North Carolina truck, semi, tractor-trailer, and 18-wheeler crashes
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Collisions involving trucks, tractor trailers, and other commercial vehicles cause devastating injuries every day. At Riddle & Brantley our experienced personal injury litigators have extensive and specific experience representing injured people and the families of those killed in trucking accidents with:
- Trucks
- Tractor trailers
- Semi trucks
- 18-wheelers
- Commercial vehicles
These kinds of collisions often involve significant damages and may require pursuing claims for personal injury, wrongful death, or property damage against the transportation company, drivers, and other potentially liable parties.
North Carolina Truck Accident Information
The sheer weight of big vehicles involved in any North Carolina truck accident explains why there is so much death and injury that result in this type of accident. Clearly, a North Carolina trucking accident attorneywho knows the nature of these accidents as well as the force of legal representation from large trucking firms and their insurersis essential to victims of such accidents.
The fact of the matter is that 98 percent of the time victims in North Carolina tractor trailer accidents are the occupants of a car. That is because most trucks have, on average, 23 times more weight than automobiles. The simple, overwhelming physics of truck accidents explains why they can be so destructive and tragic.
If you are a victim of such an accidenteither with your own injuries, or you survive someone who died in a truck-car accidentyou absolutely need to contact a North Carolina trucking accident lawyer. Here is why:
About 25 percent of accidents were due to truck driver error: Whether it was simply speeding, driving poorly for weather conditions or criminal use of drugs or alcohol while driving, at least one-quarter of truck-car accidents were not the fault of the car driver.
Driver fatigue is on the rise: Deregulation of the trucking industry and economic pressures on truckers lead them to drive while drowsy on extended work shifts. In one survey, 20 percent of truck drivers admitted to falling asleep at the wheel in a three-month period.
Interstate vehicles mean fighting distant companies: Trucks and trucking firms can be from the opposite side of the country. Good legal counsel know how to manage the maze associated with these cases.
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