Truck Driver’s Use of Over-The-Counter Drugs
Kansas City, Missouri, and Kansas Truck Injury Lawyers
Commercial truck drivers work unpredictable schedules and long hours to deliver goods and cargo across Missouri and Kansas. The pressures of meeting deadlines and keeping alert after many hours behind the wheel make truck drivers susceptible to abusing over-the-counter drugs and stimulants. Unfortunately, the use of over-the-counter drugs can impair a truck driver’s reflexes and lead to serious truck accidents.
If you or a loved one has been injured in an accident caused by an impaired truck driver, you may have a legal right to seek compensation. Talk to a truck accident victim law firm that is committed to holding trucking companies and negligent truck drivers accountable for the injuries they cause.
Call the Potts Law Firm Today
Founded in 2002 by attorney Derek Potts, the Potts Law Firm has a winning combination of proven legal experience, energy and enthusiasm.
- Aggressive legal advocacy. Our aggressive advocacy on behalf of our truck accident clients has earned the respect of our peers.
- Knowledge & experience. Potts’ extensive legal knowledge and experience has earned him leadership positions in several national litigations.
- Results for our injury clients. Our truck accident lawyers have obtained significant verdicts and settlements on our clients’ behalf and successfully resolved hundreds of catastrophic injury cases.
Let our semi accident lawyers put our legal experience and energy to work for you. For a free evaluation of your truck accident claim, contact us toll free at (800) 220-9341 or use our online contact form.
Based in Kansas City, Missouri, the Potts Law Firm provides a free initial consultation to truck accident victims in Kansas City, Missouri; Independence, Missouri; Lee’s Summit, Missouri; Overland Park, Kansas; and Olathe, Kansas.
Truckers Take Stimulants and Over-The-Counter Drugs To Fight Fatigue
If you have been in a truck stop, you probably have seen the varieties of wake-up pills, instant energy pills, pep pills and over-the-counter stimulants that truck stops sell to truckers. Truck drivers have access to a wide variety of chemical stimulants, including caffeine in various forms, diet pills, ephedrine, an herbal stimulant, and non-sedating antihistamines.
A 2007 study by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration analyzing the causes of accidents involving tractor trailers, semis, freight trucks and other 18-wheelers listed over-the-counter drug use among the top contributing factors to truck accidents. The study estimated that over-the-counter drug use was a factor in nearly a fifth of all truck accidents.
Federal truck safety inspectors pulled more than 100 commercial truck drivers and bus drivers off the road for drug and alcohol violations during a 2010 campaign to catch impaired commercial drivers. Use of over-the-counter drugs remains prevalent among truck drivers. It’s a disturbing statistic suggesting the widespread use of over-the-counter drugs by truckers.
Trucking companies and motor carriers are required by law to test truck drivers for drugs and alcohol before they are hired, randomly while employed and if a driver is suspected of abusing drugs or alcohol. But many trucking companies ignore the testing requirements and allow problem drivers to remain behind the wheel. The lack of documented drug testing may make a trucking company or motor carrier legally liable for a serious crash.
Our commitment at the Potts Law Firm is to thoroughly investigate a truck accident for evidence of over-the-counter drug abuse by a truck driver and other contributing causes to a serious truck accident. Our truck accident attorneys advocate aggressively for clients who have been harmed by impaired truck drivers and negligent trucking companies. Our team of truck accident lawyers has the resources and experience to take on big trucking companies and insurance companies and produce excellent results for our clients.
Trust A Knowledgeable Truck Accident Lawyer
If a drug-impaired truck driver injured you or your family, you need an aggressive truck accident attorney to stand up for your legal rights. The knowledgeable personal injury lawyers at the Potts Law Firm will analyze your truck accident and explain your legal options.
Based in Kansas City, Missouri, we provide a free initial consultation to victims of impaired driving accidents in Kansas City (MO), Independence, (MO), Lee’s Summit (MO), Overland Park (KS), and Olathe (KS).
For a free evaluation of your truck accident injury, contact us toll free at (800) 220-9341 or use our online contact form.
