Trucking accident cases are more complicated than ordinary car accidents. For example, state and federal regulations require trucking companies to keep numerous records of their operations. Truck accident lawyers must review the records after a crash for any evidence of fault, such as truck drivers exceeding their hours-of-service limits and driving while dangerously fatigued or cargo manifests showing excessive loads.
Truck accidents frequently cause more severe injuries than car accidents, which means truck accident claims involve bigger dollar figures. That can slow down the settlement process as truck companies and insurers seek to minimize their financial liability. Trucking accident cases may have multiple liable parties who fight to shift liability from themselves to other defendants. Trucking companies may use complex insurance coverage schemes or corporate structures that make it challenging to identify the correct party to sue or the amount of insurance coverage available for a case.