Truck Accident Attorneys San Diego

Injured in a Truck Accident? Contact the Gateway Personal Injury Law Firm

If you have been injured in an accident involving a truck or semi-trailer, it is vital that you consult with an experienced truck accident attorney at the Gateway Personal Injury Law Firm. Traffic accidents involving large trucks that hit passenger vehicles or motorcycles may cause catastrophic trauma. Truck accidents can be complex cases that involve an array of state and federal regulations that require an attorney with extensive experience in these areas. The truck accident attorneys from the Gateway Personal Injury Law Firm can help you get the compensation you deserve.

Truck accident cases involve investigating:

1. Driver training or lack thereof
2. Scheduling overload and impractical expectations set by trucking companies, encouraging drivers to use excessive speed to meet delivery deadlines.
3. Drivers with a history of traffic violations and accidents that have not had their commercial driver licenses suspended or revoked
4. Driver fatigue, DUI, and prescription or illegal drug use
5. Aggressive driving and road rage
6. Driving too fast for road conditions (e.g., rain, fog, or smoke from brush fires, etc.)
7. Improper maintenance of equipment on tractor trailers such as tires and brakes and inadequate repair work
8. The truck’s load exceeds its weight limit or is balanced improperly
9. Poorly maintained roads, malfunctioning traffic signals, construction obstacles, obscure signage, and insufficient lighting

In investigating and reviewing your case, we routinely retain accident reconstruction experts and trucking safety experts to assist us in evaluating and analyzing the facts and data obtained from the investigation.

Time is of the essence, as time passes after your accident, evidence important to your case can begin to disappear. Hiring the experienced San Diego truck accident attorneys at the Gateway Personal Injury Law Firm as soon after the truck accident can help ensure that key evidence is gathered (driver logs must be kept for six months, but scale tickets and inspection records do not have to be saved). Interviews need to be conducted immediately, as time passes, witnesses can be harder to locate and their memory or the accident might fade.

While most trucking companies operate their fleet in a responsible manner, we find that far too many accidents involving trucks involve compliance issues with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. At the Gateway Personal Injury Law Firm we have the experience and expertise to handle trucking accidents and their resulting injuries.

If you feel you have a personal injury or trucking accident case, it is vital that you act immediately to protect your rights. Contact Gateway Personal Injury Law Firm at 619-330-5882 today.