The roadways are dangerous places. Even those of us who take excellent care of our vehicles and drive carefully at all times are still sharing the road with others who may not be as vigilant in their driving habits or their vehicle maintenance schedules.
One particularly important part of driving on the roadways, whether they be the local streets or the higher speed freeways, is sharing the road with semi-trailer trucks. The physics of a large, fast moving semi tractor trailer truck and a smaller, private passenger vehicle are quite different, and they behave differently when faced with similar road conditions.
In icy or slippery situations where there is rain on the roads, large trucks can actually be considered an additional hazard to the passenger vehicles that drive around them. Each year, many people are injured in collisions with these trucks and there are many factors that can affect how and why those accidents take place.
Truck Accident attorneys at Rubin & Zyndorf Associates know how to get to the important facts in a case where a motorist has been hurt in an accident with a truck. Long-haul truckers often have grueling schedules and deadlines that must be met, often their schedules are not not modified even when there are conditions that could be causing them delays in their journey.
Road construction, bad weather, closed roads and other hazards can all contribute to the pressure that the truck driver experiences and they are often unable to get adequate rest for the amount of long distance driving they must do.
There are also instances of trucks being over loaded with weight limit restrictions being exceeded, another contributing factor to the dangerous conditions that innocent motorists face when on the roads nearby the trucks.
Truck Accident Rubin & Zyndorf Associates attorneys can talk to injured people who have experienced an accident that involved a truck and help them to see what legal remedy they may have available to them.
Personal injury suits that involve trucks are a specific type of case that can benefit from the experience that an attorney has in this area of law. The science of how trucks behave and the laws that govern their operation are all factors that a qualified attorney will be aware of and they can use that knowledge to benefit their client.