Truck Crash Injury
The DiCello Law Firm played the lead role in one of the nation’s largest tractor-trailer crashes. The crash changed the lives of families from around the United States.
Truck Company Responsibility
Every time a truck crash occurs the truck driver has rules to follow that are different from car drivers. For instance, it’s common for truck companies to tell their drivers to never admit fault no matter the truth of the crash.
Truck Driver Fatigue
Fatigue (being tired) and lack of alertness are big problems for truck drivers and the trucking industry. Some argue it’s the biggest threat our highway safety.
Rear End Crash
Each year about 400,000 trucks are involved in car, truck and motorcycle crashes. Eighteen percent of the trucks are involved in rear-end crashes. Many factors can affect the risk and results of rear-end crashes.
Improper Left Turns
Many preventable truck accidents occur when a trucker makes an improper or illegal left turn.
Trucking Industry Rules
Truck crash cases are different than regular car crash cases. People who need a truck crash lawyer shouldn’t assume that lawyers who hold themselves out as car crash or auto law lawyers can't handle a big truck case.
Underride Truck Crashes
Underrides are often catastrophic and fatal events that occur when passenger vehicles crash under the trailer of a truck.
Cargo Shift Crashes
When a truck’s trailer isn’t loaded right, the load can shift and cause the whole truck to turn over or jackknife. This may lead to serious injury and death to not only other vehicles but also the trucker.
Insurance and Big Truck Crashes
Trucks and Truck companies are required to carry higher insurance limits than any car driver because the industry understands that there is no such thing as a minor truck crash.
Truck Crashes are Different
Everyone understands that the size and weight of a truck makes them generally more dangerous to operate than cars. But there’s more. Consider for a moment that big trucks have a variety of characteristics that make them not only challenging, but require expertise in both driving and maintenance.
Complex Truck Crash Litigation
Truck crashes often result in multiple injuries and sometimes, unfortunately, multiple fatalities. The crashes often result in many lawyers that may be local or from around the Country participating in the case.
Trucking Statistics
Every year there are thousands of truck accidents. These accidents are more dangerous than a typical accident. They are more dangerous because trucks can weigh a lot more than a typical passenger car. A typical passenger car weighs about 4,000 pounds.