Trucking companies, including their trucks and drivers, are heavily regulated by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). The FMCSA exists to regulate practices that increase safety and decrease accidents involving commercial trucks. All commercial trucks that cross state lines are subject to these regulations. Failing to adhere to these regulations can result in substantial penalties…
In the United States we depend heavily on tractor-trailers to move goods across town and across the country. Our dependence on big rigs means that at any given time there is an average of 600,000 semis on the nation’s roadways. Unfortunately, the pervasiveness of large trucks means that they are involved in a disproportionate number…