Webster Groves Truck Accident Attorney

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Sharing the road with enormous commercial trucks, delivery trucks, and other commercial vehicles is an unavoidable reality for Webster Groves motorists. Unlike typical fender benders between passenger cars, crashes involving commercial trucks often result in catastrophic injuries that devastate families.

Insurance companies work hard to avoid or minimize liability and often use unfair tactics to deny or devalue your claim. You need an experienced Webster Groves truck accident attorney to help ensure you recover the full value of your damages.

At Miller & Hine, our Webster Groves truck accident attorneys have a proven record of securing the maximum possible compensation for our clients, and we want to do the same for you.

Call (314) 413-2053 or complete the short form on our contact page to schedule a free consultation to discuss your truck accident claim.

What Sets Miller & Hine Apart

Negligence in Webster Groves Truck Accidents

Trucking companies sometimes prioritize their profits over the safety of others, creating dangerous conditions that can lead to accidents. Sometimes, trucking companies pressure drivers to meet unrealistic delivery schedules, which can lead to speeding and hours of service violations.

Trucking companies may fail to properly train drivers in an effort to get them on the road as quickly as possible. They may also hire drivers with poor safety records or inadequate qualifications and fail to conduct required maintenance on their fleet, which can be hazardous.

Even well-trained drivers make mistakes and sometimes engage in dangerous driving behaviors. They may drive when tired and sleepy, become distracted, or make aggressive moves, thereby violating safety regulations and placing others in danger.

Manufacturers of trucks and equipment may also be liable in a trucking accident. If defective equipment fails during operation, it can cause the truck to become unstable, leading to a devastating accident.

Cargo loaders may also be liable if they negligently load and secure the cargo. Overloaded trucks, or those with inadequately secured cargo, can cause weight distribution and shifting during transport, leading to a truck becoming unstable and potentially crashing.

Government entities may also be liable for an accident. Dangerously designed roads and negligently maintained roads can contribute to tragic accidents.

Federal Trucking Regulation Violations

The commercial trucking industry is governed by regulations established by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. These regulations exist to promote safety, and violations can be used as evidence of negligence in trucking accident cases.

The federal trucking regulations include hours-of-service rules that limit driving time and require rest breaks to prevent fatigue-related incidents, as well as drug and alcohol testing requirements for drivers. Additionally, they include vehicle inspection, repair, and maintenance requirements, cargo securement standards, and electronic logging to help prevent record falsification.

Our Webster Groves truck accident attorneys carefully investigate whether regulatory violations exist and contributed to your accident, and use these violations as powerful evidence supporting your claim.

Why You Need a Webster Groves Truck Accident Attorney

Commercial trucking accident claims are complex. They often involve multiple parties, insurance companies, and defense attorneys. These claims also rely heavily on specific federal and state Trucking laws. You need an experienced Webster Groves truck accident attorney who understands how to use the federal and state trucking laws to your advantage and how to build your strongest case and hold the at-fault parties and their insurers accountable for your damages.

Your chances of recovering the full value of your claim are much higher when an experienced Webster Groves drug accident attorney represents you.

Let Miller & Hine Attorneys At Law Help You With Your Webster Groves Truck Accident Claim

If you have been injured or lost a loved one in a Webster Groves truck accident, we want to help you. Our attorneys possess the experience, skills, and knowledge to establish causation and liability, and help you secure the maximum possible compensation for your damages.

Call (314) 413-2053 or visit our contact page and schedule a free consultation to discuss your claim. We will listen to you, answer your questions, and explain your rights. If we represent you, we will fight tirelessly to recover the full value of your claim.