Common types of commercial motor vehicles include tractor-trailers, truck and trailer combinations (doubles and triples), buses, tanker vehicles, dump trucks, and passenger vans. Being involved in a crash with a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) is extremely frightening...
Vehicle Accidents
MONTANA’S MOVE OVER LAW INCLUDES POLICE, EMS, FIRE, TOW OPERATORS AND MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL
In Montana, it's the law to slow down and move over when you see the lights of a stationary emergency, towing or maintenance vehicle. The move over law is required to be observed on all Montana roadways open to the public. When unable to move over, you are required...
THE BASICS OF YOUR AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE POLICY COVERAGE
In 2015, there were a total of 47,149 vehicle crashes in Montana, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. For many of these crashes, there were multiple injured victims. No one plans on being injured in an automobile accident. ...
UPCOMING HOLIDAYS ARE MOST DANGEROUS FOR DRIVING
Some of our nation's most anticipated and celebrated holidays are quickly approaching. While holidays are an exciting time and are often filled with family and friends gathering to celebrate, for those traveling, this can all too often lead to increased danger on the...
BEWARE AND PREPARE FOR WINTER DRIVING AND CRASHES
Paoli Law Firm's Clients Share Their Experience to Help Increase Winter Driving Awareness: Click Here to Watch the Video Paoli Law Firm's clients, a mother and her two children, were the victims of the horrific crash caught on this highway patrol in-car video on...
Blizzard Conditions Don’t Excuse Bad Driving
The Montana legislature repealed the old "basic rule" speed statute in 1999. The relevant part of the statute now reads:Subject to the maximum speed limits set forth in subsection (1), a person shall operate a vehicle in a careful and prudent manner and at a reduced...
TRAFFIC SAFETY IN SCHOOL ZONES
More children are hit by cars near schools than at any other location, according to the National Safe Routes to School program. It goes without saying that once school starts there is an increase in traffic congestion in school zones and in residential areas during...
FedEx Ground Settles With Family of Volunteer Fireman
This case arose out of a deadly crash on December 17, 2008 on Interstate 90 when a FedEx Ground Package System, Inc. driver operated his semi-tractor-trailer combination too fast for conditions, lost control, and jackknifed. The jackknifing tractor-trailer...
Safety Violations of an At-Fault Semi Truck Company
If you have been involved in a semi truck accident, the big rig driver and the trucking company may very well have violated safety rules issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Violations of FMCSA regulations are direct factors in most...
How to Beat the Colossus
If you have been involved in an automobile collision where another person is at-fault their insurance company may use a computer program known as Colossus to evaluate your claim. Many insurance companies including Allstate, Farmers, The Hartford, Travelers, USAA,...