Dallas Commercial Vehicle Accident Lawyer

By Rasansky McKenzie

Car accidents involving commercial vehicles – a complicated issue.

In some cases, drivers end up getting in wrecks not with other passenger cars, but with large commercial trucks. It’s important to understand that these type of accidents are NOT to be treated the same as a normal car accident. Commercial vehicle accidents involve an entirely different set of laws, and must be handled by a competent truck accident lawyer.
If a commercial vehicle accident causes a serious injury, be warned. These trucking companies will do everything in their power to take advantage of the injured party. Insurance adjusters will show up almost right away and start trying to settle your claim. The only problem is that they are trying to mitigate their losses by taking advantage of you and your situation. It is NEVER a good idea to take them up on these offers. You do not know the extent of your injuries just yet. If you accept their offer of $10,000 and find out tomorrow that you will need surgery and years of rehabilitation, you have no option to seek any additional compensation from the trucking company or driver.

Calling a lawyer.

Depending upon the type of commercial vehicle you’ve been in an accident with, you may want a truck accident lawyer or a bus accident lawyer. Either way, you may well be suing a company that’s located out of state, so you’ll want a lawyer who is licensed in federal court, and one who has experience with how to deal with such complications. Of course, this usually means having a lawyer that has specifically dealt with commercial companies and suing them on behalf of drivers, before.

Commercial Vehicle Accidents

How commercial vehicle accidents differ from a regular car accident case.

By and large, there are few legal restrictions on everyday drivers. While it might not be safe, you can drive for as long as you want and aren’t really on any sort of formal schedule for maintaining your vehicle. The situation is much different for commercial drivers. They have to take rests after certain amounts of time behind the wheel and have to make sure that their vehicles are safe. The company that they work for also shares responsibility for this.
Many commercial drivers end up causing accidents because they’re falling asleep behind the wheel or because they’re so tired that their reflexes are slowed considerably from where they should be. They may also end up causing wrecks because they are poorly trained or because they are carrying a load that is too heavy for their vehicle or too heavy for the road that they’re on.
It takes an experienced attorney to determine these things and, because of that, you’ll want to talk to one of them before you talk to the insurance company. Your attorney can go through the case with you and determine whether or not you have a viable lawsuit.
You can still absolutely settle your case out of court, but let your attorney professionally negotiate your settlement. With an experienced attorney on your side, you stand to recover a much larger settlement amount.

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Anyone can hire a lawyer, but if you want to give yourself the best possible chance at success, call the experienced attorneys at Rasansky | McKenzie. You only get one chance to bring your case before a court. Let them put their expertise to work for you.