Trucking Accidents

Gainesville, Florida Trucking Accidents Attorneys

The horrible experience of being involved in a collision with a semi truck can remain with you forever. Our accomplished Florida trucking accident lawyers work closely with clients and their family members to ensure full compensation for serious injuries and deaths caused by commercial truck accidents, such as 18-wheelers, tractor-trailers, and delivery vans. Since the trucking industry is regulated by state and federal law, how many hours a driver can drive, the training they must receive, and what must be done to maintain a truck's operational safety are defined by various regulations.

At Stripling & Stripling, P.A., we identify violations of state and federal regulations that involve driver fatigue, inadequate training, and poor vehicle maintenance through investigation and requisitioning of driver and company records. Our lawyers work with accident investigators in measuring skid marks, reviewing a driver's log book, analyzing the contents of a truck's on-board black box data recorder, and gathering eyewitness testimony.

If you or someone you care about was injured in a truck accident in Florida, contact a Gainesville, Florida, trucking accident attorney at our firm. Call (352) 376-8888 or toll free (800) 226-8898 for a free consultation. We urge you to contact our firm as soon as possible following the accident. We must act quickly to preserve evidence and records that otherwise might be destroyed.

Causes of Truck Accidents

The personal injury attorneys at Stripling & Stripling, P.A. represent clients injured in truck accidents involving the following negligent actions on the part of truck drivers or trucking companies:

• Excessive speeding
• Driver fatigue / asleep at the wheel
• Lane drift / changing lanes without signaling
• Load shift
• Tire blowout
• Improper driver training
• Lack of proper safety reflector markings
• Absence of a rear guard to prevent under-riding
• Improperly pulled off onto shoulder of the road
• Wide angled turn
• Reckless driving, drunk driving

Tractor Trailer Accidents on I-75

Interstate 75, which runs from Columbia County through Alchua County and to Marion County, is an Interstate Highway with a very high incidence of serious truck accidents. The injuries sustained from commercial trucking accidents on I-75 and other highways in Florida are usually very severe and often include head and spinal cord injuries. Sadly, in many cases, we work closely with clients who have lost a loved one and wish to bring wrongful death claims. Our law firm protects Florida's families. We pursue the maximum compensation for your economic and non-economic losses. You will work closely with the attorney you hire, and our team of attorneys will contribute their legal skills and insights to your family's claim.

Our goal is always to help clients put their lives back together. We believe part of this healing process includes an investigation into the cause of the truck accident. Our attorneys urge clients to contact our firm as soon as possible following the accident. Commercial trucks are often driven by tired drivers. In some instances, truck drivers are under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Trucking accidents are also caused when trucking companies do not comply with federal regulations and allow for overweight trucks or do not monitor driver logbooks. We work hard to ensure you, and your family, are compensated for the injuries caused by carelessness.

Contact a trucking accident attorney at our Gainesville, Florida, personal injury law firm.

Free consultations and contingent fees. Located in downtown Gainesville near the University of Florida.