Idaho Trucking Law

IDAHO TRUCKING LAW

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The following law may apply to a Idaho tractor trailer, or semi truck, accident or other commercial vehicle accident. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR) are the rules that govern semi trucks on our highways, and have been adopted by the state of Idaho. They include rules drivers, their employers, and owners of trucks must follow.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations that most certainly apply to any injury or death involving the negligence of a truck driver or a driver of a tractor trailer (semi trucks) or perhaps other commercial vehicles can be found at: www.fmcsa.dot.gov. The federal law in its entirety can be found in Title 49 of the Federal Code.

IDAHO TRUCKING LAW

Idaho tractor trailer, or semi truck accident law may be a little different than the federal law. Some of the highlights are listed below.

1. Idaho Trucking Law that governs Idaho semi truck accidents can be found at the following link:

Idaho Semi Truck Laws

2. IDAHO SEMI TRUCK DRIVER QUALIFICATIONS:

Both Federal and Idaho state safety regulations require that Idaho drivers of semi trucks (tractor trailers) meet certain qualifications. Each Idaho driver employed by a motor carrier (the trucking company) is required to have a “driver qualification file”. This file includes the driver’s application for employment, an inquiry to previous employers for the past three years employment history, an inquiry to state agencies for the past three years for a driving record, an inquiry to state agencies annually for driving records, an annual account of the driver’s certification of violations, a certificate or equivalent for the driver’s road test, and a medical examiner’s certificate which must be renewed every two years. Other requirements that must be met include:

1. Age:

   1. Interstate Travel: (traveling within 2 or more states). The required age of an Idaho driver is at least 21 years old. (49 CFR § 391.11(b)(1))

   2. Intrastate Travel: (within a single state). The required age of a Idaho driver is at least 18 years old. (IDAPA 11.13.01.019(1)(c))

2. Language:

   1. English: Idaho semi truck drivers must be able to speak, understand, and converse in the English language.

   2. Idaho semi truck drivers must understand traffic signs.

   3. Idaho tractor trailer (semi truck) drivers must be able to make records and reports in English. (49 CFR 391.11(b)(2))

3. Operation of Idaho Motor Carrier (Employer):

   1. Experience or training qualifies Idaho semi truck drivers to safely operate a Idaho semi truck (tractor trailer) or Idaho commercial vehicle. (49 CFR § 391.13)

   2. Idaho tractor trailer (semi truck) drivers must have the physical capability to operate motor carrier. (49 CFR § 391.41)

      1. Idaho has a provision that states that the state regulations will be exactly the same as the federal regulations, with the exception of the intrastate requirement. It also states that there will be no exceptions allowed for intrastate travel that the federal rules had originally given. However, whenever a driver or carrier has applied to a federal agency and been granted a waiver from any of the requirements of the federal regulations adopted in Subsection 019.01, the federal waiver will also be recognized under these rules. (IDAPA 11.13.01.019)

   3. Idaho drivers are required to reduce speed and to take into consideration bad weather conditions. An Idaho semi truck driver must reduce speeds for snow, ice, fog, rain, smoke, dust, or other conditions that affect visibility or traction adversely. Certain conditions make it a requirement for the Idaho driver to stop their vehicle all together. (49 CFR § 392.14)

      1. The maximum lawful speed limit on interstate highways shall not exceed sixty-five (65) miles per hour for vehicles with five (5) or more axles operating at a gross weight of more than twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds. (Idaho Code § 49-654(3))

4. Valid Idaho License:

   1. Idaho semi truck drivers must possess a currently valid C.D.L. (Commercial Driver’s License)

   2. The valid C.D.L. is issued by Idaho (49 CFR § 383.23(a)(2))

   3. The driver has successfully completed Idaho road test (49 CFR § 383.23(a))

5. Idaho Certifications:

   1. Has any and all certifications required by Idaho employer / Idaho motor carrier (49 CFR § 391.27(c))

   2. Is not disqualified to operate a Idaho semi truck / Idaho motor carrier (49 CFR § 391.15)

6. Idaho Driver Responsibility:

   1. Hours of Service

      1. No motor carrier shall permit or require any

driver used by it to drive a property-carrying commercial motor vehicle, nor shall any such driver drive a property-carrying commercial motor vehicle:

