Have You Been Involved in a Truck Accident?
Trucks travel an astounding 340,200,000,000 billion miles on roads in the United States each year. They are huge multiple ton vehicles, and when their negligence injures another driver, pedestrian, or rider it can seriously injure or kill them. At Cantor & Burger, are experienced truck accident lawyers and have handled numerous truck accident cases over the years on behalf of drivers, pedestrians and their families.
Truckers have special federal and state requirements on the transport of cargo. They’re required to have placards on their truck with the United States DOT number that regulates their movement. They’re required to stop at weigh stations, and are subject to wage and hour limitations. We regularly have truck accident cases where we have to check the truckers’ logs and make sure he/she has not driven longer than is mandated. We can prove when a driver is tired and over working. Truckers also suffer the same negligence that other drivers of automobiles do, such as:
- Talking or texting on cell phones
- Exhaustion, over driving
- Alcohol or drug use
- Failure to yield to the right-of-way
- Traffic violations such as electric signals or changing lanes improperly
- Exceeding the speed limits
- Inattention
- Failure to keep a careful lookout
- Negligent vehicle maintenance
- Hauling excessive weight
- Not keeping a careful lookout and not engaging in careful driving.
As with any operator of a vehicle on a public road, truck drivers are tasked with driving to the highest degree of care for other drivers.
If you have been injured in a truck accident because of the negligence of truck driver, give us a call and we will happily visit with you about your case. Call us today (314) 542-9999. We have the knowledge, experience, and financial abilities to win your case and do not charge a fee unless we recover for you.
