Contact Our Experienced Commercial Truck Accident Lawyer for Help With Your Dallas-Fort Worth Personal Injury Claim
Texas has one of the highest rates of fatal truck wreck accidents in the United States. With its vast network of interstates and highways, a booming oil and gas industry, and a high volume of commercial trucking, Texas sees far more than its fair share of devastating truck wreck accidents each year.
If you or a loved one has been injured in a truck wreck accident in Texas, you need to understand the common causes of these crashes and the severity of the problem statewide. At Armstrong Law, truck wreck accident attorney Warren Armstrong helps injury victims recover the compensation they deserve. Contact us today for help with your personal injury claim.
Common Causes of Truck Crashes in Texas
While every truck wreck accident is unique in its details, most share similarities when it comes to causes and contributing factors. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, attribute some of the most common truck wreck accident causes to factors such as:
- Driver fatigue. Drowsy or sleep-deprived truckers cause countless truck wreck accidents in Texas each year. Truck drivers may drive long shifts and fail to take federally mandated-rest breaks.
- Speeding. Trucks require much longer stopping distances than passenger vehicles. Excessive speed greatly increases the risk of a serious or fatal accident.
- Impaired driving. Drug use and alcohol abuse are problems in the trucking industry. Intoxicated truck drivers endanger everyone on the road.
- Distracted driving. Truckers face numerous potential distractions, including cellphones, onboard computers, paperwork, and eating/drinking.
- Improperly loaded cargo. Unbalanced or shifting cargo loads can cause trucks to overturn or jackknife. Loose cargo also poses a hazard to other motorists if debris spills onto the road.
- Mechanical failures. Worn brakes, defective tires, and other equipment problems can cause trucks to lose control and crash. Trucking companies must perform regular maintenance and repairs.
Legal Help for Truck Accident Victims
At Armstrong Law, we understand the challenges injury victims face when bringing claims against trucking companies and drivers. We have the resources and aggressive strategies to build strong cases and pursue maximum compensation for lost wages, medical expenses, pain and suffering, and wrongful death damages. This includes:
- Semi truck tractor trailer injuries
- Big rig and dump truck crash injuries
- Delivery van accident injury claim
- Drunk truck driver accident
- Wrongful death and catastrophic injuries
- Log book violations
- Loose freight injuries
- Improper stop safety procedures
- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Violations
In order to win a semi-truck collision case, we must prove negligence or carelessness. Sometimes semi-truck drivers knowingly, willfully, and recklessly violate the law. These flagrant violations can even be criminal. If we prove willfulness, recklessness, or criminality, sometimes we can obtain punitive (punishment) damages in addition to actual damages. Actual damages include pain and suffering, lost income and wages, and medical bills, for instance.