Let us help clear the wreckage after your truck accident

Large truck accidents and 18-wheeler crashes leave behind a huge mess, long after the wreckage is cleared from the highway. Roughly 2,600 18-wheeler crashes occur each year in Virginia, resulting in significant injuries. Of those, 120 result in fatalities.

If you or someone you love has been injured in a semi truck accident or a tractor-trailer crash, you may be dealing with severe, permanent injuries months later. You may be searching for a way to help pay for those mounting doctor bills.

And you may be confused at where to start. An accident involving a big rig is often more complicated than any other car accident, in large part because of trucking regulations governing the industry.

Virginia trucking regulations
Tractor-trailer drivers must adhere to a long list of state and federal rules and regulations, including:

  • - Special licensing requirements for commercial truck driving
  • - Weight restrictions on certain local roads and freeways
  • - Minimum number of stops required in a set period of time
  • - Maximum number of hours allowed to travel at one time
  • - Extra restrictions on large trucks carrying hazardous materials

The list goes on. Regulations vary from state to state. To complicate matters, truck drivers frequently travel through several states. This makes it difficult for the average person to determine which regulations may have been in effect at the time of a big rig accident.

Do you follow the regulations in the truck driver's home state or in Virginia where the accident occurred? What federal laws supersede state laws and vice versa?

A knowledgeable Virginia truck accident lawyer can help you maneuver the sticky legalities and discover whether the truck driver responsible for your semi accident was in compliance with the correct trucking regulations.

Who's in charge?
Depending on the way a particular trucking company works, you may be dealing with more than one person. While some truck drivers own and operate their truck themselves, others are merely employees of a corporate trucking company.

In addition to the truck driver involved in the accident, you may be facing the trucking company who owns the vehicle and multiple insurance companies that represent the truck driver and/or the company.

If you've been injured in a tractor-trailer accident and need legal help fighting for your rights, contact Tronfeld, West & Durrett at 1-800-321-6741 and talk to a knowledgeable Richmond injury lawyer.


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