Hit by a Celadon Truck

Celadon Trucking Service Inc. (US DOT# 261902), is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Its U.S. terminal locations include the following: Baltimore, Maryland, Hampton, Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, Greensboro, North Carolina, Horizon City, Texas, Laredo, TX and Waxahachie, TX. The company operates a fleet of approximately 3,000 tractors and 9,000 trailers that haul general freight, metal, machinery, dry bulk commodities, beverages and paper products.

In the two years prior to September 6, 2010, Celadon Trucking semi trucks were involved in 239 crashes, 5 of them fatal and 85 of them resulting in personal injury, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).¹

Each Celadon truck accident is only recorded once and at its highest level of severity. For example, if an crash involved one fatality, three injuries, and one tow-away, the crash would only be recorded as a single fatal crash.

Celadon is self insured.

Who to Sue if You or a Family Member is
Hit by a Celadon Truck

Celadon Trucking owns both tractors (semi truck cabs) and trailers. If you are hit by a Dart truck hauling goods, you may have claims against the following:

Celadon Trucking Service Inc.
The driver of the Celadon truck
The owner of the trailer (may not be Celadon Trucking)
A semi truck maintenance company
The owner of the goods being hauled
The manufacturer of the tractor, trailer or any defective part thereof
Others (our attorneys obtain corporate documents and other evidence to determine every possible company you can sue)

Who you can sue for your accident bodily injuries or a wrongful death depends on the facts of the case. In most states, family members who can sue include: husband, wife, mother, father, son, daughter, brother, sister, grandmother, grandfather, grandchild, neice, nephew, aunt, uncle.

The 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.

Our tractor trailer accident lawyers investigate accidents involving people hit by a semi truck and killed by a semi truck. Our experience is that in most cases the car, motorcycle, van or bus was rear ended by a semi truck.

Footnotes:

1. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

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