Driver fatigue and driver distractions, such as cell phones and texting, are two leading causes of
commercial vehicle wrecks.
This means we take cases like trucking accidents,
commercial vehicle wrecks, motorcycle accidents, pedestrian accidents, and wrongful death.
Not exact matches
The risk of a deadly collision involving a
commercial truck is increased when the other
vehicle involved in the
wreck is a smaller passenger car that isn't designed to withstand or protect against the forces involved in a truck accident.
An accident that occurs between two privately owned passenger
vehicles is much different than a
wreck that happens between a
commercial truck and a car.
Personal injury lawsuits filed after an accident with a tractor - trailer or other
commercial vehicle are normally different than simple traffic
wrecks as they often involve unique evidence.
Statistics from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration have shown that car
wrecks involving large trucks and buses (18 - wheelers, semi-trucks, tow trucks, dump trucks, and other
commercial vehicles weighing over 10,000 pounds) have increased in the past several years.
«Given the size and speed of today's
commercial vehicles, the likelihood of sustaining a serious injury if you have been involved in a trucking
wreck is very high.»