Jacksonville Truck Accident Attorney

Understanding Common Causes of Trucking Accidents

While car accidents are dangerous enough, when a motor vehicle accident involves a truck, this can become even more harrowing. Although not as common as a car accident, these accidents can result in catastrophic and life-threatening accidents. According to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, in 2009 there were over three thousand accidents that involved a heavy truck. Of these, over 50 were fatal crashes and fifteen hundred resulted in injuries. There are many different causes of these trucks, however, some of the most common contributive factors include the following:

• Careless driving. This was attributed to around five hundred of the truck accidents that took place in 2009. This could mean everything from negligently changing lanes to disregarding signs and warning posted on the roadways.
• Improper backing, lane changes and turns. Combined, these caused almost three hundred accidents in 2009. All too often, trucking companies put improperly trained drivers behind the wheel - these drivers do not know how to properly operate a vehicle of that magnitude and end up causing accidents when they cannot.
• Failing to maintain equipment. This was another contributive factor. Trucks are large, delicate machines. They require constant and schedule maintenance to ensure that they are running at top form. If they are neglected - serious accidents can occur.

Truck Accident Lawyer Serving Jacksonville

Regardless of the cause, if you have recently suffered serious injury from the actions of a negligent driver, it is highly encouraged that you contact a Jacksonville personal injury lawyer from our legal team. At Ellerin | Hutchinson, we know what is on the line when our clients are struggling with a claim of this nature and we are fully committed to helping them obtain the just outcome that they deserve. Even in complex cases of drunk driving truck accidents (although these are rare in comparison to the way drunk driving plagues passenger vehicle accidents), we can be trusted.

We know how difficult it can be to overcome situations of this nature and we are fully prepared to go the distance in our efforts to help our clients protect their legal rights. Should you choose to work with our legal team, you will be able to rest easier knowing that we will do everything that we can to hold liable parties responsible and to seek the maximum monetary compensation needed to protect your legal rights. Should you choose to work with us, you will be able to trust that we will stop at nothing in our efforts to help you file a claim and seek your just outcome.

To learn more about how we can help, please contact a Jacksonville truck accident lawyer from our firm as soon as possible by calling us at 904-638-3134.