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Highway and interstate safety is a concern for many Carbondale drivers and passengers. Whether you’re traveling on the Robert P. Casey Highway, I-81, I-84, or elsewhere in the state of PA, you will be sharing the road with other vehicles, including trucks that are much larger than normal passenger cars. Tractor trailers and 18 wheelers are enormous vehicles that can weigh 80,000 pounds or more and exceed 70 feet in length.
There are many Pennsylvania and federal laws and regulations that are designed to protect injured motorists from negligent and careless truck drivers and the companies they work for. These regulations limit the amount of hours that a tractor trailer driver may travel each day. The regulations also explain proper loading requirements, and limit traveling speeds, all of which are enforced to keep motorists safe. If a truck driver or trucking company disregards these important guidelines, they are putting innocent Carbondale drivers at risk for serious injuries.
At Munley, Munley, & Cartwright our Carbondale tractor trailer wreck attorneys have the knowledge and skill to represent even the most challenging truck accident cases in Carbondale and throughout the state of PA. If you have been injured in a big rig accident in Carbondale, please contact us for a free consultation at 1-800-318-LAW1 or fill out our online form. The nationally acclaimed Carbondale truck accident lawyers at Munley, Munley, & Cartwright have received recognition in the Martindale-Hubbell legal directory for outstanding ability and ethics. Munley, Munley, & Cartwright attorneys have also been listed in The Best Lawyers in America each year since 1993. Law firm attorneys are included as members in the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and recognized as Pennsylvania Super Lawyers.
When the accident is the fault of the truck driver, there may be several contributing factors:
- Driving for too long without rest
- Fatigue
- Aggressive driving
- Failure to inspect lights, brakes, and tires
- Tailgating
- Cell phone use
- Failure to install blind spot mirrors
- Speeding and ignoring reduced truck speeds
- Overloaded trucks
- Oversized trucks
With any driver, failure to properly operate a motor vehicle can be dangerous. Due to the size of 18 wheelers, when the operator performs in a negligent manner, they are easily capable of causing multi-vehicle crashes and multiple injuries or deaths.
Trucking accidents are not always the fault of the driver. Sometimes the trucking company itself can be to blame. There have been numerous cases where companies fail to adequately train their drivers or fail to perform routine maintenance or needed repairs on the truck.
When truck collisions do occur, trucking companies involved in the accident often send representatives to the scene to confront accident victims immediately following the event, when they are most vulnerable. These agents work to handle everything at the scene of the accident so that they can limit their company's liability.
If you or a loved one has been injured in a trucking accident in Carbondale, or anywhere in PA, you need the experienced Carbondale truck accident attorneys of Munley, Munley & Cartwright to protect your rights. The law firm of Munley, Munley & Cartwright charges on a contingency basis. Our tractor trailer wreck attorneys are only paid if we win you monetary compensation. This makes it possible for everyone to gain access to the justice system. You can contact the Carbondale tractor trailer wreck lawyers of Munley, Munley & Cartwright for a free consultation by calling toll-free at 1-800-318-LAW1 or by submitting our online form.
