Have you been seriously injured in a collision with a large commercial truck, in Florida? If so, you need the help of an experienced truck accident attorney who is ready to stand up to the big businesses and insurance companies that you be will fighting for the compensation that you deserve. Truck accident cases require through investigation and an in-depth understanding of state and federal trucking regulations.
Attorney Lee P. Marks has extensive experience defending insurance companies and he understands how they operate. He is ready to put that knowledge and experience to work for you, so that you can recover the full compensation that you deserve.
Causes of Truck Accidents
What truck accident victims and witnesses see is usually just a small part of what really led up to the crash. Hidden factors, such as brake malfunction or shifting load, and can be deceiving and change the course of a truck accident case. The true underlying causes of a truck accident often lie even deeper in trucking company practices and violations of trucking violations. To uncover and prove the true underlying causes of your truck accident, you need the help of an experienced Florida truck accident attorney.
Common causes of truck accidents include:
- Unrealistic schedules imposed on truck drivers
- Speeding or driving too fast for weather, road or traffic conditions
- Truck driver fatigue
- Improperly loaded truck
- Unbalanced load
- Inadequately secured load
- Overweight truck
- Failure to perform pre-trip inspection
- Intoxication or impairment with alcohol or drugs including prescription, over-the-counter (OTC) and recreational drugs
- Distracted truck driver
- Running a red light or stop sign
- Following too closely
- Failure to yield
- Failure to signal
- Unsafe passing
- Failure to maintain lane
- Improper hiring practices
- Inexperienced, inadequately trained or inadequately licensed truck driver
- Inadequate monitoring of truck drivers
- Inadequate truck maintenance or failure to perform specific repairs
- Defective truck or equipment
- Roadway defects
- Negligence on the part of another driver
Truck Accident Liability
Once we have established the underlying causes of your truck accident, we can determine who can be held liable for your injuries and losses. Examples of those who are commonly liable for truck accidents include:
- Trucking company, lessee or employer
- Freight shipper
- Freight broker
- Third party logistics provider (3PL)
- Truck driver
- Third party hired to load truck
- Third party contracted to perform maintenance and/or repairs
- Truck or parts manufacturer
- Truck or parts seller
- Truck leasing company
- Negligent driver of another vehicle
- Government entity responsible for design, construction and/or maintenance of defective roadway
- Weigh station or weigh station personnel
If you or someone you love has been seriously injured in a truck accident anywhere in Florida, you have a limited amount of time to takes legal action. Please, call the Law Offices of Lee P. Marks, P.A. at 305-444-3343 today or email us now to schedule your free initial consultation.
