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Auto Cases vs. Trucking Cases

How they differ and why it matters

Commercial trucks are bigger, heavier, and longer than cars. They have the ability therefore to crush car. Therefore, they are highly regulated to ensure public safety.

Commercial motor carriers must pledge themselves to rigorous safety protocol. The companies have significant truck maintenance, reporting procedures, and screening obligations. Their drivers need to have the knowledge, training, and skills before they are supposed to be permitted on the highways. In short, the purpose of the regulations is to ensure loads are run safely.

Most law enforcement are not trained or experienced in what to look for, ask for, or even trained on how to gather evidence in a trucking collision. This puts a victim at a loss after a truck wreck. Often, he or she gets rushed to the hospital and learns about the scene later from law enforcement.

Without getting the right information at the scene, who the relevant parties are.    Frequently, a driver and the name of his motor carrier are the only ones listed in crash reports. Loads frequently go from shipper, to broker, to motor carrier, to receiver, and sometimes to the insurance company.  All along the way there may be different owners or leasers of the truck and trailer.

Enter the attorney and trucking experts. Ideally, the attorney should be familiar with the nuances of trucking industry laws and regulations. An attorney should stay on top of the trending issues in trucking law and the transportation cycle. He or she should be knowledgeable to secure information necessary to prove the case and be diligent to get past the insurance company’s efforts to limit access to crucial evidence.

Most attorneys also lack the experience required to properly handle a truck-related accident.  That is where this firm comes into the picture.  If we accept your case, we are willing to litigate it.