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TRUCK ACCIDENT LAWYER GROUP is devoted to helping victims and their families receive fair compensation for their losses. Our attorneys serve personal injury clients nationwide and we have handled thousands of tractor-trailer accidents, large truck accidents, commercial motor vehicle accidents, and car accident cases. Our lawyers have recovered millions of dollars on tractor-trailer and large truck accidents.

Tractor-trailers are commonly known as semis, large trucks, big rigs, 18-wheelers and are called by many other names that refer to tractor-trailers. Trucking companies must be in compliance with the Federal D.O.T. regulations under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The regulations are known as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR). These regulations require that truck drivers follow rules that limit the hours they drive to prevent fatigued truck drivers from killing or injuring innocent drivers. Trucking laws are not the same as regular traffic regulations that most of us have to follow. Instead, truckers have to follow strict federal and state regulations. A knowledgeable truck accident lawyer will not only know these special laws, but will know how to uncover regulatory violations. This will help in making your case a much larger claim.

Tractor-trailers, trucks, commercial vehicles, and semis that weigh 10,000 pounds and above are subject to D.O.T. regulations to prevent injury to motorists. When trucking companies fail to implement safety programs for training truck drivers they place a dangerous truck onto the road that is capable of killing and injuring more than one person. Many trucking companies do not properly hire their truck drivers. They do not properly train their truck drivers. Many trucking companies fail to test, supervise, and monitor their truck drivers for hours of service violations. Many trucking companies fail to test for drugs and alcohol after serious tractor-trailer accidents and violate the FMCSR regulations. The failure to follow safety regulations on truck drivers creates more and more truck and tractor-trailer accidents each year.

Many trucking companies require their truck drivers to meet time constraints and delivery deadlines or face losing their job. This requirement makes fatigued truck drivers have severe accidents. These truck accidents could be avoided by simply allowing truck drivers time to rest so they are not fatigued. Circadian rhythm studies of over-the-road truck drivers have proven that truck drivers must stop driving after a specific period of time or accidents will definitely occur. Many truck drivers use amphetamine, methamphetamine, and other stimulants to prevent fatigue. Trucking companies can prevent truck driver drug use through appropriate random drug testing.

If you are the victim of a truck accident and would like the assistance of a skilled lawyer then we would like to discuss your case with you. Please fill out the FREE CASE REVIEW form above for a FREE consultation.

While we practice in many other areas, we concentrate in truck accidents. There are numerous reasons why a truck or semi accident may occur and it can be difficult in certain situations to figure out what went wrong. That is why it is important to solicit the aid of a truck accident lawyer. Do not wait until it is too late. Contact one of our truck accident lawyers for a FREE CASE EVALUATION of your truck, tractor-trailer, or semi crash.

Truck Accident Lawyers

Every year, about 500,000 trucking accidents occur in the United States. In addition, these incidents claim the lives of approximately 5,000 people and cause 89,038 injuries annually. Click on your state’s name to learn about trucking accidents within your state and how our lawyers can help you.