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A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) is a driver's license required in the United States to operate any type of vehicle which has a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 26,001 lb (11,793 kg) or more for commercial use, or transports quantities of hazardous materials that require warning placards under Department of Transportation regulations, or that is designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver. This includes (but is not limited to) tow trucks, tractor trailers, and buses. |
Monday, January 10
Liability in Tanker Truck Accidents
When an 80,000 pound tanker truck hits a 6,000 pound car, the car loses. Both driver and passengers will likely suffer catastrophic personal injury and, unfortunately, wrongful death. To help prevent such accidents, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration enforces the safety regulations for operators. Despite government intervention, tanker truck accidents still occur and cause serious injury and several hundred Florida fatalities each year. Without tanker trucks, the transport of petroleum products, chemicals, beverages, radioactive materials would be seriously curtailed. In fact, our entire economy depends on transportation of raw
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