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Due to the sheer size of commercial trucks such as 18-wheelers and tractor trailers, any collision between a commercial truck and a passenger car is likely to result in serious injuries and significant property damage. If you have been involved in a truck accident, contact an experienced truck accident attorney today.
Truck Driver Fatigue Costs Lives
Overtime or over-hours driving is a problem that affects the entire interstate long-haul trucking industry. Due to tight schedules and even tighter pay rates, truckers are implicitly encouraged, or even required, to drive over the number of miles and hours per day permitted by federal law.
When trucking companies turn a blind eye to drivers who operate over-hours, who have a history of speeding to make up time and miles, or who lie about hours, rest time or speed, the trucking company can be held liable if truck driver fatigue causes a serious or fatal accident.
The Texas law firm of Miller, Curtis & Weisbrod is a national leader in the fight to hold negligent trucking companies to account when their practices and policies lead to accidents caused by truck driver fatigue.
Time is of the essence. Immediate investigation and swift legal action may be required to protect your rights against trucking company and insurance carrier investigators who seek to limit their responsibility to pay. Please contact our offices in Dallas today to schedule a free consultation with an experienced trial lawyer.
When Is the Trucking Company Liable for Truck Driver Fatigue or Inattention?
- When a company sets a route that it knows a driver cannot possibly complete in time without speeding or driving over the number of hours allowed
- When a truck driver is allowed, even encouraged, to use an e-mail device while driving in order to communicate with the home office, he or she is at greatly increased risk of causing a serious or fatal accident
- When companies ignore reports of drunk driving or drug abuse
- When trucking companies fail to audit log books or ignore evidence of over-hours or over-miles driving
These are just a few examples of negligence and potential corporate responsibility in semi truck accidents. It can take immediate action by an experienced team of attorneys and investigators to root out the truth about what caused your truck accident and who is to blame.
The Dallas law firm of Miller, Curtis & Weisbrod represents truck accident victims in Texas, California, Arizona, Utah, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico, New York, Illinois and all across the United States. To discuss your case in a free consultation, please call our offices toll free at 888.987.0005 or contact us by e-mail today.
