Fatigue Checklist Violated Fourth Amendment, Says Court
Recently, the Fourth Amendment helped a truck driver win a case. After the Minnesota State Patrol put Stephen House through a line of questioning for no apparent reason and then ordered him out of...
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Ohio Highway Patrol Inspection Catches Bus With Passengers in Cargo Hold
I have handled cases in which a trucking company simply changes names when the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration says it can no longer operate for safety reasons. In one of my cases, a jury...
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Roadcheck 2011: Hours of Service Caused Half of Out of Service Orders
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has published the results from Roadcheck 2011. The findings: 19.9% of the large trucks were out-of-service (illegal to be on the road) for serious safety...
View ArticleOregon Log Book Inspections Place 22 Percent of Drivers Out of Service
Oregon trucking enforcement officials conducted detailed inspections of commercial drivers’ log books and vehicles last month, resulting in 22 percent of big-rig drivers being placed out of service....
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