Practice Areas

• Car Accidents
• Premises Liability - Slip and Fall
• Brain Injury
• Drunk Driving Accidents
• Dangerous Products
• Personal Injury
• Wrongful Death
• Tractor Trailer Accidents
• Pedestrian Accidents
• Bus Accidents
• Dog Bites

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We Represent Individuals Injured In Tractor Trailer Accidents

Due to their size, accidents involving tractor trailers and other large vehicles frequently result in catastrophic personal injuries. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration reported that from 2007 to 2009 over 10,000 people were killed in accidents involving large trucks and busses, and approximately 216,000 people were injured by these vehicles in this time frame. There are a number of dangers inherent when driving tractor trailers - the blinds spots are much larger than a normal vehicle; the stopping distance is significantly longer; and due to their size tractor trailers require a much wider turning radius.

Perhaps the greatest danger is driver fatigue. Commercial drivers are often pressured to drive long hours to transport freight. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has adopted Hours of Service regulations that govern how long a commercial driver is allowed to drive. For example, a commercial driver transporting property only cannot drive more than 11 hours after 10 consecutive hours off duty. Many times commercial drivers violate these regulations, resulting in driver fatigue, which leads to accidents.

If you have been involved in a tractor trailer accident, it is critical that you retain a lawyer quickly to investigate the case. There is an abundance of information that must be obtained soon after the accident or it could be lost, including an investigation of the accident scene, of the tractor trailer itself, and interviewing of witnesses while the accident is still fresh in their mind. You can be certain that the trucker's insurance company will immediately dispatch their investigators and possibly their lawyers to investigate. You need to do the same.

If you've been injured in an accident involving a tractor trailer or other large vehicle, call the lawyers at Bucci & Dix for a free consultation.

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