A team of truck accident lawyers can help you navigate the legal process surrounding a truck accident claim.

When you go up against a trucking company, you want the best legal team at your side. Truck accident cases in Fort Lauderdale can be complex. As a truck accident victim, don’t be discouraged. Let us step in, guide you, and ensure you don’t agree to a settlement when you are legally entitled to fair compensation.

For years, our legal team has been helping truck accident victims pursue claims that get them the justice they’re owed. We will work hard in court to prove the cause of the crash and protect your rights at every turn. The appropriate parties will be held accountable.

Our personal injury lawyers will aggressively pursue the most successful outcome available to you in your truck accident case.

Every year, there are thousands of motor vehicle accidents across Florida, including hundreds involving trucks.

Unlike cars and motorcycles, trucks are far heavier and an accident is likely to cause more damage. An accident involving any truck or similar commercial vehicle will have a higher risk of serious injuries, property damage, and a higher likelihood of a fatality.

Trucks take a longer time to stop and can be difficult to control in a rapid-response scenario. It’s well-known that a truck cannot make a sharp turn. They have no other choice than to make sweeping turns. A lack of maneuverability is often at the center of a truck accident.

The result of a truck accident – whether you were in a passenger vehicle or are the truck driver – can be catastrophic on account of the size of the truck. Prompt medical treatment is required to minimize the high risk of an injury worsening or potential death.

If you are the victim of a truck accident, you have the right to obtain monetary compensation for medical expenses and other damages.

When a client wants to put forth a truck accident claim, one of the first things a truck accident attorney will do is review the circumstances of the accident based on existing laws and regulations.

If a trucker was not in compliance with federal and state regulations, this strengthens the argument that they were at fault.

Trucking is heavily regulated by the FMCSA who enforce all trucking regulations. Here are the most common regulations that are often broken either by trucking companies or a negligent truck driver attempting to keep up with their work.

• A trucker must record their hours of service and restrict how much they drive within a certain period.
• Intoxication levels have a legal limit of .04 percent or under for the blood alcohol level of a trucker. Please note that this is set below the legal limit of .08 for non-truck drivers.
• There are load regulations, such as a maximum size and weight of the cargo in relation to the commercial truck.
• When and how often a truck driver inspects their vehicle must be recorded and be in line with regulations.
• Trucking companies are not permitted to hire drivers with past DUIs, poor driving records, or similar issues that demonstrate they do not drive safely.
• A trucking company must verify that a truck driver has a valid commercial driver’s license.

Truck drivers are known to work long hours, and face significant pressure to maintain their schedules and deliver their loads. For many truck drivers, especially with long-distance trucking, this puts them in a state of constant stress and fatigue.

There are also inexperienced truck drivers who may make a wrong judgment call or be improperly trained. This increases the likelihood of a driver error that leads to a commercial vehicle accident.

Just like with your average motor vehicle accident, distracted driving is often a cause of truck accidents. In the United States, every year, 3,400 people die on account of collisions relating to distracted driving. This might include eating, drinking, texting, phone calls, chatting with a passenger, personal grooming, or looking at a map.

There may be alcoholic beverages or substances involved.

If the truck was improperly loaded, it can cause the vehicle to be unstable, tip over, roll back, or materials may unload unexpectedly. When you add a truck driver that is speeding or driving aggressively, this increases the risk of an accident.

There may also be part defects and equipment malfunctions in a commercial truck that leads to an accident. Tire blowouts, brake failure, rollers, and lost loads are all consequences of an equipment failure that can be as inconsequential to a large truck as having no victims to being as serious as a fatal truck accident.

All of these are common causes of truck accidents.

A law firm handling accidents involving any type of commercial motor vehicle will typically pursue full and fair compensation from the corporation and insurance company that sits behind them. That said, there are several parties who may be held liable.

• The truck driver who was speeding, tired, or impaired can be held liable.
• Recover compensation from the trucking company that owns and/or operates the truck. They are responsible for the actions of their employees.
• If the truck owner is separate from the company operating the motor vehicle, they may be responsible for the serious injuries sustained in an accident.
• Any contractor responsible for the maintenance and repair of the large truck can be held liable if their work resulted in a mechanical failure that contributed.
• A truck manufacturer can be sued if the truck’s design or assembly contributed to the accident.

There are other parties that may be responsible. You may be able to seek compensation from a cargo loading company if they improperly loaded or didn’t secure cargo, a third-party contractor if they played a role, or government entities if there was inadequate signage, a poorly maintained road, or another infrastructure issue that was a direct or indirect cause of the accident.

The exact details of your truck accident claim must be reviewed by an attorney, analyzing all potential causes of the crash and to determine who is responsible or liable.

We help victims of truck accidents receive fair compensation for their injuries