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YOUR FLORIDA TRUCKING ACCIDENT ATTORNEYS

Semi-trucks and tractor trailers play a crucial role in our nation’s distribution system, however, their imposing presence on our roadways can result in devastating accidents, causing serious injuries and death. According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration approximately 415,000 accidents involving at least one large truck were reported by police in 2020 alone, of which an estimated 4,444 resulted in at least one fatality and roughly 101,000 caused injuries.

At Brooks, LeBoeuf, Foster & Gwartney, our skilled truck and semi-truck accident attorneys can work with you to get the justice you deserve when you or a loved one are involved in a collision with a truck or tractor trailer. Let us put our 100 years of combined experience to work for you. When it comes to the pursuit of justice, you have too much at stake to do anything else.

COMMON CAUSES OF TRUCKING ACCIDENTS

Though trucking accidents can be the result of just an unfortunate set of circumstances, they can also occur because the truck driver was taking unnecessary risks, or the corporation they work for was not ensuring that their vehicles were in compliance with all applicable safety regulations.

The following examples are frequently involved in collisions involving commercial trucks:

• Fatigued drivers
• Distracted drivers
• Reckless driving
• Poor cargo loading
• Poor vehicle maintenance
• Failing to properly train drivers
• Vehicle failure

Our Florida trucking accident attorneys are here to assist you in determining how this accident took place and who needs to be held accountable.