Tractor Trailer Accidents
Alabama Tractor Trailer Accidents
Tractor trailer accident lawyers of Prince, Glover & Hayes in
Tuscaloosa, Alabama discuss tractor trailer accident laws and
compare them with laws governing other types of accidents.
Tractor trailer accidents and other types of vehicle accidents are
all governed under Alabama tort laws. Tort law is the type of
law that enables a person who has been injured or sustained losses
as a result of another's negligence to seek recovery of their
losses and damages from the negligent party. The major
difference when a tractor trailer is involved is that all
commercial interstate trucking is subject to the laws under the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), which impose
strict safety regulations on owners and operators of tractor
trailers.
In a trucking accident claim, infractions of these safety laws may
be at issue including laws pertaining to:
• The maximum number of hours a driver can operate his vehicle
without rest;
• Vehicle maintenance and inspection;
• Vehicle size and weight restrictions;
• Driver training and qualification;
• Dangerous driving; and
• Improper loading.
In some cases the responsibility for safe operation of tractor
trailers extends beyond the driver to the trucking company who is
legally bound to enforce these laws through monitoring.
Additionally, liability may fall upon a municipality, county or the
state for unsafe road design or improper maintenance of roads under
their jurisdiction.
A thorough understanding of the highway laws in Alabama is
essential to your truck accident injury case and a qualified
trucking accident lawyer will determine who was at fault for the
accident, which laws were broken, and file your claim within the
statute of limitations on personal injury lawsuits.
If you have been injured in a truck accident, you can count on the
experienced Tuscaloosa truck accident lawyers at
Prince, Glover & Hayes to successfully settle your tractor
trailer lawsuit. We have a proven record of success, having won
millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts for our
clients. Call to speak with one of our truck accident
attorneys at 1-888-804-1196, or click on our quick
contact form and we will contact you.
Prince Glover & Hayes Law does not offer any guarantee of case results. The cases mentioned in this site are illustrative of the array of matters handled by the firm involving various areas of personal injury law. In many of the verdicts listed, plaintiffs either settled or obtained a modified award. These illustrations, though based upon cases handled by this office, are representative only and should not be viewed as an assurance of a particular result. Each case must stand on its own facts and circumstances.
These recoveries are not an indication of future results. Every case is different, and regardless of what friends, family, or other individuals may say about what a case is worth, each case must be evaluated on its own facts and circumstances as they apply to the law.
The valuation of a case depends on the facts, the injuries, the jurisdiction, the venue, the witnesses, the parties, and the testimony, among other factors. Furthermore, no representation is made that the quality of the legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers.