Trucking Accident Guides
Five trucking accident guides to the federal regulations, driver qualifications, companies, accident types, and vehicles examined after a commercial truck accident.
Guides by Subject
Two guides are full articles on the federal regulations and on driver fitness. Three are interactive references: select a role, an accident type, or a truck type to see the questions and records that apply.
Federal Trucking Safety Regulations
Hours of service, driver qualification, maintenance, vehicle thresholds, FMCSA oversight, and record retention periods, with links to 49 CFR.
Commercial Truck Driver Fitness
Licensing, medical certification, background checks, and the fitness-to-drive rule in 49 CFR 392.3, with the records that show whether each was met.
Possible Defendants in a Truck Accident Case
Ten roles a truck accident investigation can examine, the questions to answer about each, and the records each one keeps.
Truck Accident Investigations
Eight accident types, the questions a reconstruction asks about each, and what scene measurements, video, vehicle condition, and electronic records can show.
Truck Type Identifier
Twelve commercial vehicle types, the features that identify each one, and the records and questions that apply to it.
Federal Trucking Safety Oversight
FMCSA’s mission is to reduce accidents, injuries, and deaths involving large trucks and buses, and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations set the driver, hours, equipment, and record rules that serve it. Each guide cites the section it relies on, so every rule can be read in full.
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Nothing on this page is legal advice, determines fault, or describes any real case. Illustrations are fictional and simulated.