Fresno Tractor Trailer Accidents
Tractor trailers can easily weigh more than twenty times the average passenger vehicle. They take wider turns, are more difficult to stop, and are generally harder to maneuver than smaller vehicles. Because of this, tractor trailers are some of the most life-threatening vehicles on the road. Fresno tractor trailer accidents can leave a victim with traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, severe burns, and broken bone fractures and displacements—serious injuries that may require many years of expensive medical treatment and from which a victim may never fully recuperate.
According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, accidents involving tractor trailers and large trucks accounted for 6.1% of all police-reported motor vehicle traffic crashes in 2006. However, accidents involving tractor trailers and large trucks accounted for 11.7% of fatalities in police-reported motor vehicle traffic crashes in 2006.
Causes of tractor trailer accidents
There are many circumstances which can lead to Fresno tractor trailer accidents. Common factors include:
- Driver fatigue or exhaustion
- Failure of defective or inadequately maintained parts
- Inadequately trained, inexperienced, or improperly licensed driver
- Reckless driving or speeding
- Driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol
- Oversized, overloaded, or poorly loaded truck
Rodney C. Haron is an expert tractor trailer accident attorney in Fresno, California and will examine every detail of your Fresno tractor trailer accident to identify every source of compensation for your injuries.
Fresno tractor trailer accidents and the law
Here in Fresno, tractor trailer accidents fall under both federal and state laws that cover many aspects of the commercial transportation industry, including:
- Drug and alcohol testing for drivers
- Weight distribution and axel distance requirements
- Maintenance of driver logbooks
- Inspections
- Maintenance of the truck
- Transportation of hazardous material
- Requirements for obtaining different classes of commercial driver licenses
Because of the complexity of the law, there may be more than one party which is responsible for a tractor trailer accident. Rodney C. Haron, a tractor trailer accident lawyer in Fresno, understands the law and will work hard to ensure that all responsible parties are held liable to help you obtain just compensation for your tractor trailer accident injury.
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If you or someone you love has been injured in a 18 wheeler accident in Fresno, contact the offices of Rodney C. Haron to schedule a free consultation with an experienced semi truck accident attorney.
