Who is responsible for knowledge of safety rules in truck accident cases?
Video tip 12 for truck accident attorneys
Here’s my final video tip in my series of 13 videos for truck accident attorneys from a past American Association for Justice truck accident lawyer litigation seminar.
In this final video clip, I stress what may be the most important safety rule of all, and the key for holding negligent motor carriers and safety directors accountable.
The takeaway here is Federal Motor Carrier Safety Rule (FMCSR) 392.1says that knowledge of mandatory truck safety rules and regulations that are meant to protect us all and keep all of us safe is not only the truck company’s safety director’s responsibility (if there even is a safety director or department). This important safety rule says that everyone in the trucking company must have knowledge of and comply with mandatory safety regulations.
In other words, the onus of knowledge that could have prevented
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