(1) More than 11 cumulative hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty; or (2) For any period after the end of the 14th hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty, except when a property- carrying driver complies with the provisions of Sec. 395.1(o). (b) No motor carrier shall permit or require a driver of a property- carrying commercial motor vehicle to drive, nor shall any driver drive a property-carrying commercial motor vehicle, regardless of the number of motor carriers using the driver's services, for any period after—(1) Having been on duty 60 hours in any 7 consecutive days if the employing motor carrier does not operate commercial motor vehicles every day of the week; or (2) Having been on duty 70 hours in any period of 8 consecutive days if the employing motor carrier operates commercial motor vehicles every day of the week. (c)(1)Any period of 7 consecutive days may end with the beginning of any off duty period of 34 or more consecutive hours; or (2) Any period of 8 consecutive days may end with the beginning of any off duty period of 34 or more consecutive hours. (49 CFR § 395.3)

2. The reason for these hour restrictions is to prevent driver fatigue. It has been a proven fact that driver fatigue often is a cause of interstate trucking accidents. The trucking carrier and the driver are both responsible for this type of Hours-of-Service (HOS) violation.

2. Truck Driver Logs

   1. An Idaho tractor trailer (semi truck) driver is required to keep certain specific logs to prove that he or she has not violated these Hours-of-Service rules. The Idaho employer or motor carrier is required to inspect the drivers’ logs to confirm compliance with these regulations. (49 CFR § 395.8)

2. Driver Logs: 49 CFR § 395.8 involve a Idaho driver making a record of his duty status. A Idaho driver must keep a log of his or her status for every 24 hour period. Pursuant to Section 395.8 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, the log is usually in written form and on a grid.

3. Because of technology, the Idaho driver log is often kept by an on-board recording device. The log indicates when the Idaho driver is on and off duty and whether they are driving or in the “sleeper birth”, which is usually designated as “SB”. The Idaho motor carrier is responsible if the tractor trailer (semi truck) driver submits a false log. (49 CFR § 395.15)

1. There are sometimes investigations regarding whether a Idaho driver keeps two sets of logs or books, so that he or she could drive longer than they are allowed to drive by Idaho law.

4. The following is an example of an Hours-of-Service truck driver log with no driving violations recorded:

5. A Idaho motor carrier (the trucking company) is responsible and required to fashion or schedule their Idaho truck driver’s runs and routes in a way that would allow Idaho drivers to complete them without violating any speed limits or Hours-of-Service violations.

6. Idaho tractor trailer (semi truck) drivers must follow posted speed limits. Trucks, often times, must follow a lower speed limit that drivers of cars.

3. Alcohol and Controlled Substances

   1. Alcohol and drivers of Idaho tractor trailers (semi trucks): A trucker cannot have any alcohol in his or her system at all while driving a tractor trailer (semi truck). This, of course, includes driving, but also when Idaho drivers are merely “on duty”, which would include even if they were not driving, but where they are in physical control of the truck. (49 CFR § 382.201)

2. Alcohol is not tolerated whatsoever, which is different from drivers of cars, certain vans, and motorcycles that have alcohol in their system up to certain limits, and still may be able to legally drive. The rules involving Idaho truck drivers are extremely strict. (49 CFR § 382.205)

3. No driver shall report for duty or remain on duty when it requires the performance of safety functions, when the driver has used any controlled substance. (49 CFR § 382.213)

1. Intrastate Relief from Regulations

1. The Department may issue a declaration of emergency relieving intrastate carriers from the requirements of 49 CFR Parts 390 through 399 adopted by reference in Section 019 following the declaration of an emergency. The maximum duration of the declaration of emergency, the particular rules in 49 CFR Parts 390 through 399 from which the carrier is relieved from complying, and all other aspects relief from regulation shall be the same as provided in those Federal regulations. (IDAPA 11.13.01.010)

5. Truck Equipment & Repair

   1. A driver of a Idaho tractor trailer (semi truck) must make sure that his or her truck (trailer, or cab) and its equipment are in good working order at all times. (49 CFR § 396.3(a)(1))

2. This section of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations includes brakes to the tractor, brakes to the trailer, parking brakes, steering devices, lighting devices, tires, horn, windshield wipers, rear vision mirrors, and coupling devices (a coupling device is analog shift register, that transports analog signals or electric charges).

1. STUDIES SHOW THAT BRAKE FAILURE/DEFECTS ARE A MAJOR CAUSE IN A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF CRASHES: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) found that in 2004 there were over 400,000 big trucks that were involved in traffic crashes in the U.S. This study found that 5,190 people died and 116,000 were injured in those crashes. In 2004, one out of eight traffic fatalities in were a result from a collision involving a large truck.

