Most people heard this lesson when they were kids: “Take responsibility for your mistakes.” However, in the legal system, people and companies must be made to take responsibility, which means if you’re involved in an accident with a commercial truck, you shouldn’t be surprised when the trucking company denies all…
If you’ve just been in an accident caused by a commercial truck, you probably have a million thoughts racing through your mind. You’re injured, shaken, and on your way to the hospital. Your car is totaled. In the worst case scenario, someone has died. The last thing you’re thinking about…
A change in the trucking industry’s “Hours of Service” rule, which dictates how long commercial truck drivers can spend behind the wheel without a break, will allow truckers to split mandatory time off without affecting driving time. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), which regulates the trucking industry, says…
A $150 light added to the rear of tanker trucks in one company’s fleet cut its rear-end accident rate by more than one third, according to a published report. Could the answer to rear-end accidents among large commercial trucks be that simple? Hitting a truck from the rear is especially…
While Indiana’s focus on school bus safety has been on how school bus drivers protect children boarding and leaving their buses, there is also a focus on a proposal for new school buses to have seat belts. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has recommended that the 42 U.S. states…
We all have a duty to keep ourselves, our families, our neighbors, and our communities safe right now. This means temporarily reshaping the way we live our lives to combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). At Craig, Kelley, and Faultless, LLC, we are taking this duty seriously and are practicing…
Two members of Craig Kelley and Faultless, LLC, an Indianapolis law firm, have earned professional recognition as board-certified attorneys in truck accident law from the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA). The NBTA is an attorney board certifying agency accredited by the American Bar Association. David Craig, the law firm’s managing…
A two-month campaign to promote safety around school buses led police in Indiana to issue nearly 2,700 tickets and 1,400 warnings for unsafe driving near school bus stops and along bus routes, state officials say. Reckless drivers who disregard traffic laws around school buses and bus stops pose a risk to…
An auto insurance industry information website says Indiana tops the list of states for the percentage of fatal car accidents involving road rage and aggressive driving. The study, published by Auto Insurance Center, is based on recent data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) Fatality Analysis Reporting System…
After a car crash, justice demands that the individual or business that caused the accident compensates the accident victims for their losses. A legal claim following a car accident may seek money for medical expenses, lost wages and pain and suffering, typically from the at-fault driver’s auto liability insurance. The…