How to Hire the Best Chandler Truck Accident Lawyer
by Chandler Trucking Accident Lawyers - Mark Breyer
Ask if the lawyer has experience in trucking accident injury claims
Chandler truck accident lawyers need to know certain federal regulations and laws in order to be successful at winning a trucking injury case. Big rig attorneys need to know the laws that make a trucking accident case successful. There are federal regulations that are applicable to all trucking companies. These regulations tell the trucking company and employees how many hours the employee can work each week, how many days the employee is able to work, and what logs the trucking company must keep and for how long. An experienced trucking lawyer will use all of this information to get the best settlement possible for a trucking injury claim in Chandler. If the attorney does not understand the violation of these regulations, then the attorney most likely will not get the maximum settlement from the trucking company.
What are the federal laws that need to be known when handling a Chandler trucking accident injury?
There are many federal regulations that need to be known. There are statute of limitations for trucking accident claims. There are laws on drug and alcohol testing and that truck companies must adhere to so that the government can make sure that our roads are safe. Trucking companies must train their employees and follow regulations on training requirements for truck drivers. The federal regulations set out many laws that are pertinent to handling a truck driving accident injury case.
The federal regulation for how long a commercial trucking driver can drive with regards to hours and days is called 'The Hours-of-Service' regulations. This regulation is under the federal regulations numbered 49 CFR Part 395. This federal regulation for commercial truck drivers details the number of hours drivers are able to work. This is a very significant part of the federal regulations for truck drivers. One of the reasons that truck drivers were causing so many accidents was because of trucking fatigue, based on research done by the federal government. The federal government enacted this part of the regulation because truck drivers were falling asleep at the wheel and causing very serious accidents - some resulting in fatal injuries. The federal government recognized that truck drivers were the cause of a number of fatalities on the road and this regulation was designed to try to minimize the number of fatalities due to fatigued truck drivers. All commercial truck drivers must adhere to these regulations and this is well-known to truck drivers.
Truck drivers also have to understand safety procedures when driving and what materials are allowed and not allowed to be transported. There are many materials that when transported need extra special safety precautions not to cause deadly harm if the truck were to be involved in an accident.
There are many truck accidents just based on the material that is being transferred. Harmful materials can cause injury not just to the people in the collision but also to people all around the accident. Many substances are very dangerous to inhale and it is important to transport these materials in a safe manner. Trucks can also cause serious explosions if they are transferring hazardous materials that are not safely secured. There are federal motor vehicle safety standards that all truck drivers must recognize and that all truck companies need to enforce.
Commercial truck companies must also keep logs and manuals of truck drivers' days worked and time. If these manuals are destroyed and/or not kept based on federal regulations, there are serious fines that are applicable to the trucking company. More so, if you are injured by a trucking company and the injury lawyers discover that these regulations were not met, then the trucking company may be liable to punitive damages. Punitive damages is where the Judge can order that the trucking company be punished and have to pay the victim of a trucking accident money for the trucking company knowingly and willfully doing something against federal regulations. Many times, trucking companies will not obey the federal regulations because they want to increase profits. Therefore, if the trucking lawyer can prove this type of behavior by the trucking company, your trucking injury settlement can be significantly higher by thousands or tens of thousands of dollars - depending on your injury and the extenuating circumstances of the truck accident.
Ask the Chandler trucking accident lawyer you are speaking to if they are admitted to Federal Court
It is also important that when you are hiring a Chandler trucking accident attorney that you ask the lawyer if he/she is admitted to practice in Arizona Federal Court. Trucking accident cases are very different than any other injury case in Arizona because trucking companies need to abide by federal laws. Therefore, the injury attorney must understand the federal laws and usually must be able to practice law in Federal Court. Not all Chandler injury attorneys have the necessary knowledge to handle a trucking accident case. Further, many lawyers are not admitted to practice in federal court. So the first order of business when you are looking to hire a trucking lawyer is to make sure that they have experience in handling trucking accident injury claims in Chandler and ask if they are admitted to practice in Federal Court.
Commercial truck accidents can be devastating to families and injured individuals
Being involved in a truck accident at a intersection, roadway or highway can lead to serious injury and even a fatal injury. The laws dictate that you are allowed to be compensated when a truck driver causes an accident and injures an innocent individual. Depending on the extenuating circumstances of how and why the truck driver caused the collision can determine the amount of your settlement. It is important to make sure that you hire the best Chandler trucking accident lawyers so that you get the maximum settlement for your trucking injury case.
Call experienced Chandler Trucking Accident lawyers today!
Trucking companies have lawyers that they depend on to help them minimize any settlement to injury victims. It is important that you have lawyers on your side as well. If you have questions on your truck accident injury, we have the answers. Call us today so that we can help you on your truck accident claim. If you are not sure if you need a Chandler accident lawyer, we can answer your questions and you can decide how you want to proceed.
Attorney Mark Breyer, a certified specialist in injury and wrongful death law, is one of 1% of attorneys that has been deemed an expert in injury and wrongful death law by the State Bar of Arizona. Mark Breyer is admitted to federal court and for years we have handled trucking accident claims in Arizona. Most known as The Husband And Wife Law Team, Alexis and Mark, only practice injury and wrongful death law. Call today for your free consultation.