2. It is important for regulations to be followed so that violations do not result in a Idaho semi truck accident. Many violations exist and will result in an accident if not inspected regularly.

1. The Idaho driver is responsible to make sure even their emergency medical equipment is in working order and legal at all times. The truck driver has a duty to inspect it and use it. (49 CFR § 393.95)

4. An Idaho driver must make sure that emergency equipment is in place and ready to be used at any time. (49 CFR § 393.95)

5. Size of vehicles and loads for Idaho semi trucks

No vehicle shall exceed the dimensions specified below, except that certain devices determined by the board as necessary for the safe and efficient operation of motor vehicles, including energy conservation devices, shall be excluded from the calculation

of width or length.

(1) The width of a vehicle, including any load thereon, except as noted below, shall not exceed 8 1/2 feet.

(a) The limitations as to size of vehicles stated in this section shall not apply to farm tractors or to implements of husbandry, including any load thereon, or any trailer not wider than the implement of husbandry used in the transportation of implements of husbandry for agricultural operations, and including all equipment used in land leveling operations, when being incidentally operated upon the highway from one (1) farm operation to another during daylight hours.

(b) Notwithstanding the exemption from width limitation for farm tractors included in paragraph (a) of this subsection, the total outside width of any farm tractor being transported on the interstate system in this state, except as permitted by section 49-1004, Idaho Code, shall not exceed 9 feet.

(c) A farm tractor or implement of husbandry, when being incidentally transported upon the highway with a width in excess of the limits of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection, must display one (1) red or fluorescent orange flag a minimum of twelve (12) by twelve (12) inches on the outermost left projection of the tractor or implement being transported.

(2) The height of a vehicle, including the load thereon, shall not exceed 14 feet.

(3) The length of a vehicle, or vehicle combination, except as noted below shall not exceed:

(a) When a single motor vehicle 45 feet.

(b) When a trailer or semitrailer, except as noted below 48 feet.

1. Semitrailers operating on routes determined by the board to have severe curvature, deficient width and/or heavy traffic conditions shall be limited to an overall combination length not to exceed 65 feet.

2. The length of a trailer tongue, or the length of the tongue of a converter gear used to convert a semitrailer to a trailer, shall be excluded from the calculation of a trailer length.

3. Semitrailers operating on routes which are a part of the national network as set forth in 23 CFR 658, on routes providing access between the national network and terminals and facilities for food, fuel, repairs and rest which are located within one (1) road mile of the national network and state highways as set forth by policy and approved by the transportation board shall not exceed a length of 53 feet.

(c) When a motor vehicle and one (1) or more trailers, except as noted in subsections (3)(b), (3)(d) and (3)(e) of this section 75 feet.

(d) When a combination of semitrailer and trailer, or of two (2) semitrailers the length in such combination, including the connecting tongue and excluding the truck tractor except as noted below 61 feet. When the combination of semitrailer and trailer or of two (2) semitrailers including the connecting tongues exceeds sixty-one (61) feet, the length of such combination including the truck tractor 75 feet.

(e) When a combination of a semitrailer and trailer, or of two (2) semitrailers operating on routes on the national network as set forth in 23 CFR 658, and on routes providing access between the national network and terminals and facilities for food, fuel, repairs and rest which are located within one (1) road mile of the national network, the length, including the connecting tongue and excluding the truck tractor, shall not exceed 68 feet.

(f) When a dromedary tractor with semitrailer, stinger-steered by having the kingpin located five (5) feet to the rear of the centroid of the rear axle(s) 75 feet.

(g) When a dromedary combination transporting class 1 explosive materials and/or any munitions-related security material as specified by the U.S. department of defense in compliance with 49 CFR 177.835, not meeting the stinger-steer requirement as defined in subsection (3)(f) of this section, up to 75 feet.

(h) When a dromedary tractor with semitrailer, not meeting the stinger-steer requirement as defined in subsection (3)(f) of this section 65 feet.

(i) When an auto transporter or boat transporter, stinger-steered as defined in subsection (3)(f) of this section, excluding front and rear overhang of load 75 feet.

(j) When an auto transporter or boat transporter, not meeting the stinger-steer requirement as defined in subsection (3)(f) of this section, excluding front and rear overhang of load 65 feet.

(k) When a truck tractor with stinger-steered pole trailer or log dolly, connected by a reach or pole, or a combination used for transporting long loads such as poles, pipes, logs or structural members generally capable of sustaining themselves as beams between supporting bunks or connections 75 feet.

