Potential sweeping rule changes continue to impact the nation’s trucking industry. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has recommended 18 new rule changes and proposals to federal trucking laws to ease regulatory compliance and support rapid industry growth. Our national law firm can help you navigate these changes and new rules instituted by the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
