Truck Driver Negligence

Truck drivers must operate their commercial trucks with the highest degree of care as required by law. If you were in an accident that was caused, even in part, by a truck driver's negligence, you have the right to sue the the truck driver, trucking company and possibly others for medical expenses, lost income, pain and suffering, emotional distress and other damages.

Truck drivers are negligent if they do one or more of the following:

Drive too fast
Drive too fast for conditions
Fail to keep a careful lookout
Fail to maintain proper control of their truck
Fail to stop, swerve, slacken speed, and/or maintain control of a truck when there is a reasonable likelihood of a collision with another vehicle
Drive a commercial motor vehicle in violation of state and federal laws and regulations
Drive a motor carrier in excess of the hours allowed pursuant to §395.3 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations
Fail to keep a current record of his or her duty status as required by §395.8 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations
Drive a commercial truck when impaired through fatigue or likely to become impaired through fatigue in violation of §392.3 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations
Leave the scene of an injury accident in violation of state law
Drive in a careless and imprudent manner
Fail to slow or stop his vehicle to avoid collision with another vehicle
Fail to give a proper warning
Operate a motor vehicle in a defective condition
Fail to maintain his vehicle in a single lane of travel in violation of state law
Fail to yield the right-of-way
Fail to report an accident.

If you would like to speak to a truck accident lawyer at our law firm, please call 1-888-377-8900 (toll free) or submit our online truck accident case consultation form. For information on a truck accident lawsuit, please see our truck accident FAQ.

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