Tractor-trailer Wrecks
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Wrecks involving 18 wheel Tractor-trailers require specialized expertise and knowledge about how trucking companies operate. Important evidence can be lost if not obtained within the first 6 months after the wreck. We know how the trucking industry operates from the company level to the driver level. Don’t trust your case to someone who doesn’tknow the trucking industry inside out.
Tractor-trailers and other large trucks cause more traffic deaths, based on miles traveled, than any other type of vehicle on the road. Deaths from Tractor-trailer and other large trucks wrecks is 2.3 deaths per 100 million miles traveled compared to 1.6 deaths per 100 million miles traveled for all other vehicles. In 2005 there were 5,212 fatalities and 91,993 injuries involving Tractor-trailer and other large trucks.
Often Tractor-trailer drivers drive more hours than allowed by law. Studies show a large percentage of Tractor-trailer wrecks are caused by driver fatigue and that Tractor-trailer drivers are more likely to crash after many long hours of driving. Federal Regulations allow truck drivers to drive 11 hours after 10 consecutive hours off-duty. Truck drivers may not drive beyond the 14th hour after coming on-duty, following 10 hours off-duty. Truck drivers may not drive after being on-duty for 60 hours in a seven-consecutive-day period or 70 hours in an eight-consecutive-day period. This on-duty cycle may be restarted whenever a driver takes at least 34 consecutive hours off-duty. We know the documents to ask for to determine if a driver has been on the road too long. Even if the driver’s logs show no extra time, we know how to confirm or disprove the Drivers Log Entries using the trucking companies own documents.
In Tractor-trailer wrecks, it is often important to get an Expert in Accident Reconstruction to the collision scene to gather and analyze crucial evidence, take measurements of skid marks, examine and document the damage to both vehicles, etc. Experts can also be sent to access the 'black box' data recorder that is built into most trucks. These data can show the speed of a truck, throttle position, etc.immediately before the brakes were applied. These data remain accessible after a wreck for a limited period of time and can be crucial to winning your case. Utilizing experts quickly to gather and analyze the evidence can make a crucial difference in the value of your injury claim. We know the best experts in these fields and have the funds readily available to hire them to help you.
Tractor-trailer Wreck Information
- Federal Trucking Regulations
- Sleepy Truck Drivers
- Truck Wreck Statistics
- What Trucking Companies Don't Want You To Know
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