Truck Accident

A crash with a tractor-trailer or other commercial truck is still a Pennsylvania negligence case, with the two-year period in section 5524 and the fault rule in section 7102. Many large trucks in interstate carriage of nonhazardous property must carry at least $750,000 in public liability coverage under 49 CFR 387.9, and federal hours-of-service and marking rules can matter as well.

Our truck guide lays out those federal floors and the hours limits in 49 CFR 395.3. The Pennsylvania pieces, including limited tort and the six-month government statement, are the same ones described in the other guides on this site.