Houston Reckless Trucker Lawyer discusses the rules designed to keep reckless and careless truckers off of our roadways.

What rules are in place to keep reckless truckers off of our roadways?

The trucking regulations contain various rules designed to prevent reckless truck driving. For example, Part 392 of the trucking regulations discusses driving of commercial motor vehicles. Many of the qualification requirements of Part 391 are designed to make sure reckless drivers don't get behind the wheel of 18 wheelers or other large trucks. Rules on supervising truckers, such as the hours of service requirements in Part 395, are designed to alert trucking companies if their drivers are acting recklessly or carelessly.

Futher, the trucking regulations call for penalties if a driver is found to have acted recklessly (including removing the driver from service), and the rules are designed to motivate trucking companies from immediately removing careless or reckless truckers from our roadways.

Also, a truck driver safety manual is widely available free of charge: The Texas Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Handbook. Most states carry a similar publicly available truck driving safety guide.

Reckless or careless truck drivers are an accident waiting to happen.

Common sense tells you that a reckless or careless trucker is a hazard on our roadways and is much more likely to cause an accident. This is why the truck safety rules are designed to prevent these drivers from getting behind the wheels of large commercial vehicles.

If you have any questions about reckless truck driving, please contact us and our Houston Reckless Trucker Attorneys and Houston Truck Accident Lawyers will help you.