Greg Sterling

Trucking detention time is the additional time a truck driver spends at a shipper or receiver when loading or unloading takes longer than the time allowed or agreed for the shipment. A driver can arrive at the facility on time and check in, but the truck still stays there because they have to wait for freight, dock availability, or the loading process is just taking too long.

When a truck is involved in an accident, the injured individual may sue not just the driver but the FMCSA coercion rule can also target third parties in the transport chain (in some cases).

In a feigned truck crash, the accident is not organic; There are even those who deliberately cause collisions in search of an insurance claim, signed medical bills, or personal injury lawsuits.

HOS Logs: Can Motor Carriers Delete or Destroy Them? Hours-of-Service (HOS) records can be critical evidence in a commercial truck accident. These records may evidence the length of time a driver was working, when he or she was driving, during which periods they were off-duty, and whether their accounted hours align with recorded, corroborated impact.

New requirements implemented by the National Registry II (NRII) system have transformed the way medical certification information is reported and verified for commercial learner's permit (CLP) applicants and commercial driver's license (CDL) holders.

Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) have become a major part of Hours-of-Service compliance in the trucking industry. The purpose of these devices is to accurately record a driver's driving time, off-duty time, and duty status. But when the FMCSA removes or revokes an ELD from the registered list, the situation can become serious for carriers

In fact, the investigation in modern-day commercial truck accident cases doesn't stop at just what occurred on scene during the time of the crash. Attorneys and investigators may also scrutinize the pre-crash hours driven by an 18-wheeler's operator, his or her driving history, resting periods, duty-status logs, and electronic records if a serious accident occurs.

Electronic data may shed light on what happened before, during, and after the crash in an 18-wheeler accident. If that means you were injured, never assume that every electronic record will be there for you to review forever.