Monthly Archives: January 2023
Feds Extend Commercial Driver Qualification Waiver
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will continue to allow unskilled operators to operate big rig trucks, at least until March 2023. FMCSA has issued waivers from the restriction that limits a state to administer a CDL skills test only to an out-of-state CDL applicant who has taken driver training in that state. The… Read More »
What Happens If My Uber Is In An Accident?
This ridesharing company’s annual revenue increased over 50 percent in 2021, to more than $17 billion. Such rapid growth usually involves growing pains. In this context, Uber’s growing pains include a struggle to find enough drivers for all these new passengers. As a result, many Uber drivers have few or no special qualifications, other… Read More »
Prosecutors Take Action In July 2022 Police Chase Crash
The charges stem from a high speed-police pursuit of a 12-year-old driver that ended in a dual fatal crash. The preteen, who said he went out shortly after midnight to pick up food, was traveling over 100mph when he fled from police and smacked into a vehicle turning left from Dorchester Road onto Michaux… Read More »