by Michael R. De La Paz | Feb 11, 2025 | The Five Leading Causes of Commercial Truck Accidents
Operator Error | Time-on-the-Road Violations | Substance Abuse | Equipment Failure | Lack of Training Motor vehicle accidents involving large commercial trucks are often catastrophic. It’s not surprising, as you have a vehicle potentially weighing up to 80,000 pounds...
by Michael R. De La Paz | Feb 4, 2025 | Updates to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations
Changes that Will Potentially Go into Effect in 2025 Though the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) was not created until 1999, federal regulations intended to improve commercial truck safety on the American roads and highways were first issued by the...
by Michael R. De La Paz | Jan 28, 2025 | Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) Systems Proposed for Passenger Vehicles and Light Trucks
NHTSA Projects New Rule Will Reduce Rear-End Collisions The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has finalized a new rule that will require make automatic emergency braking systems a standard feature on all passenger and light trucks within five years. The...
by Michael R. De La Paz | Jan 21, 2025 | The 100 Deadliest Days for Teen Drivers in Texas
Statistics Show that Significant Number of Teen Traffic Fatalities Are in the Summer Though teen drivers are generally at greater risk of injury in a car accident because of their lack of experience behind the wheel, the likelihood goes up dramatically between...
by Michael R. De La Paz | Jan 14, 2025 | The Evidence Commonly Used in Motor Vehicle Accident Lawsuits
How the Parties to a Car, Truck or Motorcycle Accident Claim Prove Their Cases The evidence introduced in a motor vehicle accident lawsuit comes in many forms. Occasionally, there’s a smoking gun, so to speak—a single piece of evidence that makes or breaks a case. In...
