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Truck Accidents

Louisiana Truck Accident Lawyer

You need an experienced personal injury lawyer protecting your interests when you have been injured in a trucking accident. Our Louisiana personal injury attorneys are skilled in helping you understand your rights after a trucking accident.

Often it can be difficult to determine responsibility and cause in trucking accidents, especially since state and federal laws and regulations govern many trucking policies.

Determining Responsibility in a Trucking Accident

If you've been injured in a trucking accident, we understand how frustrating it can be to determine responsibility and receive the compensation you deserve for your injuries. Responsibility can fall on a variety of individuals or organizations, including:

  • the driver of the truck or trailer
  • the owner of the truck or trailer
  • the person or company that is leasing the truck or trailer from the owner
  • the manufacturer of the vehicle, tires, or other parts that may have contributed to the accident in some way
  • the loader or shipper of the truck's goods

According to statistics from the Department of Transportation, it is estimated that half a million trucking collisions occur every year, leading to approximately 5,000 fatalities.

Our trucking accident attorneys are ready to help you

Our trucking accident lawyers are also available for in-home consults if you are unable to travel. In every accident situation, it is important to move quickly in order to protect your rights and preserve evidence that may be lost with the passage of time. If you have suffered an injury in a trucking accident, call the O'Pry Law Firm at (337) 415-0007 or click here to request a Free Case Evaluation.

Our highly experienced Louisiana trucking accident lawyers and personal injury lawyers are here to fight for your rights as an injured person, and we will do everything to make sure that the liable party's insurance company pays you the maximum compensation for injuries incurred during an accident.

For a free legal consultation with a truck accidents lawyer serving Louisiana, call (337) 415-0007

Prevalence of Trucking Accidents

Trucking accidents are less prevalent then car accidents. However, there are nearly 500,000 truck accidents per year. The number of truck accidents every year has increased since 2013, where 327,000 truck accidents were reported. In the vast majority of these cases, and truck collides with a car or another small vehicle. The majority of these accidents are not fatal. This is mainly due to the improvements in car and truck safety devices.

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Trucking Accident Statistics

The last several decades have seen a significant increase in the number of truck accidents. The most recent statistics show that nearly 500,000 trucking accidents happen every year. At the same time, only 1% of those accidents are fatal. Trucking accidents happen for a variety of reasons. However, the length of time it takes to stop a truck is one of the main contributing factors to accidents. Because a truck can change its weight significantly depending on how it's loaded, it's stopping distance changes with every trip. Compounded by the fact that many people drive recklessly around trucks and do not take into account the amount of time that it takes to stop one, it is more common for a large truck to rear-end a smaller vehicle because there was not enough space in between them.

There are many contributing factors to truck accidents. Some of these factors include:

  • Vehicle failure
  • Evasive driving
  • Fatigue
  • Physical impairments
  • Proximity to other vehicles

Most truck accidents involve a combination of factors. The majority of accidents include only two vehicles, while more than a fifth of truck accidents involve more than two vehicles. If the accident involves a rollover, the chances of the accident being fatal are much higher.

A lot of attention has been paid to the number of hours and conditions that truck drivers work in since many believe that truck driver is awesome get into accidents because they are overworked and too tired to drive.  While this is one of the conditions that contribute to trucking accidents, there are many other reasons why trucks get into accidents. Evasive driving is one of the most common reasons why trucks get into accidents. Many people do not drive properly around trucks. Truck drivers try to maintain a reasonable distance between them and the car in front of them since it takes a long time for trucks to stop. This is especially true when carrying unusually heavy loads. It is not uncommon for cars to move into a lane ahead of a truck too close for the truck to stop. As a result, many trucks rear-end cars for no fault of their own.

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Types of Trucking Accidents

There are many types of trucking accidents. These accidents can range from simple driving errors to serious vehicle and system failures. In many cases, it is a combination of factors that lead to an accident. Some of the most common trucking accident types include:

  • Car collisions
  • Tire blowouts
  • Trailer decoupling
  • Dropping the payload due to improper loading
  • Rollovers
  • Rear-end collision

Regardless of the type of trucking accident, the chances of serious injuries or fatalities are higher than a car accident. This is because trucks are much heavier, and hit things much harder than cars do even at lower speeds. That is why it is important for cars to stay further away from trucks when possible.

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Benefits of Hiring a Trucking Accident Lawyer

If you are involved in a trucking accident, it is important for you to have a trucking accident lawyer working on your case. There are many people involved that could be responsible for the accident. While this includes the driver, it could also be the people who loaded the truck or the company that owns or leases the truck. Coordinating the investigation and the subsequent lawsuit can be a difficult task, especially if you are recovering from injuries. Having a skilled trucking accident lawyer working on your case means that you can focus on your recovery while having somebody with a lot of experience handling you're legal needs.

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