The commercial trucking industry is an integral component of the movement of products throughout this country.  Transportation of products by rail is no longer the practical means of moving freight from manufacturer to consumer.  With the increase in tractor-trailer traffic on our nations highways, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration continues to update its safety regulations to address ongoing concerns in this industry.  First and foremost, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations represents the minimum safety standards for the commercial trucking industry.  Accordingly, state law and the trucking companies themselves are obliged to implement more strict safety standards.

A common cause of serious truck accidents are a fatigued truck driver operating over his hours of service, resulting in poor lane discipline and careless driving.  Fatigued truck driving needlessly endangers the safety and welfare of all other drivers on the road.  Unfortunately, it is the trucking companies themselves who are mostly to blame for fatigued truck drivers.  Because there is a shortage of qualified commercial truck drivers, companies are more willing to place inexperienced and unsafe drivers behind the wheel in order to move freight and generate revenue.  This type of corporate mentality puts the motoring public in serious risk of personal injury and/or wrongful death.

Contact a qualified truck accident injury lawyer if you have been victimized by a negligent truck driver and/or careless trucking company.  The trucking companies pay big bucks to vigorously defend any truck accident injury claim.  Don't be victimized twice.  Visit the Missouri truck accident injury lawyers at Schultz Legal Group today to discuss your rights.