Transportation Topic - Commercial Trucking Industry

Unfortunately, one of the biggest reasons why truck drivers are driving tired is due to pressure from their companies. Supervisors may want their drivers to quickly drop off or pick up loads, and thus, taking a rest takes a back seat. 

The trucking industry faces an employee shortage that rises to crisis levels. Here’s how that puts you at greater risk when you drive. 

Theoretically, the driver, trucking company, company who performed any maintenance on the truck, and manufacturer of the cargo being hauled could all be responsible for your injuries to some degree. 

If the semi-truck driver was an employee of a trucking company and operating the vehicle in the course and scope of his or her employment, the trucking company would also be liable for the injuries you sustained, as long as the driver’s conduct was negligent or reckless.