by Andrew Buchanan | Jun 14, 2012 | Attorney General, medical care, Tips, Trucker rights, Uncategorized, World Health Organization
Credit: WHO/PAHO You probably knew that diesel fumes could be bad for your health. But now it's official. The World Health Organization has declared that diesel exhaust does cause cancer, and placed it in the same category as “passive smoking”. The risk of getting cancer from diesel fumes is minimal. However, since so many people [...]
by Charles Buchanan | May 13, 2012 | Cycle for Joplin, Dave duCille, Facebook, Joplin, Todd Greene, Twitter, Uncategorized
Todd Greene and Dave duCille are in the middle of an epic 1,500 mile bike ride from New York City to Joplin, Missouri. Todd and Dave are peddling half-way across the country to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Joplin’s horrific May 22, 2011 tornado and to raise enough money for storm shelters for 20 Joplin families. [...]
by Charles Buchanan | Apr 26, 2012 | Benefits, Federal law, Health, health insurance, insurance, Medicaid, medical care, Medicare, Uncategorized
This is the final segment on our series on health insurance. Our first two segments discussed How We Pay for Health Care and Understanding Health Insurance Coverage. In this segment we discuss The Patient Protection Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”) signed by President Obama in 2010. Understanding Health Insurance CoverageThe PPACA has been the subject of [...]
by Charles Buchanan | Apr 4, 2012 | Accidents, Benefits, Health, highway accidents, Injury Claims, insurance, medical care, no fault insurance, no fault states, Payments, Personal Injury, Uncategorized
On our recent appearance on Truth About Trucking Live, we were asked about "No Fault" automobile insurance and how it impacts the rights of truckers injured in highway accidents. This is a common question that deserves an answer. Most states follow a traditional fault based automobile insurance models. In these states, your state mandated liability [...]
by Charles Buchanan | Mar 20, 2012 | Accidents, Benefits, Injury Claims, Injury Rating, Personal Injury, Uncategorized, 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 [...]
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 [...]
