Articles tagged: #negligent-hiring

Truck driving goes beyond taking the steering wheel and safely driving your truck on the freeway. Commercial truck drivers have to read road signs, communicate with the police and inspectors if needed, respond properly in emergencies, and fill out required paperwork.

If a trucking company hired or kept on a driver who was obviously unqualified to perform safety-sensitive duties or made insufficient attempts to properly inspect and maintain an unsafe truck, then the liability of the trucking firm may extend further than that of the individual error committed by their employee.