(4) The overhang or extension of a load shall not extend:

(a) Beyond the front of a vehicle, more than 4 feet.

(b) Beyond the end of a vehicle, more than 10 feet.

(c) Beyond the left fender of a passenger vehicle, more than 0 feet.

(d) Beyond the right fender of a passenger vehicle, more than 6 inches.

(e) To the front and rear combined of an auto transporter or boat transporter, more than 7 feet.

(5) Noncargo-carrying devices necessary for the safe and efficient operation of the vehicle, as determined by the board, shall not be included in measurement for length.

(6) No combination shall include more than three (3) units except when a saddlemount combination and the overall length allowed is:

(a) On the national network 97 feet.

(b) Other than the national network 75 feet.

(7) Vehicle combinations consisting of not more than four (4) vehicle units with an overall length in excess of the limits of subsection (3) of this section and with an overall combination length not to exceed one hundred fifteen (115) feet, may be operated by permit on routes designated for such operations by the public highway agency having jurisdiction over that highway system, subject to the following restrictions as to lengths of cargo-carrying units:

(a) Truck tractor and two (2) trailing units 95 feet.

(b) Truck tractor and three (3) trailing units 95 feet.

(c) Truck and two (2) trailing units 98 feet. (Idaho Code 49-1010)

6. Idaho semi truck restrictions for tire equipment
   (1) Every solid rubber tire on a vehicle shall have rubber on its entire traction surface at least one (1) inch thick above the edge of the flange of the entire periphery.
   (2) No person shall operate or move on any highway any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer having any metal tire in contact with the highway.
   (3) No tire on a vehicle moved on a highway shall have on its periphery any block, stud, flange, cleat, spike, or any other protuberance of any material other than rubber which projects beyond the tread of the traction surface of the tire, except as allowed herein. It shall be permissible to use farm machinery with tires having protuberances which will not injure the highway, and it shall be permissible to use tire chains. Tires with built-in lugs of tungsten carbide or other suitable material, hereinafter called studs, may be used upon any vehicle when required for safety because of snow, ice, or other conditions tending to cause a vehicle to skid, that will not unduly damage the highway. Motor vehicles, trailers and semitrailers with tires having built-in studs are prohibited on public highways between the dates of May 1 and September 30, annually, except as provided in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this subsection:
      (a) Fire pumper/tanker trucks and ladder trucks belonging to fire departments and firefighting agencies are exempt from the prohibited dates.
      (b) A vehicle may be equipped year-round with tires that have retractable studs if the studs retract pneumatically or mechanically to at or below the wear bar of the tire when not in use and the retractable studs protrude beyond the wear bar of the tire only between October 1 and April 30. Retractable studs may be made of metal or other material and are not subject to the stud weight requirements of subsection (4) of this section.
      (c) Special exemptions from the prohibited dates may be granted by the Idaho transportation board if it is found by the board that enhancements to public safety outweigh the increased pavement wear.
   (4) Commercial tire retailers shall not sell studded tires with studs exceeding the following weight and protrusion limitations after July 1, 2005. Commercial tire retailers and tire shops shall not manually install studs exceeding the following weight and protrusion limitations after July 1, 2005.
      (a) Studs shall not protrude more than six-hundredths (.06) of an inch from the surface of the tire tread when originally installed.
      (b) Stud size shall be as recommended by the manufacturer of the tire for the type and size of the tire.
      (c) Studs shall individually weigh no more than one and one-half (1.5) grams if the stud is size 14 or less.
      (d) Studs shall individually weigh no more than two and three-tenths (2.3) grams if the stud size is 15 or 16.
      (e) Studs shall individually weigh no more than three (3) grams if the stud size is 17 or larger.
   (5) If the Idaho transportation department determines, at any time, that Lookout Pass or Fourth of July Pass on interstate 90 or Lolo Pass on state highway 12 is of an unsafe condition so as to require chains, as defined in section 49-104, Idaho Code, in addition to pneumatic tires, the Idaho transportation department may establish requirements for the use of chains on all commercial vehicles as defined in section 49-123(2)(c)1. and 2., Idaho Code, traveling on interstate 90 or state highway 12. If the Idaho transportation department establishes that chains are so required, the Idaho transportation department shall:
      (a) Provide multiple advance notices of the chain requirement;
      (b) Provide adequate opportunities for pull out;
      (c) Provide notification at a point at which the commercial vehicle can safely pull out of the normal flow of traffic, prior to the point at which chains are required; and
      (d) In no case post requirements for chains on bare pavement.
   (6) Provided that the conditions in subsection (5) of this section are met, the chain requirement shall be met by chaining a minimum of one (1) tire on each side of:
      (a) One (1) drive axle, regardless of the number of drive axles; and
      (b) One (1) axle at or near the rear of each towed vehicle. Such axle shall not include a variable load suspension axle or an axle of a converter dolly.
   (7) Chains as required in subsection (6)(a) and (b) of this section mean "chains" as defined in section 49-104, Idaho Code. Any other traction device differing from chains in construction, material or design but capable of providing traction equal to or exceeding that of chains under similar conditions may be used.
   (8) The Idaho transportation department shall place and maintain signs and other traffic control devices on the interstate and state highway passes as designated in subsection (5) of this section that indicate the chain requirements under subsection (6) of this section.
   (9) Exempt from the chaining requirements provided for in subsections (5) and (6) of this section are:
      (a) Motor vehicles operated by the Idaho transportation department when used in the maintenance of the interstate or state highway system; and
      (b) The following:
         (i) Motor vehicles employed solely in transporting school children and teachers to or from school or to or from approved school activities, when the motor vehicle is either:
            1. Wholly owned and operated by such school; or
            2. Leased or contracted by such school and the motor vehicle is not used in furtherance of any other commercial enterprise;
         (ii) Motor vehicles controlled and operated by any farmer when used in the transportation of the farmer's farm equipment or in the transportation of supplies to the farmer's farm;
         (iii) The transportation of agricultural products including fresh fruits and vegetables, livestock, livestock feed or manure at any time of the year;
         (iv) Motor propelled vehicles for the sole purpose of carrying United States mail or property belonging to the United States;
         (v) Motor carriers transporting products of the forest at any time of the year, including chip trucks;
         (vi) Motor carriers transporting products of the mine including sand, gravel and aggregates thereof, excepting petroleum products; and
         (vii) Vehicles properly equipped, designed and customarily used for the transportation of disabled or abandoned vehicles by means of a crane, hoist, tow bar, dolly or roll bed, commonly known as a "wrecker truck" or "tow truck." (Idaho Code § 49-948)

