The trucking industry is governed by strict regulations to prevent accidents. When accidents occur, it is often due to a company or driver not following those rules. The DiCello Law Firm has a team of experienced truck accident attorneys who can help.
The following articles might help you find more information about specific topics within the Truck Crashes practice area.
The DiCello Law Firm played the lead role in one of the nation’s largest tractor-trailer crashes. The crash changed the lives of families from around the United States.
It’s supposed to be all about safety!
When a truck’s trailer isn’t loaded right, the load can shift and cause the whole truck to turn over or jackknife. This may lead to serious injury and death to not only other vehicles but also the trucker.
Who is responsible for the improper loading of the truck?
Many preventable truck accidents occur when a trucker makes an improper or illegal left turn. Every truck driver, whether interstate or intrastate, is taught the proper technique involved in a left turn.
A truck driver must make sure to reach the center of the intersection before starting the left turn.
Fatigue (being tired) and lack of alertness are big problems for truck drivers and the trucking industry. Some argue it’s the biggest threat our highway safety.
The only safe cure for fatigue is for a trucker to get off the road and get some sleep
Each year about 400,000 trucks are involved in car, truck and motorcycle crashes. Eighteen percent of the trucks are involved in rear-end crashes. Many factors can affect the risk and results of rear-end crashes.
Each year about 400,000 trucks are involved in crashes
Every time a truck crash occurs the truck driver has rules to follow that are different from car drivers. For instance, it’s common for truck companies to tell their drivers to never admit fault no matter the truth of the crash.
Trucking rules are different from car rules
Underrides are often catastrophic and fatal events that occur when passenger vehicles crash under the trailer of a truck.
Underride crashes often result from improper parking
Truck crash cases are different than regular car crash cases. People who need a truck crash lawyer shouldn’t assume that lawyers who hold themselves out as car crash or auto law lawyers can't handle a big truck case.
Truck Crash Cases Require Truck Crash Lawyers
Trucks and Truck companies are required to carry higher insurance limits than any car driver because the industry understands that there is no such thing as a minor truck crash.
Minimum coverage is at least $750,000
Everyone understands that the size and weight of a truck makes them generally more dangerous to operate than cars. But there is more...
Big Trucks Have a Higher Center of Gravity That Make them More Dangerous
Truck crashes often result in multiple injuries and sometimes, unfortunately, multiple fatalities. The crashes often result in many lawyers that may be local or from around the Country participating in the case.
An Organized Approach is Necessary to Prosecute Complex Truck Litigation
Every year there are thousands of truck accidents. These accidents are more dangerous than a typical accident. They are more dangerous because trucks can weigh a lot more than a typical passenger car.
Since 1992, there have been more than 100,000 fatalities as a result of truck accidents