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 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 | Mar 2, 2012 | Benefits, Federal law, insurance, Payments, Personal Injury, Trucker rights, Workers Compensation
In our last segments on “Paying Bills After an Injury,” we discussed workers' compensation and workers' compensation benefits. We continue the segment in this post by discussing disability insurance policies. Disability insurance policies are sold by private insurance companies such as Aetna and the Hartford Financial. These policies pay benefits in the event you become [...]
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 21, 2012 | Benefits, Health, Injury Claims, insurance, medical care, Personal Injury, Trucker rights, Uncategorized, Workers Compensation
Hurt truck drivers often face overwhelming 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 insurance benefits. The trucker can retain health insurance coverage for a period of time by paying for COBRA benefits, but those benefits are [...]
by Charles Buchanan | Feb 13, 2012 | Benefits, Health, Injury Claims, medical care, Personal Injury, Trucker rights, Uncategorized, Workers Compensation
Last week, we posted "Trucking and Your Back - A Painful Combination." In that post, we highlighted how common back injuries are in the trucking industry. Back injuries account for over 37% of all musculoskeletal injuries in truck drivers. In this week's post, we share some tips, tricks, and resources to help truckers avoid these [...]
