Motivated to look further into the issue of truck safety by the California FedEx crash and the New Jersey crash involving Tracy Morgan and WalMart, CNBC has produced a series of stories focusing on truck safety. One of those stories focuses on “chameleon” carriers, also called reincarnated carriers. These are truck companies whose owners–when faced with fines […]
Oregon
The OP-1 and MCS-150 forms in truck accident cases
OP-1 is a form motor carriers use to register with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) for operating authority. MCS- 150 is form to register for a USDOT number. Many companies will have filled out both forms. If you are an attorney handling a tractor trailer collision case, make sure you send a Freedom […]
Overturned Tanker Dumps 4,000 Gallons of Fuel near Oakridge, OR
A tanker truck overturned on Highway 58 near Oakridge, Ore., on Monday, March 12, spilling more than 4,000 gallons of gasoline and diesel fuel near the Middle Fork Willamette River. According to a report by the Register-Guard, the accident occurred at a curve in the highway when the truck driver veered onto the shoulder of […]
Oregon Jury Awards $5.2M Verdict in Landmark Negligent Hiring Case
Highway safety took a huge step this week when a jury in federal court in Medford, Oregon agreed with us in a negligent driving and hiring case and rendered a $5.2 million verdict. I am proud to have represented the family of Kelly Linhart, who was killed on Sept. 25, 2008, when Daniel Clarey, a […]
Two People Killed in Crash with Tow Truck in Oregon
An intersection that annually ranks as one of the most dangerous in Oregon was the site of another fatal collision between a passenger car and a tow truck on Sunday, Feb. 5. According to OregonLive.com, a tow truck driving west on Oregon 211 smashed into the driver’s side door of a pickup truck traveling south […]
