Florida consistently ranks among the top 5 states for truck accidents, including fatal truck accidents, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), General Estimates System (GES), and Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS).

 

Truck accidents, whether 18-wheeler tractor trailers, box delivery trucks, or large vans, are often the cause of serious personal injury, catastrophic injury, and wrongful death. A truck's size, strong engine, and force, when striking an automobile or motorcycle, can simply reduce the victim’s car to a crushed pile of steel.

Trucking companies have fought efforts to increase regulations and standards imposed on trucks and truck drivers.  Truck drivers make deliveries. Deliveries are usually performed according to a certain schedule. This means that the delivery has a deadline. Truck drivers do what they must to meet these deadlines.

Why do truck accidents occur? There are many reasons, of course, but some examples are listed here:

1. Truck driver is rushing to meet a delivery deadline;
2. Truck driver is talking on his/her cellular phone or CB radio;
3. Truck driver has driven for a long period, whether or not in compliance with the FMCSA regulations;
4. Truck driver cannot and does not actively monitor his/her blind spots;
5. Truck is overloaded;
6. Mechanical failure;
7. Tire defects;
8. Reckless driving, speeding, improper lane changes, unsecured load.

There are federal and state statutes and regulations that require compliance by truck drivers and trucking companies; but, too often in cases of serious injury of death caused by a truck, it is determined that the rules were not followed.

Trucking Accident Lawyer Florida

If you or a loved one has been involved in a truck accident, trucking accident, 18-wheeler accident, tractor trailer accident, or other truck crash, and suffered serious injuries, then it is important that you speak to an experienced accident attorney and personal injury lawyer as soon as possible to protect your legal rights.

A proper investigation and evaluation of your claim must be made so that evidence is not lost and before witnesses’ memories fade. You want a trucking accident lawyer who will obtain the documentation and marshal the evidence to establish your case, and will work promptly to secure justice.

Did a trucking accident cause or contribute to the devastating injuries?  Our Florida truck accident attorneys will investigate your claim aggressively, promptly, and uphold the highest ethical standards for lawyers.

Victims of trucking accidents may be physically injured and mentally scarred for life. The last thing a truck accident injured person needs to worry about are hospital bills, doctor bills, lost work and living expenses. The costs of life, mortgage, rent, electric and other bills do not stop even though parts of your life did. Contact our Florida trucking accident lawyers to review your situation.

At the Harris Law Firm, P.A., personal injury law firm and consumer injury law firm, we proudly serve clients and their families who are seeking to overcome the challenges of serious personal injury and wrongful death throughout Florida and beyond in other States.

Locally, we are also proud to serve our neighbors throughout Southwest Florida, including those in Arcadia, Alva, Avon Park, Bonita Springs, Bradenton, Cape Coral, Charlotte County, Clewiston, Collier County, Desoto County, Englewood, Felda, Fort Myers, Ft. Myers, Glades County, Golden Gate, Hardee County, Hendry County, Highlands County, Immokalee, La Belle, Labelle, Lake Placid, Lee County, Lehigh, Lehigh Acres, Manatee County, Moore Haven, Naples, Nokomis, North Port, Osprey, Palmdale, Port Charlotte, Punta Gorda, Sarasota, Sebring, Venice, Wauchula, Zolfo Springs.

We provide aggressive, prompt, and ethical advocacy on behalf of individuals and families who have suffered serious personal injury, accident injury, and wrongful death. Contact us today.

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