by Charles Buchanan | Mar 15, 2012 | Accidents, Attorney, Injury Claims, Medicaid, medical care, Payments, Social Security Disability, SSD, SSI, Supplemental Security Income, Uncategorized
Our first post on getting medical care after an injury discussed workers' compensation benefits. In this post, we discuss medical care benefits available under Medicaid. Hurt truck drivers face many obstacles in receiving medical care. Trucking companies often fire truckers who are injured and cannot work. When fired, the truck driver loses employment benefits, including health [...]
by Charles Buchanan | Mar 13, 2012 | Accidents, Attorney, Benefits, Federal law, Payments, Trucker rights, Uncategorized
In our last post, we we discussed Social Security Disability (SSD) as a way for hurt truck drivers to pay bills when they cannot work. In this segment of "Paying Bills After An Injury", we discuss a similar program called Supplemental Security Income (SSI). SSI is a federal government benefit program that pays monthly benefits [...]
by Charles Buchanan | Mar 8, 2012 | Accidents, ankle injuries, Benefits, foot injuries, Health, Injury Claims, knee injuries, Leg injuries, medical care, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation
In our prior post on common trucking injuries, we discussed shoulder, elbow and wrist injuries. In this post, we discuss common leg and foot injuries that prevent truckers from working. Leg and foot injuries can be debilitating and can take a truck driver months – or even years – to recover, and with certain injuries [...]
by Charles Buchanan | Mar 5, 2012 | Accidents, Attorney, Benefits, Federal law, Injury Claims, insurance, Payments, Trucker rights
In our prior post on “Paying Bills After an Injury,” we discussed private disability insurance. We continue the segment in this post discussing Social Security Disability benefits. Many people think that Social Security is just a retirement program. That is not the case. Under certain circumstances, Social Security also provides disability benefits to those who [...]
by Charles Buchanan | Feb 28, 2012 | Accidents, Attorney, Benefits, Employment law, Health, Injury Claims, insurance, medical care, Payments, Personal Injury, Trucker rights, Uncategorized, Workers Compensation
Does your trucking company treat you like their most valuable resource?Has anyone else come across a trailer with this message? We recently snapped this picture just outside of Joplin, Missouri. The trailer has an important message - truck drivers really are the most valuable resource of any trucking company. Without truck drivers, goods wouldn't move, [...]
by Charles Buchanan | Feb 23, 2012 | Accidents, Benefits, Health, Impairment Rating, Injury Claims, Injury Rating, medical care, Personal Injury, Tips, Uncategorized, Workers Compensation
Shoulder, elbow and wrist injuries (often referred to upper extremity injuries) are common among professional truck drivers. The injuries can be terribly painful and can make working as a professional truck driver impossible. For example, a trucker with a torn rotator cuff or nerve damage or impingement in the wrist or elbow may be unable [...]
