More than 500,000 serious trucking accidents occur yearly in the United States, and one of every eight traffic accident fatalities on American roads involves a trucking collision. Commercial truck drivers often work for hourly wages, and consequently they may spend too many hours behind the wheel without rest. Driving with insufficient sleep, coupled with the difficulty of maneuvering large truck in traffic, can lead to serious threats to the safety of truck drivers and to other motorists on the road. Additionally, due to the large size of trucks, passengers in autos involved in trucking accidents face a great potential for serious personal injury or even death, while truck drivers often remain unharmed.
Many trucking accidents can be avoided with extra vigilance on the part of truck drivers and of other motorists. Still, the most experienced truck drivers occasionally make mistakes, and even the most attentive driver can be involved in an accident with a large truck. Common causes of trucking accidents include:
Drivers and passengers who sustain injury in trucking accidents need the help of an expert legal team to ensure that their rights are protected. The attorneys at the Personal injury law firm of Behnke, Martin & Schulte, L.L.C. have years of experience litigating on behalf of victims in trucking accidents, and we know what it takes to hold negligent drivers, trucking agencies, and their insurance companies accountable for damages they cause. In addition to representing motorists and passengers injured in trucking accidents, we also represent truck drivers who feel that their employer’s negligence may have contributed to their accident. If you feel that negligence was involved in your trucking accident, we urge you to Contact Behnke, Martin & Schulte, L.L.C. immediately to have your claim reviewed.
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