Trucking Accident Cases
More and more trucks, semis, 18 wheelers, whatever you want to call them, are flying up and down are highways and interstates. These vehicles and their trailers sometimes weigh as much as 80,000 pounds. That is 40 tons. When one of these rigs smashes into a passenger car, the outcome for the people in the passenger car is usually pretty bad.
To make matters worse, the trucking company will start building a case against the other driver immediately after the accident. The driver calls the company on his cell phone, the company calls an insurance adjuster and an accident reconstruction expert. These people work for the truckig company and their job is to make the accident look like it was the fault of someone other than the truck driver. They start taking statements from witnesses, family members, police officers. They go to the scene, take pictures, measurements. They download the "black box" from the truck.
While the other driver is trying to recover from injuries, usually laid up in a hospital, the trucking company is working overtime to try to make sure the injured victim does not get anything. That is why it is so important to contact a lawyer who is experienced in handling trucking accident cases. The lawyer for the other driver can hire their own experts and make sure the trucking company does not get rid of important evidence, such as driving logs, the "black box", and at the same time, make sure that the case against the trucking company is being prosecuted aggressively and timely.
Waiting months or even weeks to get started is not a good idea. If you or someone you know has been injured in a trucking accident, you need to contact a lawyer immediately.
