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Sometimes these columns are hard to write. You come up with an idea, but by the time it would be published, your idea is not
Brad Klepper
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- Brad Klepper is president of Interstate Trucker Ltd., a law firm entirely dedicated to legal defense of the nation’s commercial drivers. Brad is also president of Driver’s Legal Plan, which allows member drivers access to his firm’s services at discounted rates. For more information, contact him at (800) 333-DRIVE (3748) or interstatetrucker.com and driverslegalplan.com.
Posts by Brad Klepper
Just talking to your lawyer is not enough to constitute attorney-client privilege
Brad Klepper is busy helping drivers with traffic violations, so we’re treating readers to a re-run of this column, which originally ran in the April
Addendum: Impact of costly citations on public safety and revenue generation
In my last column, which appeared in the March 1-14, 2022, edition of The Trucker, I wrote about the rising cost of traffic tickets. Specifically,
The rising cost of traffic tickets presents difficulties in paying fines
Everyone — all two or three of you — that regularly read my columns in The Trucker are probably aware of what I do for
Changing an industry is hard, especially when the nation’s infrastructure can’t support it
For the most part, I am pretty adventurous when it comes to new things. I will eat, drink and am generally willing to try damn
Q&A session: FMCSA’s DataQ system
Between online shopping and pretending to work, I was busy surfing the internet last month. Let’s be honest: Nobody (except truck drivers) really works that
Can a former president invoke the right of executive privilege to withhold evidence?
I know that some of you may find this hard to believe, but I am not a political junkie. I truly am not. In all
Same song, second verse: ‘It depends’ is attorneys’ standard answer for most questions
Brad Klepper is busy helping drivers with legal problems this week. We hope you enjoy this “rerun” from the Oct. 1, 2020, edition of The
Recent Supreme Court rulings uphold ‘qualified immunity’ for law enforcement
As you know, I am an attorney. That fact alone means that I have a grossly inflated sense of self. In other words, I sometimes
US Supreme Court hearing could exempt trucking industry from California’s AB5
I understand that not many of y’all (I can say that because I’m from Oklahoma) may not really care which cases the U.S. Supreme Court
Does a vaccine mandate violate employees’ constitutional rights?
Early in the pandemic I wrote an article on federal v. state COVID-19 authority. I don’t remember the exact date I wrote it, but it
Is defunding the police really the best way to stop racial profiling?
If you’re anything like me, the phrase “defund the police” certainly gets your attention. It’s a hot button in society at the moment, and is
Can a driver get compensation after a truck break-in? That’s a hard ‘maybe’
Brad Klepper has been catching up on traveling recently and wasn’t able to provide a column for Sept. 15, 2021, edition of The Trucker. We
Is ‘hate’ speech protected by the First Amendment?
Those of you that read my columns may remember that I recently wrote on free speech and social media. As I mentioned then, I am
There are multiple methods for interpreting the US Constitution
Throughout the course of these columns, I have discussed the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights (amendments 1-10) and the additional amendments. Ever since I
The District of Columbia could become 51st state — but will it?
Everyone who reads my articles — all two of you — have probably figured out that I enjoy writing about, thinking about and arguing about
Plenty of precedents have led to current deadly force by a police officer standards
When I write these articles, I normally try to stay away from the “hot topic” of the day. That’s mainly because by the time the
Attorney offers abbreviated examination of the pros and cons of gun control
I am writing this article shortly after the April 15 FedEx shooting in which a gunman killed at least eight people before taking his own
Just talking to your lawyer is not enough to constitute attorney-client privilege
Believe it or not, I actually like being an attorney. Granted, some days I like it a lot more than others, but I think is
First Amendment does not require private entities to protect free speech
Let’s get this out of the way up front: I am a big free speech guy. I mean BIG. I believe that no idea should