Trucking accidents happen all too often in Los Angeles. Due to the size and momentum of large commercial trucks, these accidents often result in fatalities and severe injuries. Catastrophic injuries such as brain injuries and spinal cord injuries can easily cost millions of dollars in medical care over the course of a victim’s lifetime. If you or a loved one has been injured in a trucking accident, our Los Angeles accident lawyers can help you and your family get the compensation that you need for your injuries.
Trucking Accident Causes
Trucking accidents are rarely simple. There are usually multiple factors which contributed to a trucking accident, some of which are only revealed through proper investigation by an experienced truck accident attorney. Common trucking accident causes can include:
- Driver fatigue
- Unrealistic schedules
- Poorly maintained truck
- Defective truck
- Improperly loaded truck
- Overweight truck
- Defective roadway
- Intoxicated driver
- Distracted driver
- Hazardous weather conditions
- Reckless behavior of other drivers around big trucks
Carrier Responsibility
Trucking companies are called common carriers. Very strict federal and state laws govern trucking companies, and will apply to your case. When truck drivers cause accidents, their employers can often be held responsible for many reasons including improper hiring practices, failure to monitor drivers, and blatant violations such as encouraging drivers to falsify log book entries in order to meet unrealistic schedules so that the trucking company can make bigger profits.
Trucking companies can also be held responsible for failure to maintain their trucks. Trucking companies must follow strict protocol for repairing and maintaining trucks as well as keeping proper documentation of maintenance and repairs.
When a trucking company is responsible for an accident, the evidence usually lies in the paperwork. In order to get this evidence and know what it means and how to use it, your attorney must have experience handling trucking accident lawsuits. Our Los Angeles accident lawyers have the knowledge and experience to help you win your trucking accident case.
If you or a loved one has been injured or killed in a trucking accident, please call our Los Angeles accident lawyers at 1-877 LOSS RECOVER (1-877-567-7732) or submit an online questionnaire. The initial consultation with our personal injury lawyers is free of charge, and if we agree to handle your case, in most cases we will work on a contingency fee basis, which means we get paid for our services only if there is a monetary recovery of funds. In California, a personal injury lawsuit must be filed before the statute of limitations expires. Please call right away to ensure that you do not waive your right to possible compensation.