How Are Truck Accidents and Injuries Investigated?
Truck accidents are very different from typical car vs. car auto crashes. Why? Well, here are just a few reasons:
- Truck accidents are usually much more severe than car accidents, and more often fatal.
- Truckers are employees on the job, which impacts how a case is handled legally.
- Federal, state, and local laws that don’t apply to non-commercial drivers are critical in truck accident cases.
- There are usually multiple involved parties, which could include an employed truck driver, a subcontractor, a trucking company, a truck owner, a freight shipping company, and more.
- There are numerous insurance policies covering trucking operations, complicating how claims are filed.
- Truck companies pay powerful legal teams to protect them from liability, making obtaining compensation an uphill battle.
With all this in mind, it’s easy to see why truck accident investigations are complicated matters. Most people don’t have the knowledge or experience to conduct an in-depth investigation into a truck crash on their own—especially when recovering from serious injuries.