by Chris Smith | Mar 3, 2023 | Scope, Trucking Accidents
In this post, we’re going to look at the insurance requirements in trucking cases and how much insurance a trucking company has to carry to operate and drive on the road. In many trucking accident cases, insurance limits may be all the available funds to...
by David Anthony Smith | Apr 18, 2022 | Results, Trucking Accidents
In 2022, DRS Law resolved an auto accident case involving a tractor-trailer wreck for the maximum available auto insurance. A driver crossed the center line and struck our client’s vehicle head-on. Our client was left with a totaled truck, which he used for his...
by Chris Smith | May 13, 2017 | Trucking Accidents
A Tennessee drunk driver is being held on a $157,000 bond after causing a fatal crash on I-24 Saturday night. 31-year-old Elvin Portillo lost control of his vehicle on Saturday night and slammed into a concrete barrier, forcing the truck behind him, driven by... by Dominick R. Smith | May 13, 1999 | Trucking Accidents
The City of Boston has just passed a first in the nation ordinance that vehicles over 10,000 pounds must be equipped with “side guards” to prevent pedestrians and cyclists from falling under the truck’s wheels in the event of a crash. Convex mirrors, cross-over...
by Dominick R. Smith | May 13, 1999 | Personal Injury, Trucking Accidents
What should I do if I have an automobile accident in Tennessee or elsewhere? Keep calm. Call or have someone call the police. Be polite and courteous to any police or emergency personnel. The parties involved should only get the other party’s name, address,... by Dominick R. Smith | May 13, 1999 | Trucking Accidents
Trucking Accident From Driver Fatigue In this post, the top-rated Nashville trucking lawyers at DRS Law discuss one of the leading causes of fatal trucking accidents: driver fatigue. Current law limits the hours over the road truckers can work to 70 hours. The GOP has...
