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_______________________________________________________________ Texas Truck
Wreck
Lawsuits, Fatal Vehicle Collision Lawsuits, and Commercial Vehicle Accident Lawsuits
by Texas Truck Wreck Investigation Lawyer Jason S. Coomer
Texas Truck Wreck Lawyer, Jason S.
Coomer represents people that have been injured and families
that have lost loved ones in Truck wrecks and in commercial
vehicle accidents. His Texas Truck Wreck Law Firm
investigates truck collisions and litigates claims against
insurance companies and trucking companies.
If you have
lost a loved one in a Truck Wreck or have been seriously
injured in a commercial vehicle accident lawsuit, please
feel free to send an e-mail to Texas Truck Wreck and Commercial Vehicle Accident attorney, Jason S. Coomer
or use our
submission form.
Please include the date of the accident, location of the
commercial vehicle
accident, your name, the names of the persons in the
accidents, any injuries suffered, and a brief
description of how the commercial vehicle accident occurred.
Interstate Truck Wreck Safety, FMSCA Violations,
Company Truck Accident Investigation, Commercial Vehicle
Insurance & Accident Claims, and Interstate Truck Accident
Lawsuits
Approximately 9 million trucks
travel the roads, highways, and streets of the United States
every year. The trucking industry that profits from these
trucks includes about 110,000 for-hire carriers and 350,000
independent owner-operators with combined annual revenue of
nearly $200 billion. The trucking industry combined with
other commercial vehicles are a dominant part of the United
State economy and are necessary for many of our modern
conveniences, but are also responsible for many of the fatal
and catastrophic injury automobile accidents that occur on
our highways and roads. Approximately, 4000 people are
killed in fatal trucking accidents each year and
approximately 80,000 more people suffer serious life
altering injuries.
Dangers
of Interstate Trucks, Commercial Trucks, and Company
Vehicles and the Need for Safe Operation of Large Vehicles
Truck wreck and other commercial
vehicle accidents can result in fatal passenger accidents,
catastrophic injuries, and significant losses and damages to
families. It is therefore important for businesses to
make sure that their company vehicles, especially, large
commercial vehicles are driven by experienced and well
trained drivers that do not have histories of reckless and
unsafe driving or driving under the influence.
Unfortunately, with large trucks and commercial vehicles
driving on our roads and highways comes the potential of
fatal accidents and catastrophic damages. Untrained,
overworked, or inexperienced drivers all too often lose
control of their vehicles causing them to jackknife,
overturn, or collide with and smash passenger vehicles.
Many of these truck drivers and commercial vehicle drivers
are overworked, on caffeine or other drugs, and are rushing
to meet a deadline. These factors are extremely problematic
when these drivers are driving vehicles that weigh many tons
and collide with smaller vehicles. When this happens, it is
typically the passengers of the smaller vehicle that are
killed or suffer catastrophic injuries.
Truck drivers, commercial vehicle
drivers, and the companies they work for have a duty to
operate their vehicles in a safe manner, but unfortunately
sometimes saving money on maintenance, training, safety, or
staff as well as making more money by speeding to make
deadlines are more important to trucking companies, delivery
drivers, and truck drivers. Unsafe driving, oversized or
unsecured loads, and various other careless factors put the
public and the truck operators in danger. Some of these
factors include:
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Unqualified drivers who have a
history of reckless driving or accidents
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The driver rushing to meet a tight
delivery deadline
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The driver is on drugs or has been
drinking
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The driver is fatigued and tired due
to driving for long periods
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The driver is stressed and not paying
attention to other drivers
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Difficult to see blind spots from a
large truck
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The driver does not leave enough
space between vehicles
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Improper truck maintenance (defective
brakes or tires)
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Improper securing of loads
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Under trained drivers
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Mechanical failure and defective
components
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Overloading of the truck
For more
information on Trucking Safety and the Dangers of Trucking
that can result in a fatal truck collision or catastrophic
injury commercial vehicle accident, please go to the
following
Trucking Safety web page.
Truck Collisions and
Commercial Vehicle Accidents are Often Caused by Violations
of the FMCSA and Trucking Companies Trying to Save Money at
the Expense of Safety
Many truck
and commercial vehicle accidents are caused by trucking
companies and/or drivers sacrificing safety to make more
money. From poor maintenance of trucks to overworked and
under trained drivers, cutting corners and committing FMCSA
violations can lead to devastating fatal and catastrophic
injury trucking accidents.
For more
information on FMCSA Violations relating to a fatal truck
collision or catastrophic injury commercial vehicle
accident, please go to the following
FMCSA Violation web page.
Investigating Truck
Collisions and Commercial Vehicle Crashes Typically Requires
Preservation of Evidence and Discovery Requests for
Important Records
Investigating a truck collision or commercial vehicle
accident usually requires preserving evidence and seeking
records from the trucking company, truck driver, and
insurance company to determine what caused the accident.
Unfortunately, it is typically necessary to file a law suit
to obtain these documents through discovery.
