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Did You Know?    
 
 
There Are Exceptions To The Hours-Of-Service Rules.
Vehicles used in ground water well-drilling operations, utility service, and transporting construction materials and equipment retain the current 24-hour restart provision. However, these drivers are required to comply with the new 10-hour off-duty and 11-hour driving limitations, as well as the prohibition on driving after the 14th hour after coming on duty.

 


Truck accidents are common on Iowa's hectic streets, avenues, and highways. An estimated 5,000 people die as a result of truck accidents and collisions in the United States.

 
Large Truck Involvement in Fatal Crashes    
 
 
Information on large truck traffic fatalities in Iowa
Total Vehicles Involved in Fatal Crashes 564
Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes 61
Percentage of Total Vehicles 10.8
Percentage of U.S.Total for Large Truck 1.3

Source: National Center for Statistics and Analysis
 

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), an estimated 6.3 million traffic accidents were reported by the police in 2003, in which more than 41,000 individuals were killed and approximately 3.2 million people were injured.

 
Iowa Verdicts and Settlements    
 
 
Iowa couple awarded $15,388 in work related personal injury case (12/22/1999)
Plaintiffs, Sharri and Thomas Gamerdinger, filed suit against defendants, Patrick Schaefer and Deere & Company, for damages the Gamerdingers sustained as a result of a collision at Deere's plant between a motorized cart driven by Sharri Gamerdinger a
256/98-377
 

Iowa Truck Accident Lawyers can help you with all legal matters concerning truck accidents and automobile accidents. Whether you have been charged with vehicular manslaughter or have been the victim of an auto-insurance scam, you can find help. To locate Truck Accident Lawyers nationwide click here. Our lawyers are willing and able to assist you with any and all litigation you wish to pursue if you or anyone you know has been the victim of a truck accident.

When truck drivers fail to take the necessary precautions to avoid trucking accidents, they needlessly endanger the lives of people who ride in smaller vehicles.

If you have been a victim of a truck accident, you do not need to suffer. Our attorneys can help you with filing a lawsuit so that you can receive compensation for your injuries and help pay for your medical bills.

Common causes of Truck Accidents:

  • DUI / DWI
  • Driver Fatigue
  • Truck Overturns
  • Backing
  • Vehicle Collisions
  • Transporting Equipment with Trailers
  • Overloaded Trucks or Trailers
  • Loads That Shift Weight

Contact our lawyer now If you have experienced personal injuries or substantial income loss as a result of a truck accident in Iowa. Our lawyers are here to give you a free case review and to fight for you in court.

 


 
Iowa Audio & Video    
 
  Morning Edition Returns: Accident Prone
Audio, RM, 44 Kbps, , 10/30/2003

In a just a few months on the job, an Arkansas truck driver ran into a dumpster, some concrete poles, and another truck.
Source: National Public Radio
 
 
Iowa External Sites    
 
 

Iowa FACE Report No. 01IA00101
In Iowa, helpers can legally ride while standing, if the truck is traveling 13 km/h (8 MPH) or ... most insurance claims are for accidents while back
NIOSH FACE Program: Iowa Case Report 99IA085 | CDC/NIOS
The Iowa FACE program was notified of the incident a week later from the Iowa ... Local police impounded the dump truck after the accident expecting

 


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Latest news about Truck Accident Lawyers.com cases in Iowa and nationwide:

Vehicle Accident With Fire In Roseville
This morning, at 8:39 a.m., the Roseville Fire and Police Departments responded to a traffic accident involving fire and multiple patients at N. Su...
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Metal/Nonmetal Mine Fatality
On February 19, 2007, a 50 year-old truck driver (working as a car dropper), with 16 years mining experience, was fatally injured at a crushed ston...
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FMCSA To Require Special Safety Permit For Carriers Of Highly Hazardous Materials
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)  announced that trucking companies planning to hau...
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Truck Accident Lawyers.com Terms

 


Today's Terms

TOFC (Trailer On Flatcar)

Definition:
Method of moving cargo which involves transporting semitrailers on railroad flat cars.

Kingpin

Definition:
Pin around which a steer axle's wheels pivot.

GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating)

Definition:
Maximum weight an axle is rated to carry by the manufacturer. Includes both the weight of the axle and the portion of a vehicle's weight carried by the axle.

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Truck Accident Hot Topics

 
Topics Related to Truck Accidents:
  • DUI / DWI
  • Driver Fatigue
  • Truck Overturns
  • Backing

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Iowa Truck-Accident Attorney

 
If you live in the following cities and need an Truck-Accident attorney you should contact our Truck-Accident Attorney as soon as possible:

  • Ames
  • Ankeny
  • Bettendorf
  • Burlington
  • Cedar Falls
  • Cedar Rapids
  • Clinton
  • Council Bluffs
  • Davenport
  • Des Moines
  • Dubuque
  • Fort Dodge
  • Iowa City
  • Marion
  • Marshalltown
  • Mason City
  • Muscatine
  • Newton
  • Ottumwa
  • Sioux City
  • Urbandale
  • Waterloo
  • West Des Moines
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