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Truck Safety Alert: The Rising Danger from Trucks, and How to Stop It
The civil justice system holds negligent trucking companies accountable
June 2013
The civil justice system is vital in holding negligent trucking companies accountable and provides compensation to those killed or injured by unsafe trucks. However, the insurance market itself is unable to function properly—offering lower premiums to safe companies and higher premiums to companies with dangerous histories—because outdated minimum insurance levels keep premiums artificially low for even the most dangerous companies.
