| Trucking Accidents
Commercial tractor trailers or semi trucks can weigh more than 40 tons. This results in much longer slowing and braking times and accidents involving commercial tractor-trailers can be devastating, especially when the other vehicle is a car, SUV or motorcycle. Catastrophic injuries, extensive property damage, and even death can occur as a result. Victims of trucking accidents need legal representation that seeks to recover the maximum amount of compensation, including property damage, past and future lost wages, medical bills, legal expenses, pain and suffering, and other expenses. In the case of a death of loved one, this includes loss of companionship and funeral expenses.
Trucking Accident Liability
As the vast majority of trucking accidents involve commercial carriers, it’s absolutely imperative to protect your rights. Hiring an attorney familiar with commercial trucking regulations and insurance policies can go far to protect your rights and receive the compensation that you may be entitled to.
Most accidents involving semi trucks are caused by the driver of the truck, and can usually be attributed to such factors as:
• Truck driver inexperience, negligence, or carelessness
• Use of alcohol, illegal drugs or stimulants
• Driver fatigue (which in many cases is a result of violating federal requirements of sleep breaks and exceeding driving time allowances)
• Improper loading, excessive weight or misuse of restraints
• Inadequate driver training and education by the trucking company
• Improper maintenance of lights, brakes, tires or other equipment
If you are a victim of an accident involving a tractor trailer or semi truck in Kentucky or Indiana, call me now, even if you were at fault. I’ll do everything I can to protect your rights and negotiate a proper settlement. You can bet the trucking company is going to have good legal representation and so should you. Call me at 502.609.7657.
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