About Us

We recognize the importance that strong safety 
regulations for the commercial trucking industry play in
ensuring public safety on our nation’s highways and
roads.

Our mission is to champion improved safety conditions 
and protocols across our nation’s motor transit 
infrastructure.We want to serve as a resource for
information for drivers and victims of roadway accidents,
as we work to bring improved accountability to the
commercial trucking industry.

The commercial trucking business, an ever-growing segment of the freight
industry, is vital to our nation’s economy. As is often the case with important
industries, its trade organization representatives and industry lobbyists can yield considerable influence.

This industry has a responsibility to protect the public’s health and safety on the
highways and road of our nation as the needs of commerce should never
supercede the security of our citizens.

Congress Makes A Change For Safety

In 2013, Congress succeeded in enacting greater restrictions on federal safety
regulations that mandate commercial truckers’ working hours and schedules.
As of July 2013, federal regulations restrict commercial truck drivers to a
maximum of 70 work hours per week. Prior to the modification, truckers could 
work for a total of 82 hours per week.

Commercial truck drivers are also currently limited to a 14-hour workday and no 
more than 11 hours of driving in a single day. These changes were enacted to
combat drowsy or fatigued driving, a leading cause of large truck accidents.

Pressure to Repeal New Safety Regulations

Recently, there has been discussion in the Senate about reinstating the old
regulations which mandated the 82-hour workweek. The commercial trucking
industry has reportedly been pressing for the change, arguing that an
amendment to the current regulations would not change the total number of
hours a driver can work in a day.

We Fight For Public Safety Every Day

The team at Solnick & Associates comes prepared to fight for justice on the
public’s behalf every day. We are a team of dedicated attorneys with experience
litigating a variety of cases and claims in the state and federal courts of
southeastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey.