Immediate Investigation Can Be Critical to Your Case

Every accident is different, but in general, there are two main causes of trucking accidents: Driver error and trucking company negligence. It takes evidence to prove who is responsible for a serious trucking accident, evidence — log books, skid marks, eyewitness testimony — that may disappear unless there is an immediate investigation.

At the Houston personal injury law firm of Adame & Associates, you will find an attorney with extensive experience in accident investigation. Our team can go to work immediately to protect your rights and preserve the evidence that may be crucial to establishing your claim for compensation. If you were hurt or a loved one was badly injured or died in a trucking accident anywhere in the Texas Gulf Coast-region, contact us now.

How Do Trucking Accidents Happen?

Driver error can cause a serious trucking accident in many ways. Truck drivers are paid by the mile. Although federal safety regulations provide for strict limits as to how many hours a truck driver can operate his or her vehicle each day, many drivers exceed those limits. The result is exhausted drivers with slow reaction times behind the wheel of enormous tractor trailers — in short, a recipe for disaster.

To combat fatigue, some drivers resort to the use of stimulants — legal and illegal. That is one of the reasons why it is so important to have an experienced professional on your side as soon as possible following a trucking accident. At Adame & Associates, we can respond quickly and work to ensure that the driver who caused your accident is tested for drugs and alcohol.

There are other forms of driver error that cause trucking accidents, including:

• Texting, surfing the Internet or communicating with dispatch while driving
• Making unsafe turns, speeding or tailgating
• Unsafe or unlawful parking
• Failing to follow federal guidelines regarding truck safety checks
• Improper loading
• Failure to check for equipment failure such as bad brakes

The trucking company can also be held responsible to pay for damages if it has failed to follow regulations. Improper maintenance procedures, failure to provide adequate driver training and supervision, hiring truck drivers with a record of causing accidents or breaking the law — any of these may make the trucking company liable to pay damages to the victims of a serious trucking accident.

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Regardless of the cause of your trucking accident, we can help. We can offer you the honest answers, quick action and aggressive legal representation you deserve. To discuss your case in a free consultation with a highly experienced Texas personal injury lawyer, contact our offices in Houston today. There will be no legal fees for you to pay unless or until we obtain compensation for you.