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 | 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 [...]
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 16, 2012 | Facebook, Injury Claims, Personal Injury, Social Media, Twitter, Uncategorized, Workers Compensation
Our technology blog this week focuses on the impact (sometimes negative) that social media can have on your personal injury or workers’ compensation claim. Social Media Mistakes Can Damage Personal Injury and Workers Comp CasesThe internet has changed the way we live our lives in innumerable ways. Information is more accessible than at any time [...]
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 [...]
