18 Wheeler Accident Attorneys
At Willis, Willis & Rizzi we have learned through our experience that when it comes to cases involving 18 wheelers and other semitrucks, the story usually starts way before the accident.
Oftentimes in cases involving 18 wheelers you will have attorneys who are not as familiar with the regulatory authority related to semitruck drivers and companies, and they try and treat the case like a regular car accident.
At Willis, Willis and Rizzi when we take on a truck accident case we are not only looking at what happened on the day of the collision, but we are also taking a very “rear-view mirror” look back, sometimes years back into the semitruck driver’s history as well as the truck company’s history. We will look at the accident report from the day of the collision and search for clues that will allow us to research on the Federal Motor Carrier government website the truck driver and company. We will look at the history and see if the truck company has followed regulations regarding the hiring and onboarding of the driver, the supervision of the driver, and much more to determine if the trucking company is compliant with federal regulations.
In addition to the rules of the road that all drivers must obey, 18 wheeler and semitruck drivers have a separate regulatory authority over them which reaches back to the very day the driver fills out an application with the trucking company. Truck companies are regulated by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and are governed by a body of laws in addition to standard traffic safety rules established by the federal government to regulate both truck drivers and truck companies.
Why Choose Willis, Willis & Rizzi
At Willis, Willis & Rizzi our philosophy is that if a truck driver is entrusted to move an 18 wheel vehicle across that state or country we are going to dig in and research thoroughly that both the semitruck driver and the trucking company have followed all regular traffic laws as well as the litany of federal regulations that govern their activities.
Additionally, if we feel the trucking company has failed in their responsibilities of how they have vetted their drivers, we not only look at a negligence claim from the date of the collision against the truck driver, but also a negligence claim directly against the trucking company for what we call negligent hiring, training, retention, and supervision practices.
As stated earlier, in accidents involving 18 wheelers and other semitrucks the story starts way before the date of the collision. We will research every aspect of the trucking case because often we see that not only was the truck driver negligent, but the trucking company was also negligent in their responsibilities in identifying that the driver shouldn’t have been on the road that day when they caused the injuries to our client.
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