer Roads: TLFTS 2021 Safety Initiatives Pave a Way to a Future with 0 Truck Crash Fatalities
Being a fierce advocate for families and victims of truck crashes also means fighting for comprehensive trucking safety reform. Too long have the laws governing commercial vehicle safety and safe driving been neglected. Over the years, countless lives have needlessly been lost because of it. Through donations, community involvement, and advocacy of truck safety legislation, […]
Busy Autumn Teaching Truck Crash Law – part 5
Each of the eight lawyers at The Law Firm for Truck Safety and one of our paralegals have participated in and continue to educate other law firms throughout the country this fall. This article starts with the first event from September 22, 2021. This autumn intensive teaching time continues. Seven different legal organizations have hosted […]
