The Illinois state police cited 44 year-old Cody Kiefer for improper lane usage in a tractor-trailer.  The 1998 Peterbilt was traveling northbound on Illinois Route 3 near McClure when the truck overturned off the side of the highway.  The crash happened just before 6:00 a.m., and wrecking crews were able to return the tractor-trailer to its wheels before commuter traffic became heavy. 

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations considers improper lane usage to be a "serious safety violation" which must be reported by the truck driver immediately to the commercial motor carrier.  When a truck driver has a series of serious safety violations, he can be suspended from operating a tractor-trailer. 

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration delineates a very specific body of statutory authority that regulates the commercial trucking industry.  Whether it is periodic drug testing or pre-trip safey checks, these regulations are in place to protect public and property from serious truck crashes.  A truck accident injury lawyer will investigate the truck driver and trucking company to determine whether or not flagrent disregard of these safety regulations resulted in a truck accident injury claim.  Contact a Missouri truck accident injury attorney for more details by calling 866-840-3636.