Rain, fog, snow, and sleet do not excuse a commercial truck driver from operating safely, and the Pascoe Law Firm handles bad weather truck accident claims across the Texas Gulf Coast. With its principal office in Friendswood, Texas, the firm serves League City, Webster, Pearland, Galveston, Texas City, Angleton, Baytown, Beaumont, La Porte, and surrounding areas. The firm stresses that professional truck drivers receive training on how to handle poor weather and are expected to slow down or wait out a storm rather than push forward under pressure from delivery deadlines.
Federal law governs truck driving in hazardous conditions. The firm cites Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulation 392.14, which requires extreme caution when hazardous conditions such as snow, ice, sleet, fog, mist, rain, dust, or smoke affect visibility or traction. Under that rule, speed must be reduced when such conditions exist, and if conditions become sufficiently dangerous, operation of the commercial vehicle must be discontinued until it can be operated safely.
The firm notes that bad weather truck accidents often occur because trucking companies pressure drivers to deliver a load without regard to the risk to other motorists. After a poor weather crash, an experienced truck accident lawyer should promptly investigate why the driver continued in such dangerous conditions. The firm advises drivers to slow down on wet roads, avoid fog when possible, and keep a safe distance on icy or snowy roads.
The Pascoe Law Firm is located at 1414 S. Friendswood Dr., Suite 216, Friendswood, TX 77546, and offers a free consultation at 713-829-4317.
Source: https://www.johndpascoe.com/bad-weather-truck-acci……