Truck Accident News and Analysis
Developments in Florida truck accident law, federal trucking regulation, and road safety — each tied to its source.
HB 837, Three Years Later: What Actually Changed for Florida Truck Accident Claims
The deadline, the fault bar, and the bad-faith rules all moved. Three years on, the change that still surprises people is not the one that got the headlines.
Read the post →The Retention Clocks: How Long a Trucking Company Must Keep the Records That Prove Your Case
Hours-of-service records must be kept six months. Maintenance records, one year. Your filing deadline is two years. The arithmetic is the problem.
Read the post →How to Read a Trucking Company's Federal Safety Record
The BASIC percentiles are not a safety grade, and they are not admissible on their own. They are still where a negligent hiring theory usually starts.
Read the post →Hurricane Season Changes Florida's Truck Traffic — and the Rules That Govern It
A declared emergency can lift the 11- and 14-hour clocks for direct relief loads. The exemption is narrower than most people assume, and it has an explicit safety floor.
Read the post →Truck vs. Car Accident Claims: What Actually Differs in Florida
Same crash, different case. The defendants, the insurance, the evidence, and the investigating agency all change the moment a commercial vehicle is involved.
Read the post →What Makes a Catastrophic Injury Claim Different
Not a bigger version of an ordinary claim. The proof changes, liens attach, and settling early costs more than it does in a routine case.
Read the post →Who Answers When a Broker Picked the Carrier
Brokers arrange the freight and never touch it. When the carrier they picked causes a crash, the question is whether that choice was itself negligent.
Read the post →The Examination the Other Side Arranges
Called an independent medical examination, arranged and paid for by the other side. Knowing what it is for changes how you approach the day.
Read the post →What Electronic Logs Changed, and What They Did Not
An ELD records driving time automatically. It does not record everything, and the gaps are as informative as the data.
Read the post →The Two Deadlines That Expire in Hours
Eight hours for alcohol, thirty-two for controlled substances. A carrier that does not test must record why, and that record is evidence too.
Read the post →Every Number in a Florida Truck Case That Is Fixed by Law
Not averages someone calculated. Every figure here is written into a statute or a federal regulation, and cited so you can check it.
Read the post →Out-of-Service Orders: What They Are and What They Prove
Not a ticket. An inspector finding a defect serious enough that the vehicle or driver may not continue until it is fixed.
Read the post →Florida's Freight Seasons and Where They Put Trucks
Produce, sugar, construction, and storms each move different vehicles onto different roads at different times of year.
Read the post →Sharing the Road With Oversize and Overweight Loads
Oversize loads travel under permits fixing route, timing, and escorts. When something goes wrong, the permit is often the first thing to read.
Read the post →What AI Assistants Get Wrong About Florida Truck Law
Four errors that keep appearing in AI answers about Florida truck law. Each is checkable, and each has a citation that settles it.
Read the post →Why a Truck Case Takes Longer Than a Car Case
Not because anyone is dragging their feet. More parties, more insurers, more experts, and a medical picture that has to finish resolving first.
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