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TransportationFinal Rule Unveiled by FMCSA Will Tighten Rules for Trucking Companies Providing Relief During Emergencies

01/21/2024by Thomas Fee

In a bid to enhance the efficiency and safety of emergency relief efforts, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently unveiled a Final Rule aimed at tightening regulations for trucking companies involved in providing crucial relief services during emergencies. This significant development comes as a response to the increasing need for streamlined operations in...

TransportationLawmakers Continue Debate Over Increased Weight Limits of Trucks. What Carriers Should Know.

11/28/2023by Thomas Fee

If you are a truck driver or trucking company that stays updated on countrywide transportation laws, then you are likely aware of the ongoing debate over increased weight limits of trucks. This debate started out due to the idea of modifying weight regulations for commercial vehicles. It’s continued because of the potential implications and dangers...

TransportationSenior Partners Michael Sharp and Adam Strange obtain a complete defense verdict in Bell County, Texas

10/25/2022by Thomas Fee

On October 24, 2022, senior partners Michael Sharp and Adam Strange obtained a defense verdict for their client, Swift Transportation Co. of Arizona LLC and its driver, Devonte Williams in Bell County, Texas. The case arose from an accident that occurred on July 31, 2016. Swift’s tractor trailer was stopped on the shoulder of I-20...

TransportationTexas Court of Appeals Reverses Trial Court in Favor of Fee, Smith & Sharp Client.

10/21/2021by Thomas Fee

Fee, Smith & Sharp prevailed in an appeal to the Court of Appeals for the Second District of Texas in Tarrant County. The trial court held that the Defendant was acting in the course and scope of his employment while driving a vehicle owned by the company and awarded the Plaintiff substantial damages. The client...

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TransportationFinal Rule Unveiled by FMCSA Will Tighten Rules for Trucking Companies Providing Relief During Emergencies

TransportationLawmakers Continue Debate Over Increased Weight Limits of Trucks. What Carriers Should Know.

TransportationSenior Partners Michael Sharp and Adam Strange obtain a complete defense verdict in Bell County, Texas

TransportationTexas Court of Appeals Reverses Trial Court in Favor of Fee, Smith & Sharp Client.

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