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 TRUCK DRIVER NEGLIGENCE
Truck Accident Resource CenterOur law firm has a national reputation, and lawyers at the firm have been interviewed by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Lawyers USA and other publications.  In recognition of their accomplishments, Pritzker | Olsen, P.A. attorneys 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 trailor truck accident lawsuit, please call 1-888-377-8900 (toll-free), email our lawyers or submit our online consultation form on this page (top right).

Truck drivers must operate their commercial trucks with the highest degree of care as required by law.  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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