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Injured in a truck-related accident? We're the law firm for you. Our attorneys have over 100 years of combined legal experience and know how to handle truck cases. Check out our FREE consumer reports and videos to learn more

Getting hit on the road by a tractor trailer is a terrifying event, whether you are on an interstate highway like I-95 or I-85, or a two lane country route. Add to the situation a serious injury, or the death of a loved one or friend, and it is a nightmare!

If your vehicle is in a wreck with a large truck, you and your passengers are likely in for a life changing event. In a flash, you are faced with all sorts of decisions, hassles,and anguish that you never experienced before. Finding an experienced, skillfull attorney to help deal with the trucking company and their insurance company is a must. You need a smart, caring, honest lawyer to answer your questions, and let you focus on getting well and putting your life back together. You need to contact us immediately. 

North Carolina (NC) and South Carolina (SC) truck accidents and truck injury claims differ from car accidents in several key ways:

1. Trucks are significantly heavier than cars. The power, size and weight of a commercial tractor-trailer make the impact of a truck collision much worse and the chance of serious injury and death much higher. The death rate for truck crashes is 50 percent higher than for car accidents, and many injuries may cause life-long disability and permanent or chronic health problems.
2. Trucks are harder to maneuver than cars. Because of their weight and build, trucks take longer to break and longer to accelerate. They also take wide turns, accelerate quickly down hills, have larger blind spots, and are prone to jackknifing. Since they are driven so often, they are also more susceptible to mechanical problems such as brake failure.
3. Trucks are commercial vehicles. This means that the tractor, the trailer, and the truck driver may all have different truck insurance policies, making the task of pinpointing who is responsible for paying damages more complex than usual.
4. Trucking companies can make settling claims needlessly difficult. Because trucking companies are very familiar with truck accident cases, they often know how to impede, frustrate, intimidate, or stress the injury victim into giving up their fight for rightful compensation.

However, just because a truck accident and truck accident injury claim may be different or more difficult than a car accident injury doesn’t mean you should stop pursuing your valid insurance claim. Our injury law firm specializes in truck accident injury cases and can assist you along every step of the way toward justice.

While many truck companies in the Carolinas often collect evidence at the truck crash site, immediately interview witnesses, and clam up directly after the accident, you need someone on your side who knows the insider information and is familiar with all legal aspects of your case. We have represented hundreds of truck accident injury victims and have the expertise, information, and tenacity to stand up to the truck companies and insurance companies who are attempting to thwart the payments that you need and deserve.

Determining fault in your truck accident injury

In examining truck accident cases, it is important to both collect the pertinent evidence about the truck accident in question and understand the federal regulations for commercial trucks and truck drivers. It is also important to know the common causes of truck accidents:

• Equipment failure. Trucks are required to be checked and tuned very regularly because they log so many miles on the road. A missed federal inspection could lead to a deadly truck accident.
• Trucker fatigue. There are also federal regulations that state how long and how often a trucker can operate his big rig, but some drivers wanting to make more money or hit a deadline ignore the laws. If he drives for too long, he could fall asleep at the wheel, turning his 18-wheeler into a dangerous weapon on the road.
• Irresponsible trucking companies. Some companies will give their drivers impossible schedules, causing speeding, stress, improper loading, and driver fatigue.
• Alcohol and drug use. Just as with all drivers, some truck drivers operate under the influence of prescription drugs, illicit drugs, or alcohol. Some do so to stay awake and alert, others do so because of boredom, addiction, or plain negligence.
• Improper cargo loads. A truck that is not properly loaded is more likely to jackknife, tip, or roll. An overloaded truck is prone to equipment failure.


These dangerous and sometimes fatal mistakes can lead to any number of serious injuries including: 

Our injury law firm will collect vital evidence such as skid mark information, vehicle damage, tire damage, driving logs, truck data systems, and witness statements. In addition, we will untangle the often-complex web of liability that usually involves the trucker, the trucking company, and the trailer owner. Throughout the process, we will keep you informed and involved.

Don’t be intimidated by the truck companies or the insurance companies – chances are you are in need of compensation to regain financial stability, pay your medical bills, make up for missed work, and return a semblance of normalcy to your life. Contact us today for more information or for a free, confidential consultation by filling out the quick contact form to the right or by calling us toll-free at 1-800-752-0042. In addition, please take a moment to review our in-depth library articles on truck crashes and truck accident case results.

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Library for Crashes Caused by Trucks:

  • Trucks Accidents And Mechanical Failure   
    Description: Did you know that mechanical failure is the second most common cause of truck accidents? Because of the heavy use of commercial trucks - paired with their size and weight - trucks are very susceptible to potentially dangerous mechanical problems that can lead to truck accidents.
  • Carolina Truck Accidents: Improperly Loaded Trucks   
    Description: Many people are aware of common truck driver errors, but what happens when a big rig or tractor-trailer has been improperly loaded or overloaded? In many cases, a truck that is not correctly loaded as outlined in the federal regulation will become involved in a truck accident.
  • Carolina Truck Accidents: Truck Driver Distractions   
    Description: For truckers, the road is their office and their cab is their cubicle. Because they spend their work day on the road, they are much more likely than other drivers to engage in multi-tasking that results in driver distractions. Learn what the most common driver distractions for truck drivers are that cause truck accidents.
  • Top Five Truck Accident Facts in North Carolina   
    Description: As lawyers focusing our work on serious injuries from commercial truck wrecks, the following items are some of the best evidence of the significant problems faced on North Carolina roads because of big rigs:

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Several  Injury Attorneys With Our Firm have been Named As Virginia "Super Lawyers" For Personal Injury Law  (Lewis, Shapiro - 2009 Ed.)(Less than 5% of Outstanding Lawyers are Chosen); also selected by the National Million Dollar Advocates Forum (Lewis, Shapiro - 2009); named among the Top 100 Lawyers in Virginia by ATLA (Shapiro - 2009), and our law firm was the first Injury Law Firm in Virginia Invited to Join Primerus, a select group of Highly Ethical, Respected Law Firms .

In October, 2000 our law firm and co-counsel obtained, what was then, the largest record verdict in Virginia's history for an injured person (46 Million Dollar Verdict, with Interest, 60 Million Dollars, Settled confidentially during appeal).  Click on any icon for more details:

 

 

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