Truck Accidents
Worcester Lawyers: Tractor Trailer Accidents
When the driver or passenger of a car or SUV is involved in a tractor trailer accident the occupant of the smaller vehicle is likely to suffer catastrophic injuries or death. The injured person will experience overwhelming medical, emotional, and economic stress in the weeks and months following the accident.
It is important, if a member of your family has been injured in a trucking accident, to have an experienced attorney review the claim and see that you recover the compensation necessary to rebuild your life. If you have an injury or wrongful death claim resulting from a trucking accident, and would like a lawyer from our Worcester, Massachusetts, law firm, Revelli & Revelli, to review your claim, please contact our office and arrange a complimentary consultation.
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Elements of a transit authority or trucking accident claim
When handling a car accident claim involving a public or commercial vehicle our lawyers work to identify all possible sources of compensation for our client, including insurance policies that cover the driver, the company that owns the vehicle, our client's car, and those covering cars owned by members of our client's family (even if the autos were not involved in the truck accident).
The attorneys will work with accident reconstructionists to determine exactly what factors contributed to the crash. Drivers of commercial and passenger vehicles such as handicapped vans are required, under the rules regulating commercial drivers' licenses (CDLs) to meet a higher standard of care than drivers of passenger cars or motorcycles. Our lawyers will look for evidence of negligence:
- Driving under the influence of alcohol, medication, or illegal drugs
- Keeping an illegal log book in the semi truck to conceal driver fatigue
- Failure of the trucking or bus company to perform required maintenance
- Failure of the driver to perform the required pre-trip safety check
- Distribution by a manufacturer of defective tires, brakes, or other dangerous equipment on either the auto or the 18 wheeler
- Dangerous and illegal lack of a guard on the tractor trailer that caused an underride accident
- Unbalanced load or overload on a flatbed truck that caused a rollover or jackknife accident
- Violations of regulations covering gasoline tanker trucks and other carriers of hazardous materials
- Failure of dump trucks, garbage/sanitation trucks, and other municipal vehicles to warn traffic as they enter the roadway
When calculating the value of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), quadriplegia, paraplegia, disfiguring burn scars, or other life-changing injury, our lawyers enlist medical, economic, and life-care experts to testify in court or before insurance company adjustors.
Our attorneys have extensive experience in trials and appeals, the resources to support our clients' claims, and are fully prepared to do what is necessary to get full compensation for victims of bus and trucking accidents. Call 508-471-3020 or e-mail our Worcester, Massachusetts law firm for a free consultation about your tractor trailer accident claim.
