Part III In March 2002, married truck drivers Nelta and Tom Osborn discovered that the air brakes on their rig were compromised by a small hole caused by a hose dragging on the ground, which made the emergency brakes suddenly engage. Rather than call a mobile mechanic, the pair fixed the hole with a toothpick [...]
WVUA hosts LawCall every week on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. This week the topic will be “Child Custody/Child Support” Bob Prince will host the show and Tonya Burleson, an attorney in Birmingham, will be the guest. Please email us your legal questions anytime at lawcall@wvua7.com. Each week, questions will be answered on the air. LawCall [...]
Part II Researchers at the American Association for Justice examined over a million lines of data on the entire U.S. trucking industry obtained from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). The results are shocking. As of April 2009, there were more than 28,000 trucking companies, representing more than 200,000 trucks, operating on U.S. roads [...]
Part I More than 9 million trucks travel U.S. roads each year, and many of them are in serious violation of federal safety standards. These violations include such practices as overloading trucks, allowing unqualified or un trained drivers behind the wheel, failing to maintain tires and brakes, and salary systems that encourage truck drivers to [...]
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