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More than 66,000 trucking companies employing one of every 16 citizens operate in Texas. About 185,000 truckers traverse the most extensive interstate highway system in America to deliver agricultural products and oil throughout the country. State and federal regulations and mandatory trucker training help keep the highways safe for all motorists, but accidents do happen.
Tangling with a big rig is almost always catastrophic or deadly because of the sheer force from tons of metal slamming into a smaller vehicle. Once rigs tip and continue to cut paths of devastation, nobody is in control. If you are injured in a big rig crash or a loved one is killed in one, a Spring truck accident lawyer is available to discuss what we can do for you. Call our personal injury attorney for help.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) oversees the commercial trucking industry and has set rules in place the trucking companies must follow. They must fill in truck maintenance and mileage logs and the truckers’ driving hours are restricted each day and week, with mandatory breaks on long hauls.
Commercial trucks have increasingly been equipped with onboard cameras to record accidents and situations the trucker encounters, and black boxes that record how the truck is functioning, much like airplane black boxes.
After a truck smashup, it is common for footage chronicling the trucker’s performance to disappear, putting any plaintiffs claiming injuries from negligence at risk of losing evidence that the trucker is at fault, and potentially the trucking company as well. A truck accident attorney in Spring, TX could insistently request onboard recordings of what transpired to cause an accident, and support a client’s case.
Trucking companies are required to carry substantial minimum amounts of accident insurance under federal law, which is one option an injury attorney can tap after a client is injured a truck wreck. Under the US Code of Federal Regulations § 387.9, commercial trucking companies that travel outside the state must carry $750,000 in liability insurance and $5 million if they transport hazardous materials. If injuries exceed what an insurance settlement would cover, a Spring truck accident attorney can plead to a jury for adequate compensation.
Injuries sustained in truck crashes are based on the tort of negligence. To prevail in a lawsuit seeking compensation, an injured person’s attorney must prove all the elements that define negligence: The duty to act like a reasonable truck driver, then the breaching of that duty, which results in an accident that causes injuries and damages. Evidence of negligence stems for the situation, which might include:
Trucking accidents can be conditioned on negligence, on product liability if a truck system fails, and vicarious liability if the trucking company cut corners and caused the conditions that lead to an accident. Plaintiffs might be eligible to recover a monetary award for medical care, rehabilitation, wages lost while rehabilitating, pain suffered, loss of consortium, and disfigurement. A Spring semi-truck accident attorney uses their knowledge of the legal system to recover damages awards for clients.
Our state thrives because of the trucking industry, but danger (and potentially catastrophic damage) comes with sharing the roads with commercial trucks.
Our legal team negotiates with behemoth insurance firms to get you the best settlement possible after an accident. Inadequate settlement offers do not dissuade us; we are at home in the courtroom explaining to jurors why you need proper compensation. For aggressive and compassionate advocacy, call a Spring truck accident lawyer now.
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