Types of Truck Accidents

There are more than 500,000 truck accidents in the United States each year on average, and the greater part of those truck accidents resulting in severe injuries, and in about a tenth of the cases, in death. You need an San Diego truck accident attorney who understands what causes trucking accidents as well as who can be held liable for different types of accidents. There are many issues involved in making a claim, including knowledge of traffic and trucking laws, vehicle regulations, and liability issues. These issues must be handled with care and expertise. The team at the Gomez Law Firm will work on your behalf in order to maximize the compensation due to you.

One type of truck accident is an air brake malfunction. Air brakes are designed to stop a tractor-trailer in around 100 feet with a traveling speed of 35-40 mph. Air brake malfunctions mostly occur when a semi-truck is going downhill. These huge vehicles that weigh up to 80,000 lbs. cannot handle the stress put on the air brakes when going downhill.  Even when a driver is continuously applying the brakes when driving on an incline, the air brakes could malfunction. This can be a dangerous scenario for passenger vehicles driving in front of the truck or within its vicinity.

The most common type of truck accident is truck rollovers. Rollovers occur when a driver loses control of the vehicle and the truck begins to slide sideways and jackknifes. When this happens, something can trip the vehicle and causing a rollover. It could be a  curb, guardrail, or soft or uneven grounds on the side of the roadway are objects that can trip the vehicle. An aggressive turning truck will also cause a truck to rollover, if it is done at high speeds with a tight turning radius. Because of the severity of these types of accidents, the aftermath tends to be devastating.

Types of trucking accidents include:

• 18 wheeler accident
  
• Tractor trailer accident
  
• Big rig crash
  
• Semi truck jackknife
  
• Commercial truck accident
  
• Dump truck accident
  
• Bus accident
  
• Garbage truck accident
  
• Override/Underride accidents
• Delivery truck accident
  
• Utility truck accident
  
• Bucket truck/cherry picker accident
  
• Fire truck crash
  
• Tanker truck rear-end accident
  
• SUV rollover
  
• Commercial vehicle accident
  
• 15 passenger van accident
  
• Other trucking accidents

The Gomez Law Firm charges clients of truck accident claims on a contingency basis. What that means is the attorney is only paid if he or she wins money damages for you the client. Contact the Gomez Law Firm today.