TRUCK companies have a great responsibility when it comes to setting and their semi-trailer truck driver screening. Truck accidents lead to about 5,000 deaths per year and 150,000 serious injuries.

Federal guidelines

A truck driver must have a commercial driver's license (CDL), run by a commercial truck. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) together with a few other mandates of this rule concerns the truck industry. Thus a person to obtain a CDL must have a good driving record. A good driving record is by the FMCSA as defined:

In the two years ago, has the person had not suspended its license or RevokedThe has convicted person been a driving offence, that person has no other serious traffic offenses

What to do, someone to prevent that proved not is these rules, they can safely to drive a car from getting a license for an 80,000 pound vehicle drive. A truck driver file is kept driving record information up to date with their current. The information that should use a truck company on this when assessing a potential employee regardless of whether they are suitable for this task.

Negligence of the truck companies

A truck company can be liable for the negligent attitude, if not thoroughly investigate a potential driver of record. If a company does not by an adequate investigation of driving a potential employee record and hires a driver who is involved in an accident, can then be the transport company for negligent hiring. Some companies are overlooking these screening practices and sending of driver bad out on the road, take 80,000 pounds these weapons.

Another form of company negligence that occurs is error properly train truck drivers. It is not enough for truck drivers to only its commercial driver's license and hit the road. The company that hires him must be responsible for knowing whether the driver needs more training before it on the road. These vehicles need drivers who know how you it in bad situations deal, know how to properly maintain them and know as this big rigs double safe to drive. If this truck is driven by inexperienced drivers, then everyone is otherwise, who is on the road is in danger.

Some truck companies will take needed neither the time required, new driver properly train the money. If you are in an accident with a truck driver and serious injury based, experienced truck accident lawyer may be insufficient training make available and accountability of the transport company for this in addition to other negligence caused the action.

To know how to drive is not the only experience needed a truck driver, he must also with the loading and unloading the truck, and securing the load as well as qualified. An unsecured can load shift and cause a truck, roll over or difficult to use, which can lead to a disaster. Driving technique as the evasive action and realize that dangers in the use of a vehicle this also road are essential large.

TRUCK companies are very skilled in the protection to which they negligence be accused. Most of them have well to teams of lawyers and investigators, who are, what they do to protect of the transport company, to numbers in a lawsuit. They have also "independent trucker" and several companies, which are formed in an effort to protect them from liability.  It is important to get important evidence, including the "black box". It is important that the victims in an accident with a tractor experienced truck accident lawyer on their site has.

If you love you, or someone, the seriously in a commercial was injured in truck accident, you need an experienced Georgia trucking accident lawyer. Montlick and Associates, attorneys at law, we have more than 27 years of experience dealing with personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits with semi-trailer accidents and commercial vehicles. We represent clients in all Georgia and in the Southeast, including but not limited to Albany, Athens, Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus, Gainesville, Macon, Marietta, Rome, Roswell, Savannah, Smyrna, Valdosta helping Warner Robins and all the smaller towns and rural areas in the State. No matter where you are we are only a phone call away, and we come to you. Call the week us 24 hours a day/7 days for your free consultation at 1-800-LAW-NEED (1-800-529-6333). You can also visit us at www.montlick.com and use our free case evaluation form or 24-hour live online chat.

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