Involved in a tractor trailer accident? If you are the victim or if a loved one died, contact the truck accident lawyers to discuss the circumstances. We can determine if there was negligence on the part of the truck driver or the business that operates the truck. We believe victims should be fairly compensated for the negligence of the trucking industry. Our results speak for themselves.
To discuss your tractor trailer accident, call toll free at 800-304-9246 for a free consultation. We are a regional law firm with offices in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas.
Tractor Trailer Accident Lawsuits
The insurance company for the trucker and the owner will be on the scene quickly and may try to hide evidence. We have the ability to use experts to investigate on your behalf and recreate the tractor trailer accident, so that all the facts of the case can be presented to a jury. In our experience, accident victims who quickly see a lawyer can prevent the trucking industry from having the upper hand in the investigation.
- Your initial consultation, in person or on the phone, will be free
- You never pay us money until you get a settlement or are awarded compensation by a jury
- You never pay for our upfront costs (investigation, experts) – even if we lose
- We have a track record of preparing strong cases to take to court
- We care about our clients and we care that they receive fair compensation – so we fight for them!
Negligence in Tractor Trailer Accidents
They call tractor trailers “18 wheelers” but they only have 10 brakes! There is not a brake on each wheel. A tractor trailer accident often results from the length of time it takes to stop an eighteen wheeler. It takes 40 percent longer to stop than a car and even longer in bad weather. This means that a 40-ton piece of metal is hurtling down the highway. Truck drivers are always speeding, and often the business that owns the rig doesn’t care as long as they get the load delivered on time.
We believe this is negligence and that it is frequently the cause of a tractor trailer accident. And the causes only get worse. Truckers are at the wheel too long without rest or sleep. They do drugs to keep going. The trucks they are driving are not kept in good working order.
- Trucking companies have been known to hire drivers by simply watching them turn around a big rig in a parking lot, requiring no training or proof of safe driving.
- Employers often do not adequately check the background of drivers. They may have caused a tractor trailer accident in the past and they are hired anyway.
- Drivers with accident records can hide their background. There are online companies that charge less than $200 to “fix” negative records, and they claim they can do it 70% of the time!
We believe that while the odds may be stacked against a passenger vehicle on the highway, the odds in a courtroom do not have to favor the trucking industry. We evaluate a case and demand an amount of compensation we determine is fair to you. Otherwise we will make a vigorous case before a jury.
