Identifying the Cause of Your Truck Accident
The Louisville truck accident lawyers from Paul A. Casi, II, P.S.C. takes on all types of cases involving commercial trucks; these cases often involve a wide range of causes and contributing factors. We know how to identify and expose negligent and wrongful acts to our clients’ benefit, helping them obtain the full and fair compensation they need.
Some of the problems that cause trucking accidents include:
- Lack of training and inexperienced drivers
- Overloaded and over-sized trucks
- Poor maintenance of trucks, including brakes and tires
- Driver fatigue and hours-of-service violations
- Speeding over the limit or driving too fast for conditions
- Not using “extreme” caution in bad weather or other hazardous conditions (fog, smoke, etc.)
- Drunk driving and driving under the influence of drugs
- Safety system problems, such as issues with reflectors, lights and other warning devices
- Failure to yield the right of way
- Unsafe lane changes
- Failure to check blind spots
Many of these causes can be attributed to a company’s attempt to cut costs. Trucking companies don’t want to invest in training or pay higher wages for more experienced drivers. They don’t want to pay for maintenance. The longer drivers stay on the road, the more money trucking companies make, so truck drivers often drive when they’re tired. Unfortunately, serious accidents are often the result.
Most trucking accidents that occur in Kentucky and across the United States are preventable. The behavior and circumstances that lead to these collisions can be avoided if people and truck companies exercise proper caution and care. Unfortunately, some truck companies choose to put profits above safety. Even the playing field with our truck accident lawyers in Louisville. Call (502) 234-7451 to learn more.
What Are Some Injuries Caused By Truck Accidents?
Accidents that involve semi-trucks, big-rigs, and tractor-trailers are not minor fender-benders. Even at low speeds, the massive weight of these trucks can crush smaller vehicles and cause debilitating injuries to their passengers. A fully loaded 18 wheel tractor-trailer can weigh over 80,000 pounds of 40 tons!
If you've suffered any of the following injuries in a truck accident, our Louisville law firm can help you seek compensation:
Truck accidents often result in serious injuries, and you may need lifelong care. But this care is expensive. You should not have to deal with this financial burden in addition to the pain you have suffered. Our goal is to obtain full compensation to cover medical costs, lost wages, lost future earnings and loss of earning capacity, physical and mental pain and suffering and loss of enjoyment of life.
Why Truck Accident Cases Are More Complex in Louisville?
When you are in an automobile accident with a truck, you are dealing with a professional driver who is specially trained, whose industry is regulated, and whose truck is required to be maintained. As professionals, and due to the severity of truck accidents, there are specific requirements that must be met.
The Trucking Industry Defense Association lawyers will have a team of people working on their side almost immediately after an accident. They will be gathering physical evidence and will be preparing and planning their truck accident defense right away.
Since truck accidents are typically more severe than other motor vehicle accidents, have complex regulations, and often have a team of professionals working on the trucking company’s side almost immediately, it is important that you get someone with specific trucking accident expertise on YOUR side.
Our Louisville truck accident attorneys are not only familiar with the tactics these companies use, but they know what evidence can help your case. Our truck accident lawyers in Kentucky have more than a combined 35 years of legal experience. You may be up against considerable odds, but we are here to level the playing field, so your rights are properly protected.
