Logging Truck Accidents

Logging Trailer Accidents

Have you ever passed a logging truck on the highway and wondered how much destruction it could cause in an accident? Unfortunately, incidents involving logging trucks occur every year, and they are often just as catastrophic as you might expect.

Family Members May Be Entitled

Fatigued drivers, narrow roads, and overloaded or overly long trucks contribute to tragic logging truck accidents. Overloaded trucks cannot stop effectively, often resulting in high-speed crashes. Drivers following over-length logging trucks may not see unmarked tree trunks extending past the truck bed, leading to deadly rear-end collisions. Additionally, unsecured debris from these trucks can seriously injure motorcyclists and other motorists struck by sticks and branches.

Victims of logging truck accidents and their families may be entitled to damages and wrongful death benefits from various parties, including the trucking company, maintenance providers, contractors, and possibly the lumber company, depending on the circumstances of the case.

Logging Companies Try to Avoid Responsibility

Lumber companies and landowners sometimes hire “fly-by-night” logging truck operators who lack proper training and qualifications, which leads to the dangerous conditions described above. These companies and individuals often have the financial means to employ teams of defense lawyers whose sole job is to defeat personal injury claims arising from logging truck accidents. Frequently, lumber companies and landowners attempt to deny or minimize their own liability, shifting the blame onto the person injured in the accident.

If someone in your family has suffered a serious injury or died in a logging truck wreck, it’s important to have your case evaluated by a trucking lawyer with the resources to conduct a thorough investigation. At Truck Wreck Justice, our attorneys have years of experience and access to a national network of experts who can help uncover all the evidence in your case and prevent the other side from distorting the facts.

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