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Trucks and commercial vehicles may be one of the most prevalent means to distribute goods, but they also come with a lot of risk. It is reported that as much as 70% of all freight moved in the United States is done by trucks. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), a division of the United States Department of Transportation, the number of truck-related accidents that occur each year is in the hundreds of thousands. With over 700 accidents every day in America alone- it’s no wonder that trucks generate so many headlines for being unsafe! If you are the victim of a truck or commercial vehicle wreck you, need the experienced legal help of our Atlanta truck accident attorneys to seek justice and explore how you can be fairly compensated.
Trucking accident cases are unique because of the complex web of Federal Regulations governing driver hours and vehicle repair and inspection routines. Additionally, tractor-trailers have complex computer systems tracking throttle and braking systems. All of these need to be downloaded after a crash.
Large trucking companies, whether it be Scheider, Werner, Knight Transportation or UPS have lawyers on 24 call to respond to the scene of a bad accident and to save favorable evidence.
Our Atlanta car accident lawyer is trained by insurance companies to defend trucking companies early in their careers, so they know how this whole system works. The sooner you hire us, the sooner we can start visiting the scene and interviewing witnesses to preserve the evidence that makes the difference. If we take your case, we’ll immediately start investigating the accident, collecting pertinent evidence such as police reports and medical documents, interviewing any witnesses, and filing the proper paperwork.
Let us give you an example; in 2016 a young man called in from Detroit. He had been in a terrible crash as a passenger in a tractor-trailer that crashed in the mountains near Chattanooga. The trucking company denied responsibility and tried to say that the driver only crashed because of the design of the roadway. Our client had over $400,000 in medical bills from several surgeries and the insurance company would not even offer the medical bill totals. We downloaded the ECM on the tractor-trailer and immediately filed suit.
We pulled all of the electronic tracking records including the satellite pings from the Qualcomm unit on the truck and were able to develop evidence that showed that not only was the driver speeding downhill through the mountains but that the safety director got tired of getting automated email warnings about this driver speeding so HE TURNED THEM OFF! This inflammatory evidence completely turned the case around and they ultimately paid over $2,000,000 at a mediation.
The majority of truck drivers are professional, courteous, and careful, but despite this fact, accidents do happen, either by mistake or carelessness. Among the factors that typically contribute to tractor-trailer accidents are:
The elements required to prove negligence in trucking accident claims may seem straightforward, but how to substantiate them may be harder than you expect. Identifying the truly responsible parties can be difficult. It could be the driver, the trucking company, a third party who loaded or failed to secure cargo, and even government entities if there were dangerous road conditions that were not identified and the public sufficiently warned.
The majority of truck drivers are professional, courteous, and careful, but despite this fact, accidents do happen, either by mistake or carelessness. Among the factors that typically contribute to tractor-trailer accidents are:
The elements required to prove negligence in trucking accident claims may seem straightforward, but how to substantiate them may be harder than you expect. Identifying the truly responsible parties can be difficult. It could be the driver, the trucking company, a third party who loaded or failed to secure cargo, and even government entities if there were dangerous road conditions that were not identified and the public sufficiently warned.
If you have been injured in a commercial truck accident, you may be legally entitled to compensation for medical treatment (present and future), lost wages, property damage and, in some cases, pain and suffering or emotional distress.
In trucking accident cases you must prove negligence and adhere to the legal statute of limitation, or deadline, for filing your claim. Our skilled and compassionate legal team can help you when you need it most. Being injured in an accident is stressful enough. Let us take some of the burdens off you so that you can concentrate on healing and getting your life back on track.
We offer free, confidential initial consultations. Don’t delay! Call our Atlanta truck accident attorneys or fill out our convenient online form today.
For two clients badly hurt in a tractor-trailer accident.
On dash camera t-bone collision taking the life of a car sales lady in the prime of her life.
For a client badly injured in a tractor-trailer accident.
$350,000 for a pedestrian with rotator cuff surgery and meniscal surgery to the knee involving Cotton State Insurance.