The Capaz Law Firm was named to the University of Florida’s 2019 Gator100 for the second consecutive year during a ceremony held at UF’s J. Wayne Reitz Union Grand Ballroom.
The U.S. trucking industry is one of the largest in the world, with approximately 15.5 million trucks operating in the country. Given the large number of trucks on the road and the expansive distances traveled by the trucks, trucking hazards are an every-day risk for other drivers on the road. When driving behind a large, slow-moving truck, it may seem easiest to speed up and quickly move past the truck. But knowing how to do so can mean life or death. More than 250,000 accidents between passenger cars and semi trucks happen each year. Read More
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Capaz Law Firm, P.A., was named to the University of Florida’s 2018 Gator100 during a ceremony Feb. 2 at UF’s J. Wayne Reitz Union Grand Ballroom.Read More
On June 25, 2015, six people were killed and eighteen others were injured when a semi tractor-trailer caused a multi-vehicle accident when it slammed into the rear of a Toyota Prius while traveling at least 78 miles per hour in a 55 miles per hour construction zone in Interstate 75 near Chattanooga, Tennessee.
The Department of Transportation, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) have proposed regulations to limit the speed of large trucks, buses and other large commercial vehicles while traveling on highways. The proposed regulation would require such large vehicles (weighing more than 26,000 pounds) to be equipped with an electrical speed limiting device to cap or limit the maximum speed of the vehicle to 60, 65 or 68 miles per hour. Vehicles weighing more than 26,000 pounds typically include multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, buses and school buses, as well as big rigs, tractor trailers, dump trucks, and other large commercial work trucks/vehicles.Read More