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Attorney Southern Alabama Semi Truck Accident
Attorney Fred Pritzker and his team at Pritzker Olsen law firm have won millions for victims of semi truck accidents and their families, including several settlements and verdicts over one million dollars. The following information is provided by Pritzker Olsen law firm as a public service.
Southern Alabama Courts
Your case may be filed in federal or state court, depending on the facts of your case. If your case is a federal case, it will be filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama, which is divided into two divisions with courthouses in Mobile and Selma. Alabama State has 40 judicial circuits, which where a lawsuit for serious personal injury or wrongful death would be filed in the state court system.
Southern Alabama Semi Truck Accident Laws and Regulations
Interstate trucking companies are regulated by the federal government, and when they are in Southern Alabama, they must also follow Alabama traffic laws. Below, are a few of the areas regulated by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA):
- Hours of service. Many semi truck accidents are caused by truck driver fatigue, especially rear end collisions. The federal regulations limit the amount of time a truck driver can be on the road. To enforce this, the regulations require semi truck drivers to record their driving and off-duty time in a driver's log. This can be excellent evidence of fault.
- Truck driver drug and alcohol use. FMCSA regulations require motor carriers to implement a successful controlled-substances-use-and-alcohol-misuse program.
- Driving requirements. The federal regulations prohibit a semi truck driver from driving when he or she is too tired, drunk, too sick, knows that the truck is not in good working order, etc.
- Truck driver qualifications. These regulations prohibit a trucking company from permitting an unqualified person to drive a semi truck.
- Safe semi truck brakes, tires and other parts and accessories. FMCSA has detailed requirements regarding parts and accessories necessary for safe operation of a semi trailer truck. If an accident is caused by defective brakes, for example, you may have claims against the trucking company, the company that maintained the truck, the manufacturer of the semi tractor and the manufacturer of the brakes.
Trucking Companies Doing Business in Southern Alabama
The following trucking companies have offices in Alabama or do business in Alabama (this is a partial list):
AAA Cooper Transportation
Alabama Food Service, INC.
Alabama Motor Express, INC.
Averitt Express
B & G Supply Co., INC.
B.R. Williams Trucking, INC.
Baggett Transportation Company
Baldwin Transfer Company,Inc.
Barnett Transportation, INC.
Bay Lines, INC.
Billy Barnes Enterprises, INC.
Boyd Bros. Transportation, INC.
Brittain Trucking, INC.
Buddy Moore Trucking, INC.
C.R. England
Charles G. Lawson Trucking, INC
Charlie Baucom, INC.
Chordus, INC.
Circle City Transport, INC.
Covan World Wide Moving, INC
Dixie Midwest Express, INC.
Dolphin Line, INC.
Evergreen Forest Products, INC.
Evergreen Transportation, INC
Fleetwood Trucking Co., INC.
Floyd & Beasley Transfer Co., INC.
Francis Powell Enterprises, INC.
Garrison Hauling Co., INC.
Heartland Express
Hornady Transportation, LLC
James R. Smith Poultry & Produce Co.
Knight Transportation
Kraft Foods
L & A Trucking Co., INC
Magnatran Corporation
Marten Transport
Massey Hauling Co., INC.
Mcclendon Trucking Co., INC.
Mcelroy Truck Lines, INC.
Mcgriff Transportation, INC.
MSJ Trucking, INC.
Nuss Lumber Co., INC.
Old Dominion Freight Line
Osborn Transportation, INC.
Parrett Trucking, INC.
Peppers Transport, INC.
Perdido Trucking Service, LLC
R.E. Garrsion Trucking, INC.
Rhett Butler Trucking, INC.
Robbie D. Wood, INC.
Ross Neely Systems, INC.
Rowe Machinery, INC.
Royster Enterprises, INC.
Ruan Transportation Corporation
Southeastern Freight Lines
Storey Trucking Co., INC.
Sunshine Trucking, INC.
Suttles Truck Leasing, INC.
Taylor-Made Transportation, INC
Towns Transportation, INC.
USA Motor Express, INC.
Vernon Milling Co., INC.
Wal-Mart Transporatation LLC (Walmart)
Watkins Trucking Company, INC.
Westpoint Stevens, INC.
Whatley Contract Carriers, INC.
Wiley Sanders Truck Lines, INC.
Wise Trucking, INC.
WTI Transport, INC.
Semi Truck Accident Information
Rear Ended by a Semi Truck - These cases generally happen when a car, motorcycle or other vehicle has stopped to turn, has slowed down or stopped in a construction zone, or has stopped at an intersection.
Broadsided by a Semi - If a car, van or SUV is broadsided (t-boned) by a semi tractor trailer, the cause may be that the semi driver ran a red light.
Head On Collision with a Semi Truck - If you were hit head on by a semi truck in Northern Alabama, it is important to look at whether the driver was tired or drunk.
Run Over by a Semi Truck - When a semi trailer truck driver runs over a pedestrian or bicyclist, it is usually because of speeding, distraction (cell phone use, eating, looking for something, day dreaming), intoxication (drunk driving and driving under the influence of drugs), inexperience, fatigue, failure to yield the right-of-way.
The personal injury and wrongful death lawyers at Pritzker Olsen law firm have been interviewed by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Lawyers USA and other publications. Attorney Fred Pritzker is listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Call 1-888-377-8900 (TOLL FREE) or submit our online form for a free consultation.
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Motorcycle Accident Lawyer
Wins Millions for Client
Attorney Fred Pritzker won $6,000,000 for a client whose right leg was amputated when the motorcycle on which she was a passenger was struck by a drunk driver. If you have been in an accident with a DUI driver, you may have a cliam against a bar or other place that sells alcohol.
Truck Wheel Accident Death
Our law firm recently won $2,850,000 for a family whose loved one was killed by a truck wheel that crashed through a car windshield. Read about a truck wheel off accident.
Tow Truck Accident
Attorneys Fred Pritzker and Elliot Olsen obtained a $2,750,000 recovery for a 59 year-old truck driver who suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI), the loss of his left eye and significant disfigurement when the tow chain being used to pull the man’s semi tractor-trailer out of a ditch broke loose from a front-end loader to which it was attached.
Semi-Truck Crash Settlement
Pritzker Olsen attorneys Fred Pritzker and Eric Hageman recently obtained a hard-fought $2,560,000 recovery for a couple who were seriously injured in a semi-truck crash. The husband suffered serious head injury (TBI). Read about the semi truck crash settlement.
Our lawyers have recovered millions more for our clients. Contact us for a free consultation about your accident.
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