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LUTHENS LAW OFFICES
Des Moines Office
West Towers Building , Suite 206-24
1200 Valley West Drive
West Des Moines, Iowa 50266
 
Colfax Office
Luthens Law Building
Eight West Howard Street
Colfax, Iowa 50054
 
Telephone: (866) 579-3816
Email: info@luthenslaw.com
 
The workers compensation & personal injury claims and settlement attorneys  at the Luthens Law Offices, P.C. are dedicated  to serve their clients in central Iowa,  including the cities of West Des Moines, Colfax, Sioux City, Council Bluffs, Des Moines, Fort  Dodge, Ames, Cedar Rapids, Iowa  City, Davenport, Dubuque, Waterloo  and Burlington , and the communities  that make up Woodbury,  Pottawattamie, Polk, Webster, Story,  Linn, Johnson, Scott, Dubuque, Black  Hawk, and Des Moines counties.








 

TRUCK ACCIDENTS | BACK TO PRACTICE AREAS
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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I. General Information about Accidents Involving Tractor Trailers
II. Common Causes
III. Truck Safety
IV. Driver Training and Requirements
V. Driver Obligation
         A. Maintenance and Inspection of Vehicle
         B. Safe Loading
         C. Driver Fatigue
         D. Drugs and Alcohol
VI. Carrier Responsibility
VII. Unsafe Acts by Passenger Vehicle Drivers
VIII. Steps to Take if You Are Involved in an Accident
IX. Conclusion
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Driver Training and Requirements

The following list represents the areas in which each driver must be trained and have knowledge. Failure to properly train in these areas can seriously affect the safety of the general public and create a basis for a finding of liability against both the trucker and the trucking firm.

  • Safe operations regulations
  • Commercial motor vehicle safety control systems
  • Safe vehicle control
  • Shifting
  • Braking
  • Visual search
  • Communication
  • Speed management
  • Space management
  • Night operation
  • Extreme driving conditions
  • Hazard perceptions
  • Emergency maneuvers
  • Skid control and recovery
  • Relationship of cargo to vehicle control
  • Vehicle inspections

 

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Fort Dodge, Iowa Attorney practicing in Iowa primarily in Workers' Compensation & Personal Injury. Lawyers at Luthens Law Office, P.C. are dedicated to serve their clients in Iowa, including the cities of West Des Moines, Colfax, Sioux City, Council Bluffs, Des Moines, Fort Dodge, Ames, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Davenport, Dubuque, Waterloo, Adel, Marshalltown, Pella, Decorah, Knoxville, Eldora, Johnston, Ankeny, and Burlington , and the communities that make up Woodbury, Pottawattamie, Polk, Webster, Story, Linn, Johnson, Scott, Dubuque, Black Hawk, Dallas, Marshall, Marion, Winneshiek, Madison, Hardin and Des Moines counties.
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