According to the American Trucking Association, there are over 3 million truck drivers who move 9.2 billion tons of freight annually. However, due to their size and prominence on the road, thousands of people are injured in the United States each year as the result of large trucking accidents.
If you or a loved one has recently been in a truck accident in Boston, Massachusetts, contact Sweeney Merrigan Law, LLP for a free legal consultation. Our personal injury attorneys may be able to help your family obtain fair compensation for a commercial truck accident. We know how to hold negligent truck companies and their drivers accountable for damages.
Source: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
The commercial trucking industry is strictly governed by state and federal rules and regulations in order to ensure the safety of trucks on roads and highways. These rules and regulations are designed to prevent common truck safety violations which include:
Negligently violating these rules and regulations is often the cause of serious truck driving accidents.
While many people may think that all traffic-related collisions are similar, accidents involving large trucks are more serious for a variety of reasons:
Massachusetts is a no-fault state when it comes to car and truck accidents. No-fault laws mean your own insurance provider will pay for your damages and medical bills even if you were not at fault. Many truck accidents, however, cause injuries that meet the state’s serious injury threshold. Severe enough injuries will give you the right to hold the at-fault party liable for your damages outside of Massachusetts’ no-fault insurance system. In this case, you or your truck accident attorney will need to determine the cause of your collision.
These are some of the most common causes of big rig accidents in Massachusetts. At Sweeney Merrigan Law, LLP, our Boston truck accident lawyer can investigate your truck accident to determine fault. We can use evidence such as accident photographs, police reports, and the truck’s black box to help you prove negligence. Then, we can fight for maximum compensation for your injuries from an insurance company on your behalf.
Big rigs can cause devastating damage to smaller passenger vehicles in accidents. The overwhelming size and weight of a large truck can lead to catastrophic property damages and personal injuries for those in passenger vehicles. The injuries involved in a truck accident could follow a victim for life. No two victims will have the exact same personal injuries from a truck accident. At Sweeney Merrigan Law, LLP, we help victims with all types of injuries file truck accident lawsuits in Boston.
We can use your injuries and the other facts of your specific case to create an aggressive and strategic negotiation tactic. Our lawyers will personalize the strategy they use to go up against the trucking company on your behalf. Our attorneys are passionate about assisting clients with serious injuries, especially when it is a large and powerful defendant such as a trucking corporation on the other end. Find out how we can help you with any type of serious injury during a free consultation.
Liability will be one of the main questions to answer during your Boston truck accident claim. The liable party is typically the person or entity responsible for causing your accident. In a truck accident case, however, the rules of vicarious liability often apply. The truck company may be vicariously responsible for the actions of its driver. The company may also be liable for a poorly maintained truck, badly trained driver or negligently secured cargo. Other liable parties could be another driver, a cargo company, a maintenance person or the City of Boston. A thorough investigation of your case could enable us to name the defendant in your case.
It is imperative that a complete and thorough investigation is done following a truck or commercial vehicle accident in order to determine whether there was a violation of any applicable rules or regulations. Trucking companies will often have an investigator at the scene within minutes of an accident to find evidence that can pin fault on the other driver involved. Trucking companies will also try and settle quickly outside of court in order to reduce their financial liability. At Sweeney Merrigan Law, LLP, our Boston truck accident attorney will employ the necessary resources and investigative tools to recover a full analysis of your accident and get you fair compensation for the injuries you have sustained.
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