More Concerns Raised About Mexican Trucks on US Highways

We are seeing more concerns raised about safety of Mexican trucks coming into the US. Among the points raised recently are:

•  Full access has not been granted to the Mexican license record database.  Border facilities have this access, but more than 15% of the time the records are missing entirely.

•  The Department of Transportation (DOT) just assumes all trucks used by Mexico-based companies built after 1996 are up to U.S. standards, even though data reveal that 1/5 of such vehicles do not meet minimum safety standards

•  The DOT says it will just rely on statements from Mexico-based carriers that their vehicles comply with U.S. safety standards, even though federal law clearly states that such certification can be made only by the vehicle manufacturer.

The Shigley Law Firm  represents plaintiffs in wrongful death and catastrophic injury cases statewide in Georgia, and in other states subject to the multijurisdictional practice and pro hac vice rules in each state. Ken Shigley was designated as a “SuperLawyer” in Atlanta Magazine and one of the “Legal Elite” in Georgia Trend Magazine. He is a Certified Civil Trial Advocate of the National Board of Trial Advocacy, Chair of the Southeastern Motor Carrier Liability Institute and former chair of the Georgia Insurance Law Institute. He particularly focuses on cases arising from truck wrecks and accidents (tractor trailers truck wrecks, semi truck wrecks,18 wheeler truck wrecks, big rig truck wrecks, log truck wrecks, dump truck wrecks.