Phoenix 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 dollar. The following information is provided by Pritzker Olsen law firm as a public service.

Phoenix Semi Truck Accident: Federal Laws and Regulations

Interstate trucking companies are regulated by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Some of the FMCSA regulations that can be used to determine negligence in a semi truck accident case include the following:

Hours of service. Many semi truck accidents are caused by truck driver fatigue. 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.

Courts for Phoenix Area Accident Litigation

Your case may be filed in federal or state court, depending on the facts of your case. If your case is a federal case to be filed, it will be filed in the United States District Court for Arizona, unless it would be better to file your suit in another state (for example, if you are from Arizona but the accident happened in another state). The Superior Court is Arizona's general jurisdiction court. It is a single entity with locations in each county. In the Phoenix area, there are Superior Court locations in Phoenix, Mesa, Surprise and Florence.

Semi Truck Accident Information

Rear End Car Semi Accident - Often in rear-end accidents a car, motorcycle, van, SUV, bus or other vehicle has stopped to turn, has slowed down or stopped in a construction zone, or has stopped at an intersection.
T-boned by a Semi Tractor - 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.
Hit Head On by aSemi Truck - If you were hit head on by a semi truck in the Phoenix area, it is important to investigate the driver to determine whether fatigue or alcohol was involved.
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.

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