{"id":230,"date":"2014-05-29T18:56:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-29T18:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seidmanlaw-net.lawblogger.net\/blog\/fatigued-truck-drivers-a-major-concern-in-illinois\/"},"modified":"2022-06-29T17:10:13","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T22:10:13","slug":"fatigued-truck-drivers-a-major-concern-in-illinois","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/fatigued-truck-drivers-a-major-concern-in-illinois\/","title":{"rendered":"Fatigued Truck Drivers a Major Concern in Illinois"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"item-meta h3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/category\/legal-articles\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Legal Articles<\/a> | May 29, 2014<\/p>\n<p>Many government agencies have been taking steps to address the issue of fatigued truck drivers on roadways throughout the country because of the dangers these drivers pose to other motorists. New hours-of-service regulations have been passed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), which limit the amount of hours truck drivers can operate during a day or week. Companies and drivers that violate these rules could be facing severe penalties.<\/p>\n<p>Despite having these strict rules in place, it is not easy to catch those truck drivers or companies that encourage their employees to exceed these limits. Often, they are not discovered until they cause a serious trucking accident. In early 2014, a crash in Illinois was caused by a truck driver who had allegedly been falsifying his log book. One man was killed and another seriously injured when the truck collided with several vehicles on the side of the road.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/fatigued-truck-drivers-a-major-concern-in-illinois\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Fatigued Truck Drivers a Major Concern in Illinois\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legal Articles | May 29, 2014 Many government agencies have been taking steps to address the issue of fatigued truck drivers on roadways throughout the country because of the dangers these drivers pose to other motorists. 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