Kingsport Truck Accident Attorneys
After a truck accident, you face many challenges. You may be seriously injured and have a long road to recovery ahead of you. You may be facing permanent disabilities and the grim reality of never being able to return to your regular line of work. In the meantime, the bills are piling up and your income has stopped cold. Truck accident claims are complicated. You need money as soon as possible and the insurance companies are ready to take advantage of that. The Kingsport truck accident attorneys of Hunter, Smith & Davis, LLP, are here to protect you from the underhanded tactics they use and help you get the full compensation you deserve.
Common Causes of Truck Accidents
Truck accidents are rarely as simple as they appear. There is just too much going on that cannot be seen by the naked eye for witnesses to have a full understanding of what went wrong. In most cases a combination of factors culminates in a crash, even when a single event seems to have caused it. Common causes of truck accidents include:
- Unrealistic schedules imposed on truck drivers
- Truck driver fatigue
- Improper loading
- Inadequately secured load
- Unbalanced load
- Overweight truck
- Speeding
- Driving too fast for the conditions, even within the speed limit
- Inadequately maintained truck
- Inadequately trained or inexperienced truck driver
- Intoxication
- Distractions including texting, social media and other device use
- Following too closely
- Running a red light or stop sign
- Failure to signal, especially for right-hand turns
- Unsafe passing
- Negligence on the part of another driver forcing truck driver to take evasive action
- Defective roadway
- Defective truck or equipment
Why You Need a Truck Accident Attorney
Cases involving large commercial trucks are very different from accidents which only involve passenger vehicles. Different laws apply. The trucking industry is highly regulated. State and federal trucking laws will play a large role in your case. Your truck accident attorney must have a thorough knowledge of these laws and how to apply them to your case. Truck accident investigations involve delving deep into the records, and knowing how to interpret the information and find discrepancies which can indicate violations that may have ultimately caused your accident. Your truck accident lawyer will have to review hiring documentation, maintenance records, trucker’s logs and much more to determine and prove the cause of your accident and who can be held liable for your injuries.
Those who may be liable can include one or more of the following:
- Trucking company
- Freight shipper
- Freight broker
- Third party logistics provider (3PL)
- Manufacturer of defective truck, parts, or equipment
- Seller of defective truck, parts, or equipment
- Third party contracted to perform maintenance or repairs
- Truck leasing company
- Truck driver
- Another negligent driver
- Weigh station or personnel
- Government entity responsible for design, construction and/or maintenance of defective roadway
If you or someone you love has been seriously injured in a truck accident, we can help. Please call the Kingsport truck accident attorneys of Hunter, Smith & Davis, LLP, at (423) 378-8830 or (423) 378-8862 or email us today.
