Georgia Product Liability Attorneys Can Inform You Of Your Legal Rights & Options The National Traffic Highway Safety Administration has closed its investigation into the Chevrolet Volt, which it had opened in November 2010, after safety concerns were raised about battery fires in these new vehicles. Although there have been no reports of battery fires [...]
Atlanta Georgia Truck Accidents
NTHSA Closes Investigation Into Chevy Volt Battery Fires
January 24th, 2012 | by admin | published in Atlanta Georgia Car Accidents, Atlanta Georgia Personal Injury, Atlanta Georgia Truck Accidents, Atlanta Georgia Wrongful Death, Georgia Product Liability
Commercial Driver License Certification and Safety
August 10th, 2011 | by admin | published in Atlanta Georgia Personal Injury, Atlanta Georgia Truck Accidents
Drivers of commercial vehicles in Georgia are required by law to have a commercial driver’s license (CDL) which has the proper endorsements for the weight and type of vehicle they will be driving. This means the driver with a CDL has passed required knowledge and skills tests. There are different tests for different types of [...]
18-wheeler & elementary school bus crash, injure several
January 6th, 2011 | by admin | published in Atlanta Georgia Personal Injury, Atlanta Georgia Truck Accidents
There were a number of injuries Tuesday morning January 4th in Cherokee County, Ga. when an 18- wheeler crashed with a Cherokee County School Bus carrying 6 children on its way to Free Home Elementary. Witnesses say they heard a loud crash and then saw the tractor trailer tumbling down a steep embankment and the [...]
New stats show driver-distracted deaths down 4 percent, but still a problem
September 23rd, 2010 | by admin | published in Atlanta Georgia Car Accidents, Atlanta Georgia Truck Accidents
The Transportation Department released a report Monday showing that the number of driving crashes due to distracted driving dropped 4 percent, but distracted driving still accounts for 20 percent of all crash-related injuries. According to the report, in 2009 distracted driving-related crashes took 5,474 lives and led to 448,000 traffic injuries in the U.S. Police [...]
Drivers of Commercial Vehicles Banned from Texting
April 10th, 2010 | by admin | published in Atlanta Georgia Truck Accidents, Other Injuries Atlanta Georgia
The U.S. Department of Transportation recently began enforcing a new rule that prohibits drivers of commercial vehicles, mostly trucks and buses, from texting while they drive. We have seen so many unnecessary deaths, damages and exhausting legal battles result from the distractions texting causes and are more than supportive of the implementation of this rule. [...]
Georgia Pick Up Drivers: Buckle Up
March 16th, 2010 | by admin | published in Atlanta Georgia Personal Injury, Atlanta Georgia Truck Accidents, Other Injuries Atlanta Georgia
Everyone should “have” to buckle up and by the end of the year most likely, that will mean pick-up drivers as well. Georgia majority leader, Chip Rogers, is an advocate in getting this bill passed. This is not the first time that law makers have tried to get the mandatory seat belt law passed to include [...]
Truck Accident Causes
February 15th, 2010 | by admin | published in Atlanta Georgia Personal Injury, Atlanta Georgia Truck Accidents
Have you recently been in a truck accident? If so, you’re certainly not alone. In the US alone, there are over 100,000 trucking accidents annually. More than 5,200 truck accidents end in fatalities. Although there are many causes of truck accidents, here are 4 common causes: 1. Driver fatigue. Most truck drivers are generally paid [...]
Truck Accident Causes: Unsecured Load
February 15th, 2010 | by admin | published in Atlanta Georgia Personal Injury, Atlanta Georgia Truck Accidents
It’s bad enough for Georgia drivers to have to concentrate on defensive driving on the road — not to mention avoiding reckless drivers. The last thing you should have to worry about is avoiding debris and fallen rocks from a truck carrying a dangerous unsecure load. Debris can easily crash through the windshield of your [...]
Truck Accident Causes: Driver Fatigue
February 15th, 2010 | by admin | published in Atlanta Georgia Personal Injury, Atlanta Georgia Truck Accidents
As our demand for products increase the demand for more shipments also increases. Therefore, truck drivers are often forced to increase their mileage and even transport heavier loads. Some truck drivers even cut corners (no pun intended) in order to keep up with the high demand. Truck drivers are required to make more trips and [...]