Truck Accidents
A collision with a commercial truck is not a bigger car accident. It is a different case, governed by federal regulation.
Federal safety rules
Interstate carriers are bound by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations: hours-of-service limits, inspection and maintenance duties, driver qualification files, and drug and alcohol testing. A violation can establish negligence directly.
Evidence disappears fast
Electronic logging data, dashcam footage, and maintenance records are routinely overwritten on a schedule. A spoliation letter needs to go out in days, not months.
Multiple defendants
The driver, the motor carrier, a maintenance contractor, a broker, and the cargo loader may each bear responsibility. More defendants means more available coverage, and more parties pointing at each other.
Why carriers respond so quickly
Large carriers dispatch investigators to serious crash scenes within hours. By the time an injured person leaves the hospital, the other side has already built its file.
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