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Truck Accident Attorneys

When large truck, commercial truck, or tractor trailer and a passenger vehicle collide, the truck accident victims are almost always in the smaller vehicle. We know that victims of truck accidents and their families may require intensive medical treatment, including hospitalization, surgery, and therapy, followed by months or years of rehabilitation.

Truck Accident Attorneys

Some truck crash victims will be burdened by their personal injuries for a lifetime. These injuries will result in huge sums for treatment and therapy. The financial burden, the insecurity, can be overwhelming.

Finding an accident lawyer who truly cares about you, how you and your loved ones are treated, and your family's survival after a truck accident is one of the most important decisions you can make.

Truck accident lawsuits can be more complex than those for automobile accidents. There are several reasons for this. Florida's Department of Motor Carrier Compliance in the Florida Department of Transportation, as well as the Florida Highway Patrol, and at the federal level, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), regulate and enforce trucking companies.

In a highway accident involving a truck or semi-truck, the liable parties may include the trucking company, its management, suppliers and insurance providers, and the truck owner in addition to the driver (many truck drivers are independent contractors and maintain their own corporate entity and insurance coverage).

Large trucks are commonly referred to in several terms, including:

  • Big rig
  • 18 wheeler
  • Commercial carrier
  • Delivery truck
  • Box truck
  • Semi-truck
  • Semi
  • Tractor trailer
  • Cab and trailer

There are many potential causes of a truck accident.  Among them, because of the size of large trucks and demands on the truck drivers, are the following accident causes:

  • Lack of driver experience
  • Improper training
  • Improper supervision
  • Unsecured load
  • Oversized truck
  • Overloaded truck
  • Large blind spots caused by trailers
  • Truck driver fatigue
  • Drugs and alcohol
  • Tractor trailer underride
  • Violation of trucking regulations

Because trucks are large and have enormous power, a tractor trailer accident can result in catastrophic personal injury or wrongful death. A collision with a semi-truck, for example, can result in a rollover accident.

Car passengers and drivers involved in 18 wheeler accident tend to suffer most of the fatal crash deaths and serious personal injury. Of those injured in a truck wreck, many suffer serious injuries such as amputation, spinal cord injury, closed head injury, severe burns, or traumatic brain injury.

Trucking companies and their insurance companies often have substantial financial resources and skilled lawyers. If you or your loved one was injured or killed in a truck accident, then contact an experienced accident attorney at our firm to prepare for and fight your truck cash case.

Contact our Personal Injury Attorneys today.

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