Don't Wait to Contact a Lawyer
Trucking companies and their insurers understand that any truck accident can mean huge financial losses. That's why many insurers have created action plans detailing the steps their insureds need to take when an accident occurs, and what their own employees need to do as well. All of these steps are designed with one goal in mind: minimizing or avoiding their liability, at your expense.
At The McLeod Firm in St. Augustine, Florida, we can get our own attorneys, investigators and accident reconstruction experts to the scene of a truck accident quickly to make sure critical pieces of evidence are documented and preserved. We also act quickly to get copies of the driver's logs, the truck's maintenance records, GPS information and electronic data from the truck's "black box" (sometimes called a "tattler," if it was equipped with one).
These steps have one goal in mind too: obtaining fair and just compensation for the people and families we represent. If your family has been affected by a Florida truck accident, contact us for a free consultation.
Truck Driver Errors and Recklessness on Our Roads
The size and weight of most commercial trucks makes them hard to maneuver and leaves drivers with very little margin for error. Truck drivers know this and are supposed to know how to avoid deadly errors before they get behind the wheel. In reality, there are many poorly trained, untrained and even unlicensed commercial truck drivers causing accidents on our roads today.
Examples of truck driver negligence, reckless driving and careless errors include:
- Speeding
- Following too closely behind other vehicles
- Changing lanes without signaling
- Drinking alcohol or using drugs
- Falling asleep at the wheel
- Driving a truck without making sure the cargo has been properly loaded (this can lead to rollover and jack-knife accidents)
- Failing to maintain a truck in safe working order
- Overloading a truck in order to make more money
Truck accident cases are complicated and because of that, recovering the financial compensation you deserve often depends on the experience and skill level of your attorney.
Contact Our St. Augustine, Florida, Trucking Accident Attorneys
Find what you need right here. Contact our law office in St. Augustine, Florida. We provide a free initial consultation that can help you decide whether we are the right firm to handle your case. We handle all personal injury claims on a contingency fee basis; that means you pay no attorney's fees until we recover money for you. Call us today at 904-471-5007.
