Three Questions Hurt Truck Drivers Ask About Personal Injury Lawsuits And Workers’ Compensation

A truck driver recently reached out to us and asked three questions: What is the difference between Workers Compensation and Personal Injury         cases? Can you have both types going at the same time? How do you file a civil (Personal Injury) suit? These are important questions we often get from hurt truck [...]

Shoulder, Elbow, and Wrist Injuries Are Painful Injuries That Prevent Truckers From Working

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 [...]

Trucker’s Rights Radio Show: ‎”Tips, Traps, and Frustrations Faced by Hurt Truckers”

On Thursday, February 26th Charles Buchanan, Hurt Trucker's lead attorney and editor of the Hurt Trucker blog, had the pleasure of speaking with many truckers and trucking advocates on Truth About Trucking's weekly live online radio show. Listen to internet radio with Aubrey Allen Smith on Blog Talk Radio The topic of discussion was "Truckers Rights [...]

How do Truckers Pay Bills After an Injury? More on Workers’ Compensation Benefits

Workers' Compensation can help truckers pay bills after an injury. We continue our series this week on “Paying Bills After an Injury” by discussing workers’ compensation benefits.   Our last post in this serious gave an overview of the "no fault" workers' compensation system.  This week we provide more information about the workers' compensation benefits [...]

How Do Truckers Pay Their Bills After an Injury? One Way is Workers’ Compensation

Workers' Compensation can help truckers pay bills after an injury. We continue our series this week on “Paying Bills After an Injury” by discussing workers’ compensation as one of the options. In the coming weeks, we will post more detailed articles on the workers’ compensation process and benefits. In this two-part introductory post, we provide [...]