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Large Truck and Tractor-Trailer Accidents
A large truck or tractor-trailer accident can be devastating and what to do next can be confusing. The trucks accident attorneys at Allen and Allen have extensive experience handling lawsuits for clients who have been seriously injured in accidents involving large trucks. Call us for a free consultation at 866-388-1307.
Each and every day, drivers traveling on U.S. roads and highways encounter numerous large trucks like 18 wheelers, semi-tractor trailers, and other vehicles weighing over 10,000 pounds. Government statistics reveal that, in 2005, large trucks were involved in an estimated 144,742 fatal and non-fatal crashes nationwide. During the same time period, 106 such accidents resulted in fatalities and over 1200 more caused injuries in Virginia alone.
The lawyers at Allen and Allen, specializing in truck accidents, are familiar with the federal and state laws as well as the federal regulations which control the trucking industry. These laws and regulations often play a prominent role in the successful prosecution of large truck cases. You can find the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations yourself at http://www.fmsca.dot.gov/rules-regulations;rules-regulations.htm.
Prompt investigation of large truck accidents is essential to the successful prosecution of a truck accident case. The sooner you engage the tractor-trailer accident attorneys at Allen and Allen to represent you, the sooner we can act to secure evidence while it is still fresh. Rain, wind, ice and snow can cause the disappearance of the physical evidence like skid marks, yaw marks, accident debris, impact marks on the road surface, as well as oil, gas, and radiator fluid stains. Other critical evidence involving the truck itself can be lost or destroyed. Preservation of important data like driver’s logs and alcohol and drug testing along with eyewitness testimony may also be vital to your case. If you have been injured or a loved one has been killed in an accident involving a large truck, contact our tractor trailer accident lawyers now.
Allen and Allen has assembled an experienced team of attorneys, investigators, and legal assistants who work with accident reconstruction experts, health care providers, and engineering experts to investigate, develop and prosecute large truck accident cases.
Rely on our experienced team of truck accident lawyers to represent you; contact us at 866-388-1307 for a free consultation.