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If you have been injured in a truck accident with Swift Transportation, your priority should be taking care of your injuries and getting better. Once you are better, you may find yourself stuck with a lot of medical bills. You may have chronic pain as well. Missing time away from work and losing income is likely after an accident. Your quality of life may decrease and you may require a prolonged recovery due to the severity of injuries resulting from truck accidents.
A personal injury lawyer in California at the law firm of Caputo and Van Der Walde – Injury & Accident Attorneys can represent you if you have been injured in an accident with Swift Transportation or any other trucking company. We are experienced commercial California swift transportation truck accident lawyer. There are some things you should know about Swift Transportation and trucking accidents in general before you call us for your free consultation.
A trucker might have an accident for any number of reasons. However, there are a few reasons that law enforcement officers and insurance agencies see most often.
There are a few types of truck-involved accidents that insurance companies see over and over again.
One of the most dangerous situations for trucks are areas with long descents or down grades. Even if brakes are properly maintained, if the truck is not in the right gear to descend, or has failed to engage “Jake Brake” then brakes can heat up to the point where there is brake fade and ultimately brake failure. In many situations, brakes are not properly inspected or maintained. This exponentially increases the load assumed by the brakes that are working and can lead to faster brake fade and failure than might otherwise be anticipated. One sure sign that a truck’s brakes aren’t working well is the smell that is caused by burning brakes and sometimes even visible smoke coming from the superheated brakes.
A “jackknife” accident is a type of accident that is specific to the trucking industry. In this type of accident, a tractor-trailer truck folds inward at the point of separation. It swivels at the connection point and it forms a V shape.
Underride accidents occur when a small vehicle slides underneath a truck from the back or the side. These types of accidents are often fatal. They kill more than 300 people every year. In cases involving trucks pulling out in front of the driver, the top of the car is often sheered off by the bottom portion of the truck’s trailer.
When a trucker gets ready to go to work in the morning their trailer is often not attached to their truck. Some truckers disconnect the cab from the trailer so they can drive home at night. When they reattach the trailer, they might make a mistake and attach it incorrectly or there may be something wrong with the bolts that attach the components.
A runaway trailer accident happens when the cab separates from the trailer. It can roll into traffic and cause a major accident. Cargo is likely to spill out onto the road and the cargo itself can interfere with traffic.
If something is found to be wrong with the truck during an inspection, The trucking company must make sure that it is repaired before that truck goes on the road.
A trucking company must make sure a driver has not had a suspended license for the last seven years in any state in which they have lived.
If a trucker violated any of those rules, an insurance adjuster will consider them when determining fault. It is easier to prove a trucker is at fault in an accident because of the amount of electronic information that is usually available and the very specialized investigations and documentation that follow every serious trucking collision.
If you have lost a loved one to a Swift Transportation accident, any FMCSA rules violations can be used as evidence in court.
Source: FMCSA
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No, we will take a look at the facts in your case and see if we believe that we can help you. This may simply be getting you more money than what the insurance company is offering you and can go as far as a Jury Trial and everything in between.
According to the National Highway Safety Administration, truckers are responsible for about 15% of accidents on the highways. Although only 15% of all collisions, the injuries in these incidents are usually much more severe than many other types of personal injuries.
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Getting into an accident with a truck is one of life’s worst experiences. We can help you get the money you need to get better. Give us a call today.
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