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Truck Accident Victim Resources: Get Answers & Understand Your Rights
Virtually every type of commercial vehicle is a regular presence on Austin’s streets. This includes everything from cargo vans to large transport trucks, also called semi-trucks, 18-wheelers, tractor-trailers, or big rigs.
If you were in an accident or crash that involved a semi-truck or another commercial vehicle, it is important that you speak with an experienced Austin truck accident attorney.
Unfortunately, even a low-speed crash with a big rig or large commercial truck can cause severe injuries. Having an experienced truck accident lawyer on your side in these moments is important to protecting your rights.
If you need to speak with someone about a crash or accident involving a semi-truck or other large vehicles, contact Sandoval & James. We are happy to discuss your options, completely free of charge.
Every day, large cargo-laden trucks and other commercial vehicles crisscross the streets and highways of Austin, and throughout Texas. These large and heavy vehicles and their drivers share the roads with much smaller passenger cars, pickups, minivans, and motorcycles whose drivers and passengers.
Even in the hands of the most experienced drivers, the size and weight of the vehicles increase the danger and risk of injury to the motorists around them. This is, of course, part of the reason the drivers of these vehicles are held to a higher standard and are required to hold a commercial driver’s license.
Too often, however, truck drivers and the companies they work for put their own interests ahead of the safety of others. This inevitably leads to accidents between large commercial trucks and other Austin-area motorists.
Unfortunately for those involved and their families, and due to the typically large-scale damages, catastrophic injuries and deaths often follow these types of accidents.
If you were hurt or injured in an accident with a large commercial vehicle on Texas roads, the Austin truck accident attorneys at Sandoval & James are standing by ready to help.
Whether it involved a box truck, big rig, or any other type of commercial vehicle, we are here to fight for you and help get you the compensation you are entitled to.
Call us at (512) 382-7707 now or contact us today for a completely free consultation.
A Team of Experienced Truck Accident Lawyers Near You in Austin, TX
The Austin truck accident lawyers at Sandoval & James are all too familiar with the devastation caused by big-rig accidents – painful and permanent injuries, the loss of a dear family member, and lives that will never be the same.
For Texans left reeling after an accident, we offer the experienced representation necessary to obtain full compensation and justice in these complex cases.
If you were injured or lost a family member in an accident with an 18-wheeler or other large truck, we can help you put your life back together. We recognize that you may not know what to do or where to turn for answers and assistance after such a traumatic event.
Our semi-truck accident attorneys understand how hard it can be to move forward, and how much you need someone who can protect you and help you with day-to-day and long-term challenges.
That’s why we’re here. That’s why so many Texans have turned to us in times of need.
Common Causes of Truck Accidents in Texas
- Impaired Driving (DUI & Drowsiness)
- Distracted Driving
- Speeding
- Improperly Secured Cargo
- Poor Traffic or Road Conditions
- Weather Factors
- Poorly Trained Operators
Drivers and trucking companies want to make as many deliveries as possible, as quickly as possible, in order to make more money. They also want to keep their costs down to increase their profits.
Unfortunately, this can lead drivers to stay on the road for too long or temp companies to cut corners on driver training or needed repairs and maintenance. When such acts violate federal safety rules or regulations, truck owners and drivers may even falsify or alter records to hide their misconduct.
Understanding the detailed and complicated rules and regulations that govern the trucking industry can be critical in tractor-trailer accident cases. Knowing how to uncover attempts to hide their negligence and rule-breaking requires the knowledge and insights that can only come from experience.
The capability, resources, and determination to hold multiple parties responsible for the damage they cause are essential if truck accident injury victims are to be made whole.
When trucking companies put profits over people, Sandoval & James hold them accountable.
We provide truck and commercial vehicle accident victims throughout Texas with the tenacious advocacy and personal commitment that can help them through terrible times.
We will fight relentlessly to get you and your family the full compensation you deserve.
Truck Accident Lawyer Austin, TX Vs. Trucking Companies
Sadly, too many Americans and Texans need experienced truck accident injury lawyers.
In 2020 Texas saw 643 fatalities resulting from large truck crashes, this number represented the largest number of fatalities in the nation. In comparison, a total of 4,965 people died in large-truck crashes across the country that same year.
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) reported 705 fatal crashes involving commercial motor vehicles on Texas roadways in 2021 – the last available annual summary report data released to date.
In the past 10 years, the Institute for Safer Trucking (IST) reports that truck accident fatalities have increased 47%, with 46,283 deaths recorded from 2012-2021.
Many of the same factors that lead to car accidents also contribute to big-rig and commercial truck accidents, such as impaired or distracted driving and speeding. But many truck accidents also involve failures to comply with, or the deliberate violation of, federal safety laws and regulations that apply to all trucks and commercial vehicles.
In fact, a 2021 bill passed in the Texas Senate, brought by trucking companies actually shields trucking companies from certain lawsuits if their driver were involved in a crash causing bodily injury or death passed in the Texas Senate on Wednesday.
This essentially means that the driver of a commercial vehicle would be held liable for a crash, separate from their employer, thusly absolving the trucking company of responsibility.
A plaintiff – the accident victim – now has to demonstrate that the trucking company was grossly negligent with its training and/or policies in order to seek damages from the company directly.
Talk With an Austin Truck Accident Attorney Today: Book a Free Consultation
If you were injured in a trucking accident or an accident involving another type of commercial vehicle and want to learn more about your options and ability to recover from your injuries, we invite you to contact our office to speak with one of our experienced 18-wheeler accident lawyers for a no-obligation, 100% free consultation.
Call us today at 512-382-7707 or contact us online.
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