Our New Jersey and Pennsylvania truck accident lawyers want you to feel safe on our nation’s roads. It is imperative that you are educated in what to look for to avoid a trucking accident.
Like car accidents, truck accidents can occur due to a wide variety of reasons, including:
- Inadequate driver training
- Overloaded trucks
- Oversized trucks
- Unsecured cargo / loads
- Air brake failure
- Improper / Defective equipment
- Unsafe & improper towing
- Poor maintenance of trucks
- Poor weather conditions
- Inexperience of truck driver
- Aggressiveness of truck driver
- Carelessness of truck driver
- Recklessness of truck driver
- Speeding truck driver
- Tractor trailer leaving the roadway
- Jack-knifing of tractor trailer
- Truck driver fatigue / Driving too long without sleep or rest
- Failure to yield
- Alcohol / Drug usage
- Unsafe safety systems, lights, reflectors, and warning devices
- Lack of underide protection underguard on truck
- Violation of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulations
Accidents involving trucks and big rigs are regulated by a complex set of laws, which require substantially more evidence than the average car accident case. Due to the complicated nature of these cases, it is imperative that you have a knowledgeable and experienced lawyer working to protect your rights.
Dealing with trucking and insurance companies can be extremely difficult after you have been in an accident. Companies often employ aggressive accident investigators that are called to the accident scene soon after the crash occurs to begin collecting evidence. Their main focus is not to help the victims, but to build and support the case to protect the financial interests of the trucking company. This is why it is so important for victims to retain a trial attorney and their own team of experts to help them fight the trucking and insurance companies.
If you or a loved one has been injured in a trucking accident, please contact the Pennsylvania and New Jersey truck accident lawyers of Sheridan & Murray. Our trial attorneys have the experience and expertise needed to handle these complex and difficult cases to obtain the compensation you deserve.
