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• TRUCK OVERRIDES ARE THE CAUSE OF MANY OHIO TRUCK ACCIDENT FATALITIES
• Ross County Ohio Truck Accident Attorney | 34-Year-Old Man Injured in Concord Ohio Truck Accident
• Summit County Ohio Truck Accident Attorney | Norton Ohio Accident Injures 54-Year-Old Woman
• Lake County Ohio Truck Accident Attorney | Truck Accident Injures 27-Year-Old Man in Leroy Ohio

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• Posted on 9/9/2010Ohio truck driver sentenced for distracted driving crash death
• Posted on 8/17/2010Fire truck, tanker truck crash in chain reaction wreck on Ohio I-271
• Posted on 6/24/2010One dead, two injured in Ohio I-70 semi-truck accident
• Posted on 6/22/2010Tractor-trailer tire causes fatal Ohio Turnpike car crash

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Truck Accidents

• How Your Own Insurance Can Protect You From Negligent Drivers In Ohio

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Truck Accidents

• How is an Ohio semi tractor-trailer accident case any different than any other Ohio automobile crash case?
• I was injured in a semi-truck accident caused by a blown tire. Is this negligence or just an unlucky accident?

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How is an Ohio semi tractor-trailer accident case any different than any other Ohio automobile crash case?

A: While there are more car crashes than commercial truck accidents in the state of Ohio, big rig truck accidents have a higher likelihood of resulting in serious injury or death. Because of this, 18-wheeler trucks are required to carry higher amounts of insurance coverage and the drivers must meet higher safety standards than other vehicle drivers. 
 
Trucks are also regulated by federal standards that do not apply to other vehicles and trucking companies must perform background checks on all drivers and must periodically do drug and alcohol screening and other safety evaluations. Drivers have limits on the number of hours they can drive in a given day. 
 
It is important that an Akron truck accident attorney be familiar with the federal regulations and standards for truckers as violations of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulation Act can provide the basis for establishing fault in an Ohio trucking accident.

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