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You know you deserve compensation after you’ve been injured in an 18-wheeler accident, and a Zachary truck accident attorney will know how to help you get it.

The massive size of semi-trucks and 18-wheelers means they need significantly longer braking time than cars. If a trucker isn’t carefully paying attention to changing road conditions, he or she places all other motorists at extreme risk. On top of that, a host of other factors can lead to commercial truck accidents.

Trucking companies have legal departments tasked with protecting the company’s profits. Trucking companies may immediately try to discredit accident victims, with the goal of protecting the company’s bottom line by avoiding settlement payouts.

All that can make your pursuit of compensation after you’ve been injured in a truck accident incredibly difficult. However, the attorneys at Spencer Calahan Injury Lawyers believe you shouldn’t have to pay for a negligent truck driver’s mistakes. A Zachary truck accident lawyer with our firm will fight hard to get you the compensation you need for a full recovery.

Determining Fault

Your Zachary semi-truck crash lawyer will review all available evidence to determine fault. A number of negligent truck driving behaviors could have contributed to your accident and injuries:

  • Drowsy Driving – Many 18-wheeler and semi-truck drivers are fatigued at the time of their crashes. Because truckers are often required to travel many miles on little sleep, driver drowsiness is a real danger to both the driver and all other passenger vehicle occupants.
  • Improperly Loaded Trucks – Cargo makes up much of a truck’s weight. If the cargo is loaded improperly, the truck is at a higher risk of rolling over. Several people could be found liable in this case: the cargo company, the person who loaded the cargo (if separate from the driver), and the driver.
  • Speeding – It takes a truck more time than a passenger vehicle to come to a stop. If a trucker is speeding and needs to react to a sudden change in road conditions, it’s incredibly difficult for him or her to do so.
  • Distracted Driving – If a truck driver is eating, changing the radio station, texting, or doing anything that keeps his or her mind off the road, he or she is a distracted driver.

Determining Claim Value

A trucking company’s lawyers and insurers may become involved in your accident right away, even before the wreckage has been cleared. They’re looking for any way to bar you from receiving a full settlement.

They try to present themselves as the professionals and you as the guilty party. They may say a truck driver is a trained individual who is less likely than you to make a driving mistake.

Your Zachary commercial truck crash attorney will stand up to the trucking company and fight hard for your full compensation, which may account for medical bills, future medical expenses, lost wages, physical and emotional therapy, pain and suffering, and any other damages you’ve incurred.

Contact a Zachary Semi-Truck Accident Lawyer

After a truck accident, get the help of someone who is accustomed to standing up to trucking companies and insurers. Call Spencer Calahan Injury Lawyers at 225-387-2323 or fill out our online contact form to schedule a consultation with a Zachary truck accident lawyer.