The Cochran Firm Legal Blog

Tractor-trailer or semi-trucks are an all too common site on the roadways in and around Washington, D.C. and all across the country. Unfortunately, many of these massive trucks are involved in accidents with other motor vehicles.

Truck accidents number in the tens of thousands each year. The enormous size and weight of these trucks create massive amounts of energy when traveling at high rates of speed. The result in a collision with a truck is catastrophic injuries and deaths to the people in smaller passenger vehicles.

Truck accident causes include driver fatigue, speeding to meet unrealistic deadlines, aggressive driving behaviors, poor maintenance of equipment, overloaded cargoes, faulty brakes and tires, defective roadways and hazardous weather conditions.

According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), truck accidents are responsible for over twenty billion dollars in damages every year in the United States. That is the reason trucking companies and their insurance company personnel arrive on the scene of a truck accident so rapidly, to protect the legal and financial interests of the trucking company and the insurance carriers.

Who will protect your interests? The attorneys at The Cochran Firm will work together as a team to provide you with the highest level of knowledge and investigatory skills available to protect your legal rights and ensure those responsible for your injuries are held legally and financially accountable.

Please contact the Washington, D.C. area office of The Cochran Firm today if you have been involved in an accident with a truck.

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