18 Wheeler Accidents
If you have been injured or a family member has been killed in an accident involving a large commercial 18-wheeler, you should contact a lawyer who is experienced in investigating 18-wheeler driver and trucking company liability.
The Law Offices of Flint, Crawford & Cogburn has 80 years of experience handling 18-wheeler accident cases in the Ark-La-Tex region of northeast Texas, southwest Arkansas, northwest Louisiana, and parts of Oklahoma. Our lawyers have recovered compensation in excess of $1 million dollars for 18-wheeler accident victims.
Big trucks, whether they are called semis or tractor-trailers, are subject to special state and federal safety regulations. For example, trucking companies are required to maintain their vehicles, secure the loads, and conduct background checks of drivers. 18-wheeler drivers are required to operate their vehicles safely and to take rest breaks to prevent fatigue. Whenever an 18-wheeler driver or trucking company violates these rules and injures someone, they are liable.
When we represent the victim of a trucking accident, the first thing we look at is the driver’s history. Long-haul trucking companies may overlook serious driver history problems because it’s hard to hire drivers.
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Our lawyers have uncovered multiple speeding tickets, failed drug tests, and other driver history issues that the trucking company either knew about or should have known about.
Our lawyers also demand the driver logbook, the service records of the 18-wheeler and trailer, and the vehicle’s data recorder. We hire special investigators and have even used a helicopter to fly over an accident scene to find out if the accident really happened, as the driver and state trooper alleged.
In several cases where the state trooper had blamed our client for the accident, our lawyers have been able to turn the liability situation around by uncovering negligence on the part of the driver or the trucking company.
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Contact an 18-wheeler accident lawyer at The Law Offices of Flint, Crawford & Cogburn today. We offer home or hospital visits for your convenience.
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