6. Disqualifications of Driver:

1. Idaho motor carriers, or employers or semi truck drivers, do not have the authority to disqualify a semi truck driver. Disqualifying offenses are listed in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. (49 CFR § 391.15)

2. Some disqualifying offenses of Idaho semi truck drivers include (but are not limited to):

1. Driving with a revoked or suspended license

2. Driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs

3. Leaving an accident scene that involves a commercial motor vehicle (semi truck)

4. Committing a felony with the use of a commercial motor vehicle (semi truck)

5. Speeding, or Reckless Driving

6. Improper and/or erratic traffic lane changes

7. Following another vehicle too closely when driving the semi truck

8. Railroad crossing violations when driving the semi truck

7. Law: 49 C.F.R. (Click the following link to be taken to the law in its entirety: Title 49 Law)

3. The National Network (or National Truck Network) is a network of approved state highways and interstates for semi truck (tractor trailer) drivers in the United States. The following Routes are acceptable for Idaho semi truck drivers:

I-15B I-15/US 26 S. of Idaho Falls US 26 N. Int. Idaho Falls. US 2 Dover US 95 Sandpoint. US 2 US 95 Bonners Ferry MT State Line. US 20/26 OR State Line I-84 W. Caldwell Int. Caldwell US 20 I-84 Mountain Home MT State Line. US 26 I-84 Bliss I-15 Blackfoot. US 30 US 95 Fruitland ID 72 New Plymouth. US 30 I-15 McCammon WY State Line. US 89 UT State Line US 30 Montpelier. US 91 UT State Line I-15 Virginia. US 93 NV State Line Arco. US 95 OR State Line S. of Marsing OR State Line Weiser (via US 95 Spur). US 95 Grangeville Moscow. US 95 I-90 Coeur D’Alene US 2 Bonners Ferry. ID 16 ID 44 Star Emmett. ID 28 ID 33 Mud Lake US 93 Salmon. ID 33 ID 28 Mud Lake US 20 Rexburg ID 44 I-84 Caldwell ID 55 Eagle. ID 51 NV State Line I-84 Mountain Home. ID 53 WA State Line US 95 Garwood. ID 55 US 95 Marsing I-84 Nampa. ID 55 US 20/26 S. of Eagle ID 44 Eagle. ID 75 US 93 Shoshone Ketchum. ID 87 US 20 N. of Macks Inn MT State Line.

