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Matthew wright, former insurance defense attorney, joins leading truck safety law firm

Posted on January 25, 2021 by ataanews Leave a comment

FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE (TruckingNewsNow.com) — Matthew Wright knows just how difficult itcan be to take on a trucking company following a catastrophic crash. As a former insurancecompany defense attorney, it was Wright’s job to protect the truck drivers and others whenthey killed or maimed motorists. Wright says, “Many of the insurance companies cared little about the people making claims.”Deciding it was

Arizona Truck Driver Declared Imminent Hazard

Posted on January 25, 2021 by ataanews Leave a comment

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: USDOT) — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Arizona-licensed commercial driver Jordan A. Barson to be an imminent hazard to public safety and has ordered him not to operate any commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce. Barson was served the federal order on December 23, 2020. On December 10,

Attorney Andy Young Appointed As First Ever Plaintiff’s Attorney To Federal Safety Committee

Posted on January 14, 2021 by ataanews Leave a comment

WASHINGTON, DC (TruckingNewsNow.com) — Nationally recognized trucking lawyer Andy Young is the first ever Plaintiff’s Trial Attorney appointed to the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee.Appointed as one of the last acts of departing Transportation Secretary Elaine Cho, the appointmentmarks the first time that a plaintiff’s attorney has been asked to serve on the MCSAC. The committee is an advisory body

ATAA Announces Latest Board Certified Truck Accident Attorneys

Posted on November 10, 2020 by ataanews Leave a comment

TOLEDO, OH (TruckingNewsNow.com) — There are now 47 “board certified” Truck Accident Attorneys in the United States who are members of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys. Representing the best of the best, these Truck Accident Attorneys are the attorneys who have proven excellent in the practice of Truck Accident law. The National Board of Trial Advocacy says that these

NEW JERSEY TRUCK DRIVER DECLARED IMMINENT HAZARD

Posted on November 6, 2020 by ataanews Leave a comment

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: USDOT VERBATIM) — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared New Jersey-licensed commercial driver Quentin Campbell to be an imminent hazard to public safety, and in conjunction with the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, has disqualified him from operating any commercial motor vehicle (CMV) for which a commercial driver’s license (CDL) is required.

LEADING TRUCKING SAFETY GROUP NAMES NEW BOARD OF REGENTS

Posted on October 21, 2020 by ataanews Leave a comment

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TruckingNewsNow.com) — The Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys welcomes several new members to its Board of Regents. The ATAA is a leading non-profit trucking safety advocate organization which counts more than 600 attorney and legal professional members across the United States. The following Regents are among the first to be “Board Certified” by the National Board of Trial

Commercial truck driver falls asleep, causes major wreck, ntsb slams

Posted on June 30, 2020 by ataanews Leave a comment

NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD MAKES POINT: TRUCKING COMPANIES NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY ATAA SUPPORTS NTSB CALL FOR SAFETY MEASURES WASHINGTON, DC (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: USDOT/NTSB) — A fatal seven-vehicle crash on an Illinois highway involved three of the 10 issues on the National Transportation Safety Board’s Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements, the NTSB detailed in a report issued Tuesday. The

ATRI trucking nuclear verdict report is wrong

Posted on June 25, 2020 by ataanews Leave a comment

TOLEDO, OH (TruckingNewsNow.com) — The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) report stating verdicts against trucking companies in excess of $10M, otherwise known as “nuclear verdicts,” are hurting the trucking industry is wrong. The non-profit trucking safety organization “ATAA” says bad trucking companies need to be penalized — and that so called “nuclear verdicts” are only returned by jurors when trucking

FMCSA Provides HOS Relief To Drivers Hauling Coronavirus Products

Posted on March 21, 2020 by ataanews Leave a comment

WASHINGTON, D.C., (TruckingNewsNow.com) — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Thursday issued an expanded national emergency declaration to provide hours-of-service regulatory relief to commercial vehicle drivers transporting emergency relief in response to the nationwide coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. “Under Secretary Chao’s leadership, FMCSA is providing additional regulatory relief to our nation’s commercial drivers to get critically important

FMCSA Delays Entry Level Requirement Rule

Posted on February 4, 2020 by ataanews Leave a comment

WASHINGTON, DC (TruckingNewsNow.com) — FMCSA is amending its December 8, 2016, final rule, “Minimum Training Requirements for Entry-Level Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators” (ELDT final rule), by extending the compliance date for the rule from February 7, 2020, to February 7, 2022. This action will provide FMCSA additional time to complete development of the Training Provider Registry (TPR). The TPR will

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