Under Minnesota law (49 CFR, Part 390) an accident register must be maintained by trucking companies for 3 years after a Minnesota commercial truck accident occurs. The accident register must contain at the least a list of accidents with the following information for each accident:
- Date of accident;
- City or town and state in which, or most near, where the accident occurred;
- Driver name;
- Number of injuries;
- Number of fatalities; and
- Whether hazardous material, other than fuel spilled from the fuel tanks of motor vehicles involved in the accident, were released.
In addition to the accident register, copies of all accident reports required by the state or other governmental entities or insurers must be maintained.
If you have been in a Minnesota truck accident, please contact our Minneapolis, Minnesota law firm, Pritzker | Ruohonen & Associates, P.A. at 612-338-0202 or 1-888-377-8900 (toll-free). Learn what to do after a truck accident and other truck accident information on our website.
