When a serious truck crash happens, trucking companies have teams of investigators there immediately to help protect their rights.  Victims of unsafe truck drivers and trucking companies deserve the same protection.  The Law Offices of Barry G. Doyle, P.C. stands ready to assist the victims of serious truck accidents and their families.
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Trucking Accidents

Tractor-trailers have such great size, weight, and power that unsafe operation can cause serious injuries and death. Trucking companies must comply with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Standards in every aspect of their operations. Truck drivers are professionals who must have a commercial driver’s license, or CDL, to drive a tractor trailer.   The exacting federal regulations and the special training of the drivers of these powerful vehicles means that truckers and trucking companies must meet very high standards of safety in operating tractor trailers on the public highways.

Trucking accidents can occur for many reasons, including:

  • Unsafe tractor or trailer - the equipment, including all of the components of the power unit and the trailer, must be inspected to insure that it is in safe condition to operate on the road.  This is required to help assure the safety of other drivers.
  • Unsafe driving practices - truckers must follow not only the rules of the road like every motorist, but also must follow federal regulations. Additionally, their operation of their vehicle must take into account the special operating characteristics of their vehicle such as braking capacity and blind spots.
  • Overweight truck – Truckers must comply with maximum weight rules and regulations.  Failing to do so limits the ability of the trucker to drive safely.
  • Driver was over hours – Many studies show that the effects of being over-tired while driving a truck has almost the same effect as being intoxicated on the ability of the trucker to operate their truck safely.  Regulations limit the number of hours a trucker may be on the road, but these limits are often ignored in the effort to comply with the demands of their employers.
  • Truck underrides - Underride guards are intended to keep cars from going underneath the trailer. Trucking companies may be held liable where there is no underride guard or it is deficient.

Our law firm has represented many victims of trucking accidents.  In serious trucking accidents, trucking companies often send investigators and accident reconstructionists to help document facts which are favorable to the trucking company.  Additional evidence favorable to the victim may be lost without prompt action by victims and their family to hire experienced, aggressive Illinois personal injury attorneys to help preserve their rights.

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Barry G. Doyle, P.C.
100 W Monroe St.,
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Chicago, IL 60603

Phone: 312.263.1080
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Web Resources for Trucking Accidents:

  • Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Trucking Company Profiles

    Description: On-line database maintained by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, including trucking crash data and insurance information for all of the nation's interstate trucking companies.

  • FMCSA Rules and Regulations

    Description: Trucking regulations intended to prevent trucking accidents and assure safe roads can be found at this web site.

  • Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

    Description: Official site of government agency responsible for overseeing the trucking industry and setting standards for safe truck operation.

  • Truck Safety Coalition

    Description: A partnership between the Citizens for Reliable and Safe Highways (CRASH) and Parents Against Tired Truckers, this group seeks to limit the number of injuries and deaths caused by unsafe truck drivers, including drivers who drive when they are too tired to do so safely.

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Chicago, IL 60603

Phone: 312.263.1080
FAX: 312.263.0153

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