TRUCK RELATED ACCIDENTS OVERVIEW

Truck accidents can be a terrible situation for anyone coming into contact with them while on the road, or simply while idle behind them at a stop light or stop sign. The amount of momentum, weight and lack of maneuverability a truck as while in motion makes these vehicles particularly dangerous while on the road.  It is not uncommon to drive late at night only to be passed by a big rig truck going 80 plus miles per hour and swerving between lanes.  
When someone is impacted by a truck, it is important to seek medical attention when injured.  These vehicles have commercial policies of insurance and carry an enormous regulatory burden. The federal motor carrier safety regulations are a large body of rules intended to reduce the number of accidents and fatalities caused by commercial vehicles.  These are minimum standards of operation and relate to the need to protect the public given interstate commerce.
Some regulations involve how many hours a truck driver can drive in a day as well as how many breaks are required between drive time. If disabled, there are distance for cones behind the truck that must be placed within a certain time period. Communications must be had with dispatchers as well. Maintenance requirements, as well as weight of load is regulated. Ultimately, the drivers of trucks are professional drivers and are required to behave as professionals while on the road. 
If you are involved in a trucking accident on an interstate highway such as I-95, I-10 or I-295 in Jacksonville, Florida, it is important a lawyer that knows how to manage a truck accident case is called.  Usually an accident reconstructionist, oftentimes a Ph.D. will be employed to reconstruct the accident if necessary in order to determine speed, distance, and the forces transferred from one vehicle into the other and through the body of anyone inside the impacted vehicle. 
Krumbein Law PLLC has been very successful in representing clients who have been involved in truck accidents.  Even very difficult ones! Call us for a Free Consultation!