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Truck Accident Resource Center Attorneys at our law firm have been interviewed by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Lawyers USA and other publications.  Fred Pritzker, Elliot Olsen and Eric Hageman have been named "Super Lawyers" by Law & Politics magazine (current and previous years). To contact our law firm about a United Van Lines truck accident lawsuit, please call 1-888-377-8900 (toll-free), email our lawyers or submit our free case consultation form (on the right).

United Van Lines Truck Accident Information

In the two years prior to November 20, 2008, United Van Lines was involved in 152 accidents, with 48 resulting in injury and 5 resulting in fatalities, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)1.

Examples of United Van Lines accidents include the following:

  • In a Missouri case, the plaintiff (the injured person) alleged that the driver of a tractor trailer truck imprinted with a United Van Lines logo hit the plaintiff’s car when the truck moved into the plaintiff’s lane of traffic.  The plaintiff suffered back and neck injuries.2
  • In Maine, a United Van Lines truck moving southbound allegedly sideswiped a truck moving northbound after crossing a highway median, according to police reports. A woman driving a car, swerved to avoid colliding with a truck, rolled her SUV and was injured. The driver of the United Van Lines truck was later charged with driving to endanger.3

Trucking Company Laws and Regulations

Below are a few of the areas regulated by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA):

    1. Hours of service the amount of time a driver can drive.  The amount of driving and off-duty time is required to be recorded in the driver’s log.  If the driver's log indicates that the driver violated FMCSA hours-of-service regulations, there would be evidence that the accident was caused by driver fatigue.
    2. Truck driver drug and alcohol use. FMCSA regulations require motor carriers to implement a successful controlled-substances-use-and-alcohol-misuse program.  This requirement is meant to prevent truck accidents caused by drunk truck drivers and drivers who are taking drugs.
    3. Truck parts and accessories, including tires, brakes, etc.  FMCSA also has detailed requirements regarding parts and accessories necessary for safe operation.  If our law firm is retained by you, we will look at whether the accident was caused, even in part, by improperly maintained equipment, the lack of safety equipment or any other equipment-related question, which would include problems with tires, lights, axles, coupling devices and towing equipment, brakes, engines and other equipment.

If you or a loved one has been in a United Van Lines accident, please contact a truck accident lawyer for a free consultation: 1-888-377-8900 (toll-free) or submit our free truck accident case consultation form. For information on a truck accident lawsuit, please see our truck accident FAQ.

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Footnotes:
1. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
2. Webster v. United Van Lines LLC, et. al, Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, at Independence.
3. Jen Lynds, “Driver charged after collision: Woman injured in Monticello crash,” Bangor Daily News, June 19, 2006.


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