What makes trucking collisions a separate legal category from other automotive concerns, are the regulations that interstate trucking companies are required to comply with. These are Federal safety regulations are requirements that enable trucking company’s to use public roadways.
Who is involved in a trucking collision is an interstate or intrastate trucking company and another party.
Why trucking collisions are a separate legal matter is due to the fact that companies in Arizona are regulated by Federal and State Safety regulations, so that even “intrastate” or Arizona-only trucking companies must comply with stringent safety regulations.
Where trucking collisions can occur, in a legally defined sense, is on any public road where trucking companies transport freight.
How a collision qualifies as a trucking collision is when a Federal or State Trucking Safety Regulation is violated by a trucking company, causing the incident.