For more
information on preservation of evidence and obtaining
important records & evidence relating to a fatal truck
collision or catastrophic injury commercial vehicle
accident, please go to the following
Accident Investigation web page.
The
Main Goal for Most Insurance Adjusters, Defense Lawyers, and
Risk Managers that handle Commercial Truck Wreck Claims is
to Save Their Insurance Company, Trucking Company, or
Delivery Company Money
In handling Truck Wreck Lawsuits, it is
important to realize that multiple insurance companies and
risk management departments may be involved in evaluating an
automobile accident claim. Both insurance companies and risk
management departments have professionals whose jobs are to
limit the amount that their insurance company or risk
management department pays on any claim regardless of the
liability facts or damages. It is therefore important to
make sure that if you are in a serious truck wreck or have
lost a loved one in a fatal truck accident, to have an
experienced truck accident lawyer to handle these adjusters
and trucking company defense lawyers.
Adjusters, risk managers, and defense
lawyers at insurance companies and risk management
departments are often the professionals that make the
decisions on what will be paid for truck accident
compensation on a claim prior to a lawsuit going to trial.
These professionals will often spend tens or hundreds of
thousands of dollars to avoid paying a claim.
For more
information on commercial vehicle insurance, interstate
truck insurance, and dealing with insurance adjusters, risk
managers, and defense lawyers, please go to the following
Commercial Vehicle Insurance web page.
Obtaining Compensation and Protecting Victim from Insurance
Adjusters, Defense Lawyers, and Risk Managers
People that
have been injured in a truck accident or families that have
lost loved ones in commercial vehicle collisions often need
help in seeking just compensation and protection from
insurance adjusters, risk managers, corporate trucking
attorneys, and defense lawyers. Typically, these people
need to heal and grieve from the commercial truck accident
instead of battle the agents of delivery companies, trucking
companies, and insurance companies that are trying to
protect their profit margins.
In handling Interstate Truck Accident
Lawsuits, Attorney Jason Coomer knows that Semi Truck and
Commercial trucks are governed by the U.S. Department of
Transportation and must carry liability insurance for
accidents that result in bodily injury or death, while each
state requires minimum liability coverage for commercial
vehicles not regulated by the U.S. Department of
Transportation. In these Interstate Truck Collision Claims,
he locates all known insurance on each automobile involved
in the collision to maximize the recovery that is made for
the injured person or the family of the deceased.
In locating insurance and all potential
sources of recovery, it is important to review all potential
parties that be liable for the accident to determine their
insurance and or their ability to pay a large verdict. If
you or someone in your household has been in an accident
with a commercial vehicle, you have probably already been
contacted by at least one commercial truck insurance
adjuster. Hopefully, it is not too late to heed this advice,
but do not communicate with the adjuster or risk manager
without speaking to an experienced commercial truck
collision lawyer.
If you have not retained a lawyer, tell
the insurance representative that you are in the process of
retaining a lawyer, take down their name address and
telephone number, then politely tell them that the lawyer
will contact them and politely hang up. If you have retained
a truck accident lawyer, give the insurance company
representative the phone number of the law firm and no other
information, then politely hang up. Most people do not
realize that even a friendly conversation with an insurance
representative can be used against them and many
conversations are recorded. Further, some adjusters make
oral promises and representations that they never intend to
keep. Remember that insurance representatives are trained to
get information from you that the insurance company can use
in its favor.
Your insurance company may also be
involved through several different types of insurance
coverage. However, it is a good idea not give anyone a
recorded statement or sign anything until you have spoken
with a truck accident lawyer.
For more
information on commercial vehicle insurance, interstate
truck insurance, and dealing with insurance adjusters, risk
managers, and defense lawyers, please go to the following
Commercial Vehicle Insurance web page.
Interstate Trucks, Commercial Trucks, and Company Vehicles
are Causing Fatal Accidents
According to the National Center for
Statistics and Analysis, thousands of motorists are killed
each year by large commercial trucks and company vehicles.
The large commercial trucks include 18-wheelers,
semi-trucks, tractor-trailers, semis and other vehicles that
weigh several tons. The company vehicles include company
vans, passenger vans, tanker trucks, gas trucks, utility
trucks, garbage trucks, cement mixers, dump trucks, cherry
pickers, SUVs, taxi cabs, limos, and other specialized
customized vehicles.
Since trucking deregulation in Texas and
the passage of NAFTA, you can see thousands of large
interstate trucks barreling up and down Texas highways
including I-35, I-10, I-20, and other interstate highways.
