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You shouldn’t have to worry about whether you, your family and loved ones will arrive safely and without incident during a road trip. 可悲的是, too many people experience dangerous travel as a result of an 18-wheeler or other commercial vehicles, which may be fatal or life-threatening, 包括创伤性脑损伤, 截肢, 麻痹和脊髓损伤.

Whether a truck accident is caused by a distracted driver or a truck not meeting the mandatory, 最低安全准则, it’s important to know your legal rights.

Accidents involving large commercial trucks (vehicles with a gross weight of more than 10,000英镑)——半挂车, 18-wheelers or tractor-trailers – are complex and devastating tragedies that usually involve multiple vehicles. The crash investigations that follow are also complex and require knowledge of current commercial trucking regulations, laws as well as forensic crash experience.

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If you or a loved one have been involved in a commercial trucking accident and suffered fatal or life-threatening injuries you may have a potential claim. You may contact transportation attorney and former U.S. 运输部 Inspector General 玛丽舒阿佛 或律师 凯文·迪安 at 1.800.768.4026或 电子邮件.

商用卡车事故律师

五颜六色的大米 transportation attorneys represent injured passengers and the families of those who have suffered tragedy as a result of commercial trucking accidents. Our catastrophic personal injury attorneys have the knowledge, experience and resources to investigate and resolve cases involving large trucks, and to represent people who have suffered from serious injury and wrongful death, including reaching a settlement to resolve an interstate trucking claim. 澳门皇冠现金手机入口的客户, a 60-year-old married father of five, 遭受了严重的, life-threatening injuries when his Mazda MX3 was struck by an impaired trucker on a two-lane stretch of State Road 81 near Erwin, 田纳西州. 五颜六色的大米 took prompt action for the victim and his family, pushing for compensation and reaching a settlement within months.

*Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.     

作为美国联邦调查局监察长.S. 运输部, 玛丽舒阿佛 oversaw investigations into many commercial trucking issues, 包括司机疲劳, 汽车运输安全检查, drivers under the influence of alcohol and drugs as well as NAFTA-related problems with trucks from Mexico.

凯文·迪安 has more than a decade of experience investigating vehicle defects and experience analyzing all the technical aspects involved in a variety of crashes.

Commercial Trucking: A Federally Regulated Industry

商用车辆, such as tractor-trailers and other large trucks, are regulated by the 运输部’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Other federal agencies also regulate trucks if they have regulatory control over contents of the shipment. 例如, the Environmental Protection Agency has additional regulations for loads that contain hazardous materials. These federal government agencies are responsible for setting the minimum standards for a motor carrier to operate on public roadways. 

卡车事故原因

Our attorneys approach each case with a set of criteria to examine on top of any additional concerns particular to that crash. Our crash reconstruction experts rarely conclude that a single factor caused an accident. Most often multiple factors end up contributing to the cause of the accident. Some factors that may be involved include:

  • Design, manufacture, and maintenance of the vehicle itself and its parts, including brakes or tires
  • 司机培训
  • 高速公路的条件
  • 交通信号
  • 卡车司机疏忽
    • Alcohol or over-the-counter or prescription drug use
    • 分心驾驶
    • 超速驾驶
    • 乏力
    • 不熟悉道路
  • 货运公司疏忽
  • 天气状况

When a major truck accident occurs, the National 运输 Safety Board (NTSB) is the public agency responsible for the investigation of the accident. Once the NTSB investigation is complete, it publishes a final report with its conclusions. The NTSB compiles all accident data and publishes its Most Wanted 运输 Safety Improvements relating to highway safety concerns.

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