California Big Rig Truck Accident Lawyers and Large Commercial Truck Accident Attorneys Must Consider Applicable State & Federal Law and the Legal Theories Against Trucking Companies and Shippers in Serious Injury Truck Accident Litigation

Big rig truck accident lawyers and commercial large truck accident attorneys in California and other states must consider the applicable federal and state law applicable to big rigs, semis, 18 wheelers, and all other “large commercial trucks” weighing in excess of 10,000 pounds. These laws govern everything from the number of hours that the truck drivers are permitted to drive between 8 hour rest periods, keeping logs with regard to their driving time and rest periods, and providing their logs to all employers or contracting trucking companies or contracting shippers, through permissible load weights and manner of securing the loads. (more…)