18 Wheeler Wreck in Georgia?
Did you know:
Three percent of all traffic accidents on the roads of the United States involve trucks. Those trucks are responsible for 5,000 fatalities and 130,000 injuries on the roads each year. Trucks are dangerous to smaller vehicles because they are some 40 times heavier than passenger cars. A big rig is any truck that has a gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or more.
In a truck wreck case, someone must act quickly on behalf of the victim to get an experienced trucking lawyer on the case.
Why? Because trucking companies and their insurers move fast after a truck wreck. The at fault trucker's employer may send a quick response team to crash site scene within hours, not days. The company may get a insurance investigator at the scene seeking evidence favorable to the defense. Too often, evidence "disappears."
Trucks have their own set of regulations, those that are different from auto drivers?
Three percent of all traffic accidents on the roads of the United States involve trucks. Those trucks are responsible for 5,000 fatalities and 130,000 injuries on the roads each year. Trucks are dangerous to smaller vehicles because they are some 40 times heavier than passenger cars. A big rig is any truck that has a gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or more.
In a truck wreck case, someone must act quickly on behalf of the victim to get an experienced trucking lawyer on the case.
Why? Because trucking companies and their insurers move fast after a truck wreck. The at fault trucker's employer may send a quick response team to crash site scene within hours, not days. The company may get a insurance investigator at the scene seeking evidence favorable to the defense. Too often, evidence "disappears."
What happens next?The
next step is to begin trying to let the victim think the company will act as it should. It may not.
Trucks have their own set of regulations, those that are different from auto drivers?
Here's a sample:
PART 382 - Controlled Substances and Alcohol Use and Testing
Used to describe when and how a truck driver should be tested for illegal substances before during and after an accident involving a commercial vehicle.
PART 383 - Commercial Driver’s License Standards
Used to determine if the driver of a commercial vehicle was qualified to operate the vehicle in use at the time of the accident.
PART 387 – Minimum Levels of Financial Responsibility for Motor Carriers
Used to establish the “settlement value” of a claim or to determine if an asset search and possible attachment of assets will be necessary upon a jury award of money to the client.
PART 399 – Employee Safety and Health Standards
Used to determine if all safety and health precautions were taken by the truck driver and the trucking company to keep the roads safe.