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Los Angeles Truck Accident Attorneys
Year after year, California ranks high on the list of states with the most large truck accidents. The Los Angeles truck accident law offices of Estey & Bomberger, LLP have helped victims of semi truck accidents and big rig accidents recover damages from the parties responsible for their injuries or the loss of a loved one. Our southern California truck crash attorneys have over 70 years combined experience and are highly respected for their expertise within the legal community. We are dedicated to representing individuals who have been seriously injured and deserve maximum compensation for their serious injuries.
In any accident involving a 3,000 pound car and a 60,000 pound truck, the news is not good for the car, its passengers or its driver. Truck accidents differ from car accidents in many ways and often involve much more serious injuries. Common causes of large truck crashes involving serious personal injuries and wrongful death in Los Angeles include:
- Truck driver fatigue
- Improper cargo loading
- Poor vehicle maintenance
- Truck driver use of drugs or alcohol
- Brake malfunctioning or brake failure
- Truck jackknifing
- Defective highway design
- Poorly maintained streets
- Overloaded trucks
- Debris falling from vehicles
- Unsafe passing
- Crosswinds
- Bad weather conditions
Our Los Angeles truck accident attorneys will investigate every circumstance surrounding your truck crash, and determine which parties caused the accident and are responsible for your injuries.
Truck drivers and their employers in California are held to a high standard regarding equipment and allowed driving hours by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (a division of the United States Department of Transportation) and the California Department of Transportation. See trucking regulations for more information.
Truck drivers in the United States must have a Class A commercial drivers license if they are operating a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 26,000 pounds. To obtain a commercial drivers license, truck drivers must be finger printed, drug tested, able to speak English and read road signs, and demonstrate that they are capable of safely driving a large commercial vehicle. After an accident, the Los Angeles truck accident law firm of Estey & Bomberger, LLP can help you determine if the driver and trucking company are in compliance with all regulations.
Los Angeles drivers share the road with many types of large vehicles, including:
- Semi-trailer trucks (also known as big-rig trucks or 18 wheeler trucks)
- Tractor-trailer trucks
- Dump trucks (used for transporting sand, rock or gravel)
- Garbage trucks (used for transporting trash to landfills)
- Delivery trucks
- Auto-transport trucks
- Tanker trucks
- Ambulances
After a truck collision, it is critical to record facts and preserve evidence immediately. The truck involved in the crash may be moved hundreds of miles away within hours of an accident. It may be quickly repaired and back on the road within the course of a few days. If you have been seriously injured or lost a loved one in a southern California truck accident, the attorneys at Estey & Bomberger, LLP can help you preserve evidence from the accident. On your behalf, we will request that the trucking company preserve the following types of evidence:
- Driver record logs
- Previous incident reports involving the driver
- Compliance audits
- Satellite tracking information
- Electronic control units (black boxes)
- Communications between driver and dispatcher
- Police, fire and rescue reports
- Tow company records
- Pre-trip inspection reports
- Post-trip inspection reports
- Annual inspection reports
At Estey & Bomberger, LLP, our attorneys will work with top expert witnesses on all aspects of a truck crash, including driver abilities and skills, record log books, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulations, maintenance requirements and proper loading and unloading practices.
To talk to one of the qualified Los Angeles truck crash lawyers at Estey & Bomberger, LLP, contact us at (213)596-4855. You may also fill out the case review form to your right and an attorney will contact you. A consultation is always free and confidential. The lawyers at Estey & Bomberger, LLP will be happy to explain the legal process to you and answer any truck accident questions you may have.
At Estey & Bomberger, LLP, all legal work is performed on a contingent fee basis. There is never a fee for legal services unless we recover a settlement or judgment for you. If there is no recovery, you do not owe us anything.
Attorneys Stephen J. Estey and Michael Bomberger handle truck accident cases occurring across the greater Los Angeles and southern California areas, including those occurring on SR-1, SR-2, SR-14, SR-22, SR-33, SR-47, SR-55, SR-57, SR-58, SR-60, SR-110, SR-134, I-5, I-10, I-105, I-110, I-405, U.S. Route 101, the South Bay curve, the Sepulveda Pass, the Cahuenga Pass, the Figueroa Street Tunnels, and the Glendora curve.
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