by Charles Buchanan | Mar 8, 2012 | Accidents, ankle injuries, Benefits, foot injuries, Health, Injury Claims, knee injuries, Leg injuries, medical care, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation
In our prior post on common trucking injuries, we discussed shoulder, elbow and wrist injuries. In this post, we discuss common leg and foot injuries that prevent truckers from working. Leg and foot injuries can be debilitating and can take a truck driver months – or...
by Charles Buchanan | Feb 13, 2012 | Benefits, Health, Injury Claims, medical care, Personal Injury, Trucker rights, Uncategorized, Workers Compensation
Last week, we posted “Trucking and Your Back – A Painful Combination.” In that post, we highlighted how common back injuries are in the trucking industry. Back injuries account for over 37% of all musculoskeletal injuries in truck drivers. In this...
by Charles Buchanan | Feb 9, 2012 | Accidents, Health, Injury Claims, medical care, Personal Injury, Uncategorized, Workers Compensation
Back pain is common in our country. Over 80% of Americans have complained of back pain at some point in their lives. For truck drivers, back injuries are even more common and the pain can make it impossible to continue driving a truck. The Bureau of Labor Statistics...