4. FALLEN CARGO: Many Idaho semi truck accidents occur because cargo has fallen from the Idaho truck’s trailer and injured another Idaho motorist. Often when Idaho semi truck accidents occur because of fallen cargo it is a result of the Idaho driver not securing the cargo properly. There are certain rules that Idaho semi truck drivers must follow when securing cargo.

5. LAW: Idaho adopts “The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations”, which is Title 49 of the Federal Code, with some modifications for the state of Idaho.

6. IDAHO IS AN AT-FAULT STATE.

1. Idaho is an at-fault state. This means that the at-fault driver pays for damages. Idaho also uses a system of Comparative Negligence. This means that the fault can be apportioned between more than one driver, and each driver is responsible for their portion of the fault.

2. Idaho Uninsured Motorist Coverage:If you are injured in a Idaho tractor trailer, or semi truck accident, and wish to commence suit, carrying UIM coverage may protect you if you are involved in a Idaho semi truck accident with an at-fault driver who has inadequate or no insurance to cover your claims.

3. Underinsured Motorist: If you are injured in a Idaho semi truck accident by an at-fault driver who has INADEQUATE insurance to cover your claims, UIM may protect you in this situation.

4. Statute of Limitations: 2 years

   1. If you wish to commence a suit to recover damages for injuries resulting from your Idaho semi truck crash, you must do so within 2 years from the date of your Idaho semi truck accident. (Idaho Code § 5-219)

7. IF YOUR WERE INVOLVED IN AN IDAHO SEMI TRUCK ACCIDENT, YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN THESE IDAHO TRUCKING WEBSITE LINKS:

   1. Idaho Department of Transportation

itd.idaho.gov

2. Idaho State Police

www.isp.state.id.us

3. Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance

www.cvsa.org

4. American Trucking Associates

www.truckline.com

5. Truck Safety Coalition

www.trucksafety.org

6. Idaho Trucking Association

www.idtrucking.org

7. Idaho Division of Motor Vehicles

itd.idaho.gov/DMV

8. CALL ATTORNEY JASON WAECHTER OF www.TruckAccidentLawyers-USA.com. Our associating attorneys in Idaho and each state specialize in handling injury accidents involving semi trucks, or tractor trailers. Call Jason Waechter NOW for free advice. Often, time is of the essence and quick, thorough investigation makes the difference in these specialized cases. Call and speak to Attorney Jason Waechter personally NOW! 1-800-708-5433.

9. The federal regulations that governs semi truck, or tractor trailer, accidents is “The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations”, which can be found at the website:

www.fmcsa.dot.gov

Our trucking law office handles or can handle cases in the following Idaho cities:

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Aberdeen Idaho semi truck accident, Acequia Idaho semi truck accident, Ahsahka Idaho semi truck accident, Albion Idaho semi truck accident, Almo Idaho semi truck accident, American Falls Idaho semi truck accident, Arbon Idaho semi truck accident, Arco Idaho semi truck accident, Arimo Idaho semi truck accident, Ashton Idaho semi truck accident, Athol Idaho semi truck accident, Atlanta Idaho semi truck accident, Atomic City Idaho semi truck accident, Avery Idaho semi truck accident
 
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Bancroft Idaho semi truck accident, Banks Idaho semi truck accident, Basalt Idaho semi truck accident, Bayview Idaho semi truck accident, Bellevue Idaho semi truck accident, Bern Idaho semi truck accident, Blackfoot Idaho semi truck accident, Blanchard Idaho semi truck accident, Bliss Idaho semi truck accident, Bloomington Idaho semi truck accident, Boise Idaho semi truck accident, Bonners Ferry Idaho semi truck accident, Bovill Idaho semi truck accident, Bruneau Idaho semi truck accident, Buhl Idaho semi truck accident, Burley Idaho semi truck accident
 
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Calder Idaho semi truck accident, Caldwell Idaho semi truck accident, Cambridge Idaho semi truck accident, Carey Idaho semi truck accident, Careywood Idaho semi truck accident, Carmen Idaho semi truck accident, Cascade Idaho semi truck accident, Castleford Idaho semi truck accident, Cataldo Idaho semi truck accident, Challis Idaho semi truck accident, Chester Idaho semi truck accident, Chubbock Idaho semi truck accident, Clark Fork Idaho semi truck accident, Clarkia Idaho semi truck accident, Clayton Idaho semi truck accident, Clifton Idaho semi truck accident, Cobalt Idaho semi truck accident, Cocolalla Idaho semi truck accident, Coeur d'Alene Idaho semi truck accident, Colburn Idaho semi truck accident, Coolin Idaho semi truck accident, Corral Idaho semi truck accident, Cottonwood Idaho semi truck accident, Council Idaho semi truck accident, Craigmont Idaho semi truck accident, Culdesac Idaho semi truck accident
 
