Trucks accounted for more than 100,000 accidents, 23,000 injuries and 4,808 fatalities in
2007 alone, according to a report by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration.
The report notes that over 3,000 individuals were killed in motor vehicle accidents in Florida
during the same time period.
Trucking accidents can result in catastrophic personal
injury, significant financial loss and
wrongful death. The injures from a truck accident are
much more severe than those of other motor vehicles wrecks,
such as car accidents, and legal claims are typically more
complicated than those in the average
automobile accident because there may be multiple defendants, including the
truck driver, his or her employer, and all associated owners of the truck itself.
If you or a loved has been hurt in a truck accident, you do not have to face the trucking
companies alone. Call the truck accident
attorneys of Rosen & Rosen today at (954) 981-1852, or contact
us online. We can help you secure compensation to ease the financial burden of your
injury. Our primary focus is serving our clients. We believe that if we focus on
providing excellent and thorough representation and service, everything else will take care of itself.
With more than 65 years of combined legal
experience, our tractor trailer accident
attorneys have helped victims throughout
South Florida,
including
Hollywood,
Pembroke Pines,
Aventura,
Hallandale,
North Miami Beach,
Sunny Isles,
Cooper City, and
Dania Beach.
Some car-truck accidents are simply inevitable. However, most truck accidents involve
some sort of negligence on the part of the
truck driver, employer, or truck owner. Negligence by the driver of an 18-wheeler
truck can end with severe personal injury or
death. According to a 2007 federal study, factors that lead to
a crash for semi trucks and their drivers include brake problems, traffic congestion,
prescription and over-the-counter drug use, speeding, unfamiliarity with local roads and driver fatigue.
Truck-related litigation is uniquely complicated and requires a knowledgeable
truck accident attorney’s expertise:
- A truck accident lawyer is needed to analyze whether the driver complied with all
state and federal motor carrier safety regulations. Florida law requires that truck
drivers receive basic training and limit their consecutive hours on the road.
Unfortunately, due to demand of the industry, many drivers cut corners and employers fail
to comply with the rules. An attorney is needed to analyze truck log books, on-board black
boxes, compliance with licensing and certification regulations, and maintenance records
for a particular vehicle.
- An truck wreck attorney is needed to analyze whether other individuals or corporations,
including the driver’s employer, might be liable for the driver’s negligence
(also known as respondeat superior liability)
- A competent legal team is needed to determine a lawsuit’s appropriate jurisdiction,
which is especially complicated with out-of-state trucking companies.
The tractor trailer accident lawyers at Rosen and Rosen have a successful history of
representing victims of car-truck accidents:
-
Ronald Rosen successfully represented a 17-year-old vehicle passenger that
was struck head-on by another vehicle. He immediately settled for the policy
limits of $10,000 with the driver of the vehicle that struck our client, and
secured an additional $20,000 of uninsured motorist coverage from the vehicle in
which our client was a passenger. Mr. Rosen then successfully obtained a
settlement of $2,275,000 from the tractor trailer driver, whose
contact forced the vehicle across the median and head-on into our client. Without any
eyewitnesses to the accident, substantial investigation and accident
reconstruction techniques had to be utilized to help our client.
For more
information about our cases and verdicts,
please review our
Cases page.
If you or a loved one has been the victim of a tractor trailer collision, you
may be entitled to damages, including medical expenses, lost wages and other compensation. Contact our
accident attorneys today at (954) 981-1852, or contact
us online for a free consultation. We work on a contingency fee basis, which means
we will not receive a fee unless you receive monetary compensation. The statute of
limitations may be running on your truck accident claim, so time is of the essence.
RELEVANT LINKS:
National Truck Crash Statistics
FL Truck Crash Statistics
Large Truck Crash Causation Study
Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
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