How is truck driver conduct regulated?
Due to their size, weight, and the distances and conditions they are driven under, semi trucks are regulated by the State and Federal Government. Truck drivers are often taught certain driving skills so that they may appropriately respond to various traffic conditions. The focus of this education is improved safety management, preventative maintenance and defensive driving. The training addresses negotiating curves, passing, turning left and right, crossing intersections, using and changing lanes and pedestrian interaction. Whether the appropriate actions were taken by the driver of a truck involved in an accident must be evaluated on a case by case basis. Federal regulations require specific driver documentation and conduct. Preventative maintenance and inspection, driver documentation, brake performance, tire inflation, tire wear and deterioration, wheel retention and deterioration, steering system performance, full trailer coupling, vehicle lighting and conspicuity, pay load charact
