Semi Truck Accidents

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y nature, most semi truck accidents are major accidents causing serious injuries and often involving multiple vehicles. While dealing with your injuries, medical bills, and loss of income, you will be facing a battle with the trucking company and their insurance company for the compensation that you need to recover both physically and financially. Truck accidents are very different from regular auto accidents, in part because they involve federal and local trucking laws. We have the trucking accident experience to properly investigate your case and help you win.

Determining fault

One of the most important aspects of any lawsuit is determining who is to blame. In a trucking accident, this is not a simple process. Your attorney must have an in-depth understanding of trucking laws in order to investigate properly. Trucker and trucking companies are required to keep extensive records and adhere to very strict rules regarding truck maintenance, time spent on the road, vehicle loading, hiring and monitoring of drivers and much more.

The underlying cause of the accident, and ultimately who is to blame, is often hidden in a maze of paperwork that your attorney must know to request and be able to interpret to reveal the issues relevant to your case. Defendants can include:

Truck driver
Trucking company
Owner
Contractor
Truck manufacturer
Government entities
Multiple insurance companies

Truck accident causes

The cause of your accident will play a large role in determining fault. Immediately after the accident the cause my not be obvious. Because of their weight and size, large commercial trucks are affected by factors that do not always apply to passenger vehicles. The health and condition of the driver often plays a role as well. Just a slight error can set of an irreversible chain of events leading to an accident. Common causes include:

Driver fatigue
Intoxication
Inadequate training and experience
Improperly loaded truck
Poorly maintained or defective truck
Excessive speed
Unrealistic schedules
Defective roadways
Poor weather conditions
The actions of other drivers on the road

The results of semi truck accidents are often catastrophic injury or death. The trucking company and their insurers will work hard to bury the evidence of fault and to discourage you from pursuing your case while you are at your most vulnerable. Time limits for filing your lawsuit mean that you cannot afford to wait until a better time to take action.

Stipe Injury Law works for you on a contingency basis, so you do not need to worry about the cost. If you have been injured or lost a loved one in a semi truck accident in Oklahoma, please contact our experienced truck accident attorneys today. We will schedule a free consultation with our experienced truck accident lawyers in our McAlester, Oklahoma City, and Tulsa, Oklahoma office so we can get started protecting your rights right away.

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McAlester Office
343 E. Carl Albert Pkwy.
McAlester, OK 74501

Phone: (918) 423-0421
or (800) 658-1596
Fax: (918) 423-0266

Oklahoma City Office
525 Central Park Dr., 101
Oklahoma City, OK 73105

Phone: (405) 524-2268
or (800) 299-7299
Fax: (405) 525-3231

Tulsa Office
2417 E. Skelly Dr.
Tulsa, OK 74170

Phone: (918) 749-0749
or (800) 798-2613
Fax: (918) 747-0751

Disclaimer: The information contained throughout this site is meant to generally inform the reader about our areas of practice, including truck accident injury. This information is not meant to be taken as legal advice and nothing on this site establishes a lawyer / client relationship. Our accident lawyers provide legal assistance in the Tulsa area including Oklahoma City, McAlester and Norman, Oklahoma.