FETTERMAN & ASSOCIATES
Truck Accident Lawyers
Palm Beach - West Palm Beach - Florida
LARGE TRUCK ACCIDENTS
A high percentage of traffic crashes and deaths involve large trucks. A large truck is any truck whose vehicle weight is over 10,000 pounds. Because of their size, crashes involving large trucks are more likely to result in serious injury and death than are car crashes. Approximately 10% of all those injured in a large truck crash will die. Large trucks are more likely to be involved in multiple-vehicle crashes than are passenger cars. Both Federal and state regulations govern trucking and cover areas such as safety of equipment and hours of the drivers. Trucking companies are required to keep records of such information and it will be necessary to find and research such records. Poor equipment and driver fatigue can be causes of such crashes, and a careful study of the trucking company records may be needed to determine if negligence has occurred.
If you or a loved one has suffered an injury as a result of a large truck
crash, call one of our Florida truck accident attorneys
at Fetterman & Associates at (561) 845-2510 or (800)
330-HELP (4357) or submit an online questionnaire.
The initial consultation is free of charge, and if we agree to handle your
case, we will work on a contingency fee basis, which means we get paid for
our services only if there is a monetary recovery of funds. In many cases
a lawsuit must be filed before an applicable expiration date, known as a
statute of limitations so please call right away to ensure that you do not
waive your right to possible compensation.
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