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Dayton Idaho semi truck accident, Deary Idaho semi truck accident, Declo Idaho semi truck accident, Desmet Idaho semi truck accident, Dietrich Idaho semi truck accident, Dingle Idaho semi truck accident, Dixie Idaho semi truck accident, Donnelly Idaho semi truck accident, Dover Idaho semi truck accident, Downey Idaho semi truck accident, Driggs Idaho semi truck accident, Dubois Idaho semi truck accident
 
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Eagle Idaho semi truck accident, Eastport Idaho semi truck accident, Eden Idaho semi truck accident, Elba Idaho semi truck accident, Elk City Idaho semi truck accident, Elk River Idaho semi truck accident, Ellis Idaho semi truck accident, Emmett Idaho semi truck accident
 
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Fairfield Idaho semi truck accident, Felt Idaho semi truck accident, Fenn Idaho semi truck accident, Ferdinand Idaho semi truck accident, Fernwood Idaho semi truck accident, Filer Idaho semi truck accident, Firth Idaho semi truck accident, Fish Haven Idaho semi truck accident, Fort Hall Idaho semi truck accident, Franklin Idaho semi truck accident, Fruitland Idaho semi truck accident, Fruitvale Idaho semi truck accident
 
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Garden City Idaho semi truck accident, Garden Valley Idaho semi truck accident, Genesee Idaho semi truck accident, Geneva Idaho semi truck accident, Georgetown Idaho semi truck accident, Gibbonsville Idaho semi truck accident, Glenns Ferry Idaho semi truck accident, Gooding Idaho semi truck accident, Grace Idaho semi truck accident, Grand View Idaho semi truck accident, Grangeville Idaho semi truck accident, Greenleaf Idaho semi truck accident
 
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Hagerman Idaho semi truck accident, Hailey Idaho semi truck accident, Hamer Idaho semi truck accident, Hammett Idaho semi truck accident, Hansen Idaho semi truck accident, Harrison Idaho semi truck accident, Harvard Idaho semi truck accident, Hayden Idaho semi truck accident, Hayden Lake Idaho semi truck accident, Hazelton Idaho semi truck accident, Heyburn Idaho semi truck accident, Hidden Springs Idaho semi truck accident, Hill City Idaho semi truck accident, Holbrook Idaho semi truck accident, Homedale Idaho semi truck accident, Hope Idaho semi truck accident, Horseshoe Bend Idaho semi truck accident, Howe Idaho semi truck accident, Huston Idaho semi truck accident
 
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Idaho City Idaho semi truck accident, Idaho Falls Idaho semi truck accident, Indian Valley Idaho semi truck accident, Inkom Idaho semi truck accident, Iona Idaho semi truck accident, Irwin Idaho semi truck accident, Island Park Idaho semi truck accident
 
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Jerome Idaho semi truck accident, Juliaetta Idaho semi truck accident
 
K
Kamiah Idaho semi truck accident, Kellogg Idaho semi truck accident, Kellogg Idaho semi truck accident, Kendrick Idaho semi truck accident, Ketchum Idaho semi truck accident, Keuterville Idaho semi truck accident, Kimberly Idaho semi truck accident, King Hill Idaho semi truck accident, Kingston Idaho semi truck accident, Kooskia Idaho semi truck accident, Kootenai Idaho semi truck accident, Kuna Idaho semi truck accident
 
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Laclede Idaho semi truck accident, Lake Fork Idaho semi truck accident, Lapwai Idaho semi truck accident, Lava Hot Springs Idaho semi truck accident, Leadore Idaho semi truck accident, Lemhi Idaho semi truck accident, Lenore Idaho semi truck accident, Letha Idaho semi truck accident, Lewiston Idaho semi truck accident, Lewisville Idaho semi truck accident, Lowman Idaho semi truck accident, Lucile Mackay Idaho semi truck accident
 
