Tampa’s Capaz Law Firm Selected to Gator100 for Second Consecutive Year 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.

Tampa Tractor Trailer & Commercial Truck Accident Attorneys 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 […]

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.

Tampa Tractor Trailer and Commercial Truck Accident Attorneys 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 […]

Proposed Trucking Regulation Aims to Reduce Speed-Related Accidents and Fatalities 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 […]

Reckless Truck Driver Sentenced to 20 Years for Bus Crash The truck driver of an 18-wheeler that struck a stopped school bus on U.S. 301 in Bradford County, Florida in 2014 has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. The truck driver pled no contest to four counts of reckless driving with serious bodily injury, […]

Flatbed Tractor Trailer Accident in Tampa A flatbed tractor-trailer, which was carrying a concrete block, jackknifed while traveling in the southbound lanes of Interstate 275 in Tampa. The truck driver changed lanes near the downtown Tampa exit, and the tractor trailer’s load shifted. The big rig jackknifed and hit a guardrail under the I-4 overpass. […]

Large Trucks and Fatal Car Accidents A large truck is any medium or heavy truck, excluding buses and motor homes, with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds. According to the National Highway of Traffic Safety Administration, in 2014, 85% of the large trucks involved in fatal accidents were heavy large trucks […]

FHP Targeting Aggressive Car and Truck Drivers The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) is implementing an additional statewide enforcement period for the Ticketing Aggressive Cars and Trucks (TACT) campaign, which will run through June 30.  The TACT campaign aims to reduce commercial motor vehicle related crashes, injuries and fatalities by highlighting the dangers of aggressive driving […]

Aggressive and Negligent Truck Drivers Cause Accidents The Florida Highway Patrol’s (FHP) commercial vehicle enforcement troopers are beginning another phase of Ticketing Aggressive Cars and Trucks (TACT), a safety campaign focused on the dangers of aggressive driving and aimed at reducing accidents involving large trucks and commercial motor vehicles. The TACT campaign is intended for […]