Practice Area
Many truck crashes start long before the collision, in a dispatch office, a maintenance bay, or a hiring decision. We look past the driver to the company that put the truck on the road.
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Motor carriers must follow the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, including rules for driver qualification, hours of service, drug and alcohol testing, and vehicle inspection and maintenance. When a company cuts corners to move freight faster or cheaper, people on the road pay the price.
A carrier can be responsible for its driver’s actions on the job, and separately for its own negligence: hiring an unqualified driver, ignoring a poor safety record, pushing unrealistic schedules, or skipping repairs.
What We Look For
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Putting a driver behind the wheel without checking their record, license, and qualifications.
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Failing to train drivers on the equipment, routes, and loads they are assigned.
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Dispatch pressure that pushes drivers past hours-of-service limits.
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Deferring brake, tire, and equipment repairs to keep trucks moving.
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Overlooking log falsification, failed inspections, or prior crashes.
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Weak drug and alcohol testing, monitoring, and safety programs.
Who Is Responsible
Liability in a truck accident case can extend well beyond the driver.
Next Steps
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Call 911 and get checked even if you feel fine. Some injuries, like brain and spinal injuries, show symptoms hours or days later, and medical records connect your injuries to the crash.
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If it is safe, photograph the vehicles, the scene, the truck’s DOT number, and your injuries. Collect names and phone numbers of witnesses.
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The trucking company’s insurer may call quickly. Avoid recorded statements and do not sign anything until you have talked with a lawyer.
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We move to preserve driver logs, electronic data, and dash-cam footage before it is lost, and we handle the insurers so you can focus on your health.
FAQ
Often, yes. Trucking companies can be responsible for their drivers’ actions on the job and for their own negligence in hiring, training, scheduling, and maintenance.
Driver qualification files, hours-of-service and ELD records, maintenance and inspection logs, dispatch communications, and the company’s federal safety history can all reveal how the company operated.
Every state sets its own deadline. In Georgia and Ohio, for example, you usually have two years from the date of the accident to file a personal injury claim. However, deadlines can change depending on your situation, so talk to an attorney soon to protect your rights.
We follow a clear, step-by-step process so you always know where your case stands. Your first conversation is free, and there’s no obligation.
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Black Trucking Lawyers serves truck accident victims nationwide through office locations across the United States.
Every state sets a deadline to file a personal injury claim, and evidence like black box and ELD data can disappear much sooner. Tell us what happened and we will explain your options.
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