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Macks Inn Idaho semi truck accident, Malad Idaho semi truck accident, Malta Idaho semi truck accident, Marsing Idaho semi truck accident, May Idaho semi truck accident, McCall Idaho semi truck accident, McCammon Idaho semi truck accident, Medimont Idaho semi truck accident, Melba Idaho semi truck accident, Menan Idaho semi truck accident, Meridian Idaho semi truck accident, Middleton Idaho semi truck accident, Midvale Idaho semi truck accident, Minidoka Idaho semi truck accident, Monteview Idaho semi truck accident, Montpelier Idaho semi truck accident, Moore Idaho semi truck accident, Moreland Idaho semi truck accident, Moscow Idaho semi truck accident, Mountain Home Idaho semi truck accident, Mountain Home AFB Idaho semi truck accident, Moyie Springs Idaho semi truck accident, Mullan Idaho semi truck accident, Murphy Idaho semi truck accident, Murray Idaho semi truck accident, Murtaugh Idaho semi truck accident
 
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Nampa Idaho semi truck accident, Naples Idaho semi truck accident, New Meadows Idaho semi truck accident, New Plymouth Idaho semi truck accident, Newdale Idaho semi truck accident, Nezperce Idaho semi truck accident, Nordman Idaho semi truck accident, North Fork Idaho semi truck accident, Notus Idaho semi truck accident
 
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Oakley Idaho semi truck accident, Ola Idaho semi truck accident, Oldtown Idaho semi truck accident, Orofino Idaho semi truck accident, Osburn Idaho semi truck accident
 
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Paris Idaho semi truck accident, Parker Idaho semi truck accident, Parma Idaho semi truck accident, Paul Idaho semi truck accident, Payette Idaho semi truck accident, Peck Idaho semi truck accident, Picabo Idaho semi truck accident, Pierce Idaho semi truck accident, Pinehurst Idaho semi truck accident, Pingree Idaho semi truck accident, Placerville Idaho semi truck accident, Plummer Idaho semi truck accident, Pocatello Idaho semi truck accident, Pollock Idaho semi truck accident, Ponderay Idaho semi truck accident, Porthill Idaho semi truck accident, Post Falls Idaho semi truck accident, Potlatch Idaho semi truck accident, Preston Idaho semi truck accident, Priest Lake Idaho semi truck accident, Priest River Idaho semi truck accident, Princeton Idaho semi truck accident
 
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Rathdrum Idaho semi truck accident, Rexburg Idaho semi truck accident, Richfield Idaho semi truck accident, Rigby Idaho semi truck accident, Riggins Idaho semi truck accident, Ririe Idaho semi truck accident, Roberts Idaho semi truck accident, Rockland Idaho semi truck accident, Rogerson Idaho semi truck accident, Rupert Idaho semi truck accident
 
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Sagle Idaho semi truck accident, Saint Anthony Idaho semi truck accident, Saint Charles Idaho semi truck accident, Saint Maries Idaho semi truck accident, Salmon Idaho semi truck accident, Sandpoint Idaho semi truck accident, Sandpoint Idaho semi truck accident, Sandpoint Idaho semi truck accident, Santa Idaho semi truck accident, Shelley Idaho semi truck accident, Shoshone Idaho semi truck accident, Shoup Idaho semi truck accident, Silverton Idaho semi truck accident, Small Idaho semi truck accident, Smelterville Idaho semi truck accident, Soda Springs Idaho semi truck accident, Spalding Idaho semi truck accident, Spirit Lake Idaho semi truck accident, Springfield Idaho semi truck accident, Stanley Idaho semi truck accident, Star Idaho semi truck accident, Stites Idaho semi truck accident, Stone Idaho semi truck accident, Sugar City Idaho semi truck accident, Sun Valley Idaho semi truck accident, Swan Valley Idaho semi truck accident, Swanlake Idaho semi truck accident, Sweet Idaho semi truck accident
 
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Tendoy Idaho semi truck accident, Tensed Idaho semi truck accident, Terreton Idaho semi truck accident, Teton Idaho semi truck accident, Tetonia Idaho semi truck accident, Thatcher Idaho semi truck accident, Troy Idaho semi truck accident, Twin Falls Idaho semi truck accident
 
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Ucon Idaho semi truck accident
 
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Victor Idaho semi truck accident, Viola Idaho semi truck accident
 
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Wallace Idaho semi truck accident, Wardner Idaho semi truck accident, Warren Idaho semi truck accident, Wayan Idaho semi truck accident, Weippe Idaho semi truck accident, Weiser Idaho semi truck accident, Wendell Idaho semi truck accident, Weston Idaho semi truck accident, White Bird Idaho semi truck accident, Wilder Idaho semi truck accident, Winchester Idaho semi truck accident, Worley Idaho semi truck accident
 
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Yellow Pine Idaho semi truck accident

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