Austin Trucking Law Violations Attorneys

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, or FMSCA, is a federal agency that regulates almost every aspect of the trucking industry in order to reduce the risk of serious truck accidents. Unfortunately, many trucking companies and truck drivers choose to violate these safety regulations, often resulting in the injury or death of innocent motorists.

Melton & Kumler, LLP have a thorough knowledge of the federal trucking regulations. Our Austin trucking violations lawyers can help you determine whether a driver or company’s decision to break the law was the cause of your injuries. Contact us at 800.681.6932 to learn more.

Important Safety Regulations

The federal regulations governing the trucking industry are extremely strict. Some of the most important – and yet most frequently violated – regulations include:

• Hours of Service Rules: Driving while fatigued is extremely dangerous. Federal laws stipulate that truck drivers must be allowed to rest at regular intervals to prevent drowsy driving accidents. However, pressure to complete trips quickly often leads drivers and trucking companies to ignore hours of service regulations.
• Impaired Driving Laws: Operating an 18-wheeler or other commercial truck while impaired by alcohol or other substances is dangerous and illegal. Unfortunately, inadequate supervision by a trucking company often allows drivers to make poor decisions and put everyone on the road at risk.
• Vehicle Maintenance Laws: Trucking companies are obligated by the law to inspect, maintain, and repair their vehicles regularly. Attempting to save money by breaking this law can lead to catastrophic mechanical malfunctions on the road.
• Driver Certification: The law states that truck drivers must have a valid commercial driver’s license and carry certain forms of documentation with them at all times. Trucking companies that fail to enforce these laws allow dangerous or untrained drivers to get behind the wheel of enormously powerful machines.

Gathering the evidence needed to demonstrate the violation of these laws can be highly complex. Our Austin truck accident attorneys only take on a certain number of cases per year, to ensure that we can give your case the time and attention it needs.

As employment attorneys as well as Austin truck accident attorneys, Melton & Kumler, LLP know how to ask trucking companies the most important questions. If you have been hurt in a truck accident caused by violations of federal trucking laws, contact us at 800.681.6932.