TRACTOR TRAILER
TRACTOR TRAILER
Every 16 minutes, a serious trucking accident occurs in the United States.
Mechanical defects are the number one cause for fatal crashes involving large trucks, with driver-related factors playing a close second.
Companies have an obligation to educate, test, and review their drivers’ performance, and routinely inspect equipment and cargo loads to ensure they meet safety standards.
Our attorneys know the rules of the road and have 100 combined years of experience successfully holding negligent drivers and companies accountable.
Negligent factors include:
- driving too fast or aggressively
- failure to stay in lane
- driver fatigue or under the influence
- lack of driver training and background checks
- failure to maintain and inspect tires and equipment
- not adhering to the federal 80,000 pounds gross vehicle weight
- insufficient licensing
- failure to retain driver logs or falsifying driver logs
- carrying loads too large to control
Let us navigate the legal road while you concentrate on healing.
Call 314-405-9000
We can assist you with making medical appointments, locating doctors, vehicle repairs, car rental arrangements, and compensation for loss of income. Consultations are free and confidential.
Below are examples of settlements our attorneys obtained in tractor-trailer cases:
Members of the firm resolved the wrongful death claim of a woman resulting from the failure of an under-ride bar on the back of a truck and trailer operated by a large food manufacturer for $4,000,000.
$4million
Our attorneys obtained a settlement of $4,300,000 involving a mother of two who was killed in a trucking collision on the interstate after rear-ending a truck.
$4.3million
Our attorneys represented a woman who rear-ended the back of a tractor-trailer and obtained a settlement of $1,000,000.
$1million
Our attorneys obtained $2,245,000 for the victim of a crash caused by an oversized load driven by a speeding truck.
$2.2million
WRONGFUL DEATH
$4million
Members of the firm resolved the wrongful death claim of a woman resulting from the failure of an under-ride bar on the back of a truck and trailer operated by a large food manufacturer for $4,000,000.
$4.3million
Our attorneys obtained a settlement of $4,300,000 involving a mother of two who was killed in a trucking collision on the interstate after rear-ending a truck.
$1million
Our attorneys represented a woman who rear-ended the back of a tractor-trailer and obtained a settlement of $1,000,000.
$2.2million
Our attorneys obtained $2,245,000 for the victim of a crash caused by an oversized load driven by a speeding truck.
