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Gordon & Elias, truck accident attorneys. Todd Elias on the left; Steve Gordon on the rt

Truck accident lawyers, Gordon & Elias, agree with Deborah A.P. Hersman, chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) that driver fatigue “is one of the most insidious issues in the transportation industry,” and more needs to be done to address this problem.

Truck accidents caused by driver fatigue have become a national problem and it is getting worse. The country’s health practitioners have been aware of an increase in persons suffering from sleep deprivation for many years. Medical problems such as sleep apnea and acid reflux, which causes constant sleep interruption, are the number one causes of driver fatigue. In addition, even drivers that are not suffering from these health problems but simply are driving more than the permissible amount of hours due to economic necessity also is a cause of driver fatigue…. ... Read Full Story

Steve Gordon of the Law Firm of Gordon & Elias, has launched an educational video explaining how driver fatigue kills.

“Driver fatigue is a pet issue of mine because I believe a truck driver is caught between a rock and a hard place”, says Steve Gordon,  a well respected authority and renowned nationwide truck accident lawyer.

“He has got to make his route and make his deliveries on time. He’s got to get from point A to point B.”

Steve goes on to say in the video that the company expects the truck driver to do it in a certain amount of time. There are federal regulations that govern how much time a trucker can drive. A long haul trucker has a cab in the back and they’re suppose to after so many hours get off duty and sleep.

More times than you can imagine, the trucker has driven more than he should and that it’s fatigue that has caused his responses to be slow. When that happens there are people who get injured and worse yet killed… ... Read Full Story