Source: https://www.georgiatruckaccidentattorneyblog.com/death_in_tractor_trailer_wreck/
Timestamp: 2019-04-21 14:57:37+00:00

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On June 5th, there was another fatal accident involving tractor trailers in Georgia.
The seven vehicle fatal pileup involved an RV, two tractor trailers and four passenger vehicles were involved in the accident near Dry Pond Road in Jackson County.
There was an accident about 3:30 AM which resulted in a traffic backup. A second accident about 5:30 AM under the Dry Pond Road bridge.
In our trucking accident trial practice, we have often seen cases of truck crashes between midnight and 6 AM when truck drivers are fatigued and driving at times contrary to the natural circadian rhythms.
49 C.F.R. § 392.3, Driver Impairment.
No driver shall operate a commercial motor vehicle, and a motor carrier shall not require or permit a driver to operate a commercial motor vehicle, while the driver’s ability or alertness is so impaired, or so likely to become impaired, through fatigue, illness, or any other cause, as to make it unsafe for him/her to begin or continue to operate the commercial motor vehicle.
FMCSR, 49 C.F.R. § 390.11 Motor carrier to require observance of driver regulations.
Whenever … a duty is prescribed for a driver or a prohibition is imposed upon the driver, it shall be the duty of the motor carrier to require observance of such duty or prohibition. If the motor carrier is a driver, the driver shall likewise be bound.
It does not say “no motor carrier.” A company owner who makes irresponsible dispatching decisions may become an individual defendant.
Person means any individual, partnership, association, corporation, business trust, or any other organized group of individuals.
FMCSR, 49 CFR § 395.3 Maximum driving time for property-carrying vehicles.
(1) More than 11 cumulative hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty; or (2) For any period after the end of the 14th hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty, except when a property-carrying driver complies with the provisions of § 395.1(o) or § 395.1(e)(2).
(1) Having been on duty 60 hours in any period of 7 consecutive days if the employing motor carrier does not operate commercial motor vehicles every day of the week; or (2) Having been on duty 70 hours in any period of 8 consecutive days if the employing motor carrier operates commercial motor vehicles every day of the week.
FMCSR, 49 CFR § 395.8 Driver’s record of duty status.
(a) Except for a private motor carrier of passengers (nonbusiness), every motor carrier shall require every driver used by the motor carrier to record his/her duty status for each 24 hour period using the methods prescribed [herein]….
(e) Failure to complete the record of duty activities of this section or § 395.15, failure to preserve a record of such duty activities, or making of false reports in connection with such duty activities shall make the driver and/or the carrier liable to prosecution.
This accidents are so bad. my daughter died in a truck accident in November 2007 on I-95. I would love to find the article on that accident. we never got a chance to read about it so we don’t know what happen. That’s a bad feeling. if anyone can find it please forward it to me. It happen on November 12, 2007 in Kingland GA. Thanks!

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