These trucks come from Mexico, Canada, Texas, and several
other states carrying large loads and traveling at high
rates of speed. It is estimated that interstate trucks
account for about 10 percent of all fatal vehicle accidents
in the United States. Almost 10% of fatal trucking accidents
in the United States occurred in the state of Texas on Texas
roads. Interstate truck accidents and commercial vehicle
collisions have an increased chance of causing serious
injuries and death because of the size and weight of
commercial trucks and truck drivers have limited visibility
and maneuverability as well as limited control of their
vehicle. This makes it easier for inexperienced and over
worked truck drivers to lose control and crush other
vehicles. These factors greatly contribute to the damage
done to passenger vehicles in trucking accidents. Whether
the truck driver is distracted, falls asleep at the wheel or
just isn't paying attention, accidents caused by large
commercial vehicles kill or catastrophically injure
thousands of motorists each year.
Truck Accident Lawyer, Catastrophic Injury
Accidents, and Fatal Collision Accidents
If you have
suffered catastrophic injuries in a commercial vehicle of
accident or have had a loved one killed in a commercial
vehicle accident, it is important to make sure that a
thorough investigation of the fatal accident or catastrophic
injury accident is done; that all available insurance and
potential sources of recovery are located; and that
insurance adjusters, risk managers, and defense lawyers are
not able to take advantage of the injured or grieving. It
is also typically a good idea to obtain excellent legal
representation from an experienced
truck accident investigation lawyer to protect you
or your loved one's rights and to make sure that an
investigation as to the cause of the collision is done
correctly and any potential recoveries are properly
pursued.
Texas Truck Wreck Lawyer Jason Coomer Handles Texas Truck Wreck Lawsuits and Commercial Vehicle Accident
Lawsuits
The trucking industry is a
multi-billion dollar industry that is essential to our
economy, but since the deregulation of trucking in Texas and
NAFTA have come many truck accidents including many traffic
deaths and serious injuries. Unfortunately, with large
trucks driving
on our roads and highways comes the potential of
catastrophic damages. Untrained, overworked, or
inexperienced drivers all too often lose control of their
vehicles causing them to jackknife, overturn, or collide
with passenger vehicles. Many of these drivers are
overworked, on caffeine or other drugs, and running behind
schedule. This is extremely problematic when these
drivers are driving vehicles that weigh many tons and
collide with smaller vehicles.
When this
happens it is typically the passengers of the smaller
vehicle that suffer. If you or a loved one have been
ran over by a truck, had a large truck hit you, or collide
with your vehicle, it is important to obtain excellent
legal representation from a Texas truck accident lawyer to protect you or your loved one's
rights and to make sure that an investigation as to the
cause of the collision in done correctly.
Texas Truck Accident Lawyer
Jason Coomer has years of litigation experience and the
necessary knowledge to make sure those injured in automobile
and truck accidents are fully compensated under the law. He
has helped many people injured by negligent and drunk
drivers and made sure that the families of those killed and
seriously injured were compensated as well. He prides
himself on successfully battling large insurance and
trucking companies to make sure they pay adequate
compensation for damages caused by their drivers that
through reckless, careless, or negligent driving have
injured someone. He handles Texas Truck Wreck lawsuits
and commercial vehicle collision claims in
Austin,
San Antonio,
Dallas, and
Houston.
Texas Truck Accident Lawyer Works
with Other Truck Wreck Lawyers Throughout the United States
on Deadly Collision and Catastrophic Injury Accident
Lawsuits
For a free
evaluation of your truck wreck lawsuit by an Austin Texas
truck wreck lawyer, please
contact Texas truck wreck attorney, Jason S. Coomer.
Please include the date of the accident, location of
accident, your name, injuries suffered, and a brief
description of the accident. Texas Truck Wreck Lawyer Jason
Coomer commonly works with other Texas Truck Wreck Lawyers
and other Truck Collision Lawyers throughout the United
States on large Truck Wreck Lawsuits. He works with Dallas
Truck Wreck Lawyers, Houston Truck Collision Attorneys, San
Antonio Truck Accident Lawyers, and other Truck Accident
Lawyers.
Texas Truck Wreck Lawsuit Compensation and Dealing with Truck Wreck and Commercial Vehicle
Collision Adjusters
Don't
think that if you have suffered serious injuries in an truck
collision that the insurance industry will take care of you
or voluntarily pay you for all the medical bills, lost
wages, pain & suffering, impairment, disfigurement, and
other damages that you have suffered. They
probably won't. In fact, many insurance adjusters will
offer low settlement amounts hoping that you will sign away
your claim prior to knowing the full extent of your
damages. In fact, some Truck Wreck insurance adjusters will delay
and allow the statute of limitations to run relieving the
insurance company of any liability.
It is common to have to file a truck wreck lawsuit to
recover adequate compensation from an insurance company or
trucking company.
Please feel free to
contact
The Law
Offices of Jason S. Coomer for additional information on
vehicle collisions, truck accidents, and car crashes.
For more information on this law firm please go to our
practice areas or main page.
Texas Truck Accident Lawyer and Commercial Vehicle Accident Claims
For a free
evaluation of your truck wreck lawsuit by an Austin Texas
truck collision lawyer, please
contact Texas truck wreck attorney, Jason S. Coomer.
Please include the date of the accident, location of
accident, your name, injuries suffered, and a brief
description of the accident.
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