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In order to collect for a large Truck-Auto crash your attorney may have to prove that the truck driver violated safety rules such as 49 CFR 383.1(a). which applies "to every person who operates a commercial motor vehicle in interstate, foreign, or intrastate commerce, and to all employers of such persons." 49 CFR 383.3.

Each professional truck driver and truck motor carrier is required to "comply with [FMCSR Parts 383, 390-397, 399] at all times" The regulations most  used against truck companies and truck drivers are:

•  383 The Minimum Uniform Commercial Driver’s License requirements include: truck drug testing, required knowledge and truck driver skills, federal truck driver disqualification, employer responsibilities, and the requirements to obtain a truck driver’s license

• 385 Required Truck Safety Fitness Procedures

• 387 Minimum Levels of Insurance Coverage: $500,000 Per carrier operating in interstate commerce; and, $1,000,000 per carrier if the truck carrier transports hazardous cargo in interstate commerce.

• 390 Trucking company minimum requirements

• 391 Minimum Physical qualifications of truck drivers

• 392 Standards for operating commercial trucks

• 393 Truck options necessary for safe truck operation

• 395 Truck Driver’s operating hours (on-duty, off-duty in sleeper berths)

• 396 Required inspection, repair, and maintenance for commercial trucks

• 397 Truck hazardous materials; Truck Driver & parking rules.

Most professional truck drivers do not follow these basic safety rules of the road but showing that they don't is important to your case.

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