Truck Accident Lawyers
- PHILADELPHIA TRUCK ACCIDENT ATTORNEY
- BUCKS COUNTY TRUCK ACCIDENT ATTORNEY
- MONTGOMERY COUNTY TRUCK ACCIDENT ATTORNEY
- SOUTH JERSEY TRUCK ACCIDENT ATTORNEY
- NEW JERSEY TRUCK ACCIDENT ATTORNEY
- PENNSYVANIA TRUCK ACCIDENT ATTORNEY
In any accident involving a 3,000 pound car and a 60,000 pound truck, the news is not good for the car, its passengers or its driver. Truck accidents differ from car accidents in many ways and often involve much more serious injuries. Common causes of large truck crashes involving serious personal injuries and wrongful death in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Florida include:
- Truck driver fatigue
- Improper cargo loading
- Poor vehicle maintenance
- Truck driver use of drugs or alcohol
- Brake malfunctioning or brake failure
- Truck jackknifing
- Defective highway design
- Poorly maintained streets
- Overloaded trucks
- Debris falling from vehicles
- Unsafe passing
- Crosswinds
- Bad weather conditions
Our Philadelphia, Bucks County, Montgomery County, South Jersey Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Florida truck accident attorneys will investigate every circumstance surrounding your truck crash, and determine which parties caused the accident and are responsible for your injuries.
Truck drivers and their employers throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico are held to a high standard regarding equipment and allowed driving hours by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (a division of the United States Department of Transportation) and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, New Jersey Department of Transportation, and the Florida Department of Transportation. Truck drivers in the United States must have a Class A commercial drivers license if they are operating a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 26,000 pounds. To obtain a commercial drivers license, truck drivers must be finger printed, drug tested, able to speak English and read road signs, and demonstrate that they are capable of safely driving a large commercial vehicle. After an accident, the truck accident law firm of Rovner, Allen, Rovner, Zimmerman, Sigman & Schmidt can help you determine if the driver and trucking company are in compliance with all regulations.
Philadelphia, Bucks County, Montgomery County, South Jersey, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Florida drivers share the road with many types of large vehicles, including:
- Semi-trailer trucks (also known as big-rig trucks or 18 wheeler trucks)
- Tractor-trailer trucks
- Dump trucks (used for transporting sand, rock or gravel)
- Garbage trucks (used for transporting trash to landfills)
- Delivery trucks
- Auto-transport trucks
- Tanker trucks
- Ambulances
After a truck collision, it is critical to record facts and preserve evidence immediately. The truck involved in the crash may be moved hundreds of miles away within hours of an accident. It may be quickly repaired and back on the road within the course of a few days. If you have been seriously injured or lost a loved one in a truck accident in Philadelphia, Bucks County, Montgomery County, South Jersey, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, or Florida the law firm of Rovner, Allen, Rovner, Zimmerman, Sigman & Schmidt can help you preserve evidence from the accident. On your behalf, we will request that the trucking company preserve the following types of evidence:
- Driver record logs
- Previous incident reports involving the driver
- Compliance audits
- Satellite tracking information
- Electronic control units (black boxes)
- Communications between driver and dispatcher
- Police, fire and rescue reports
- Tow company records
- Pre-trip inspection reports
- Post-trip inspection reports
- Annual inspection reports
At Rovner, Allen, Rovner, Zimmerman, Sigman & Schmidt, our attorneys will work with top expert witnesses on all aspects of a truck crash, including driver abilities and skills, record log books, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulations, maintenance requirements and proper loading and unloading practices.
To talk to one of the qualified Philadelphia, Bucks County, Montgomery County, South Jersey, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Florida truck crash lawyers at Rovner, Allen, Rovner, Zimmerman, Sigman & Schmidt, contact us at (215-953-2714. You may also fill out the case contact form on this web site and an attorney will contact you right away. A consultation is always free and confidential. The lawyers at Rovner, Allen, Rovner, Zimmerman, Sigman & Schmidt, will be happy to explain the legal process to you and answer any truck accident questions you may have
At Rovner, Allen, Rovner, Zimmerman, Sigman & Schmidt, all legal work in truck accident cases is performed on a contingent fee basis. There is never a fee for legal services unless we recover a settlement or judgment for you. If there is no recovery, you do not owe us anything. Contact us today.