Working Up Your Case the Right Way
Commercial trucking accident cases are among the most complicated of all motor vehicle accident cases. Usually the injuries are catastrophic or fatal, and these cases present evidentiary and strategic issues that can overwhelm inexperienced lawyers. Because there is so much more at stake, the trucking companies and their insurers defend against these claims with exceptional vigor, employing specialists who spend their entire careers defending commercial trucking accident personal injury claims.
Every year, more than 4,000 people are killed in accidents involving trucks, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. We have the know-how to help you fight for the best compensation award possible in your case. Contact us for a free consultation with one of our attorneys.
If you or a loved one has been injured in a commercial truck accident, it is important to work with attorneys who have experience specifically in this area, rather than merely general injury litigation experience. Our Akron commercial trucking accident lawyers have more than 45 years of legal experience and a track record of positive results for truck accident victims throughout northeast Ohio. We understand what it takes to work up these cases properly — finding and using the evidence, witness testimony, medical records and transportation regulations involved.
Driver Regulations
Commercial truck drivers are bound by extensive state and federal regulations. In almost every serious truck accident case, the truck driver has violated at least one of the industry standards:
- Inadequate training and qualifications: A commercial trucker has to have a commercial driver's license (CDL), which requires specialized training. Your lawyers must discover whether the truck driver lacked adequate training or qualifications.
- Regulation violations: We have seen many cases in which the truck driver violated logbook entry requirements, hours-on-the-road limitations, weight restrictions or other requirements.
- Driver fatigue: Driver fatigue is one of the most common causes for commercial driving accidents. The primary objective of trucking companies is to move parcels over the roads as quickly as possible; that can lead stressed and careless truck drivers to take to the road for a far longer period of time than what is safe to the driving public at large.
- Driving under the influence: We assume this problem is rarer for professional drivers than others, but drunk driving, or driving under the influence of amphetamines or other medications, can lead to commercial trucking accidents.
- Black boxes: Commercial vehicles have "black boxes" (data event recorders) that can include important evidence about the crash or its causes. Your lawyers must investigate whether this evidence can be gathered and used.
We have knowledge and experience about these issues, and we will use it to gather the evidence needed to win your case.
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