Truck Accidents: Licensing Fraud

Driving a commercial truck, which can weigh as much as 40 tons, is a difficult and dangerous business. Trucks cannot stop as quickly or as easily as smaller vehicles, and are tougher to turn quickly, causing them to jackknife. Therefore, any person operating a commercial truck is required to obtain a special license called a Commercial Driver’s License, or CDL. This special training ensures that truckers have the skills and knowledge to safely operate a large truck.

However, obtaining a CDL is not easy and requires hours of training and study. While the vast majority of truckers get their CDL in the correct way, there may be thousands operating under fraudulent CDLs. The way this happens is that a person who wants to be a truck driver or their driving school pays a third-party tester to alter exam results so the driver can pass. This is an extremely dangerous practice as it can lead to untrained, unskilled drivers on the road, leading to deadly truck accidents in Oklahoma City and around the country.

The Oklahoma truck accident attorneys of Stipe Injury Law are dedicated to helping those injured in all kinds of truck accidents, including those involving improperly licensed truck drivers. We seek to hold drivers and trucking companies accountable for the injuries they cause and to get just compensation for victims. We are ready to help you build your case and answer your truck accident questions.

If you or a loved one has been injured in a truck accident near Oklahoma City, please contact Stipe Injury Law to speak with one of our Oklahoma truck accident lawyers.