Tractor-Trailer Accident Attorneys

A fully loaded semi truck can weigh 80,000 pounds or more. To put this in perspective, the average car weighs about 2,000 pounds. Considering that tractor-trailers are the largest objects on the road, it is vital that trucking companies, truck drivers and everyone associated with maintaining and loading a semi do their jobs correctly. Unfortunately, this does not always happen. When a tractor-trailer gets in an accident with a passenger vehicle, the injuries to the persons in the passenger vehicle are almost always serious and sometimes fatal.

You may think that any personal injury lawyer will be able to effectively represent you in your trucking accident case. Unfortunately, that is not the case. There are many important differences between truck accidents and car accidents, and your lawyer must be able to effectively address these differences. At the law firm of Henry & Williams, we have handled many truck accident claims and are familiar with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.

There can be any number of different parties in a truck accident such as the owner of the tractor, the owner of the trailer, the driver of the truck or the company that loaded the truck. There may be other potentially negligent parties such as the company that leased or dispatched the truck or even a government agency if there were road defects. Unless your lawyer is familiar with all of these issues, you may not recover full compensation for your damages.

Commercial trucks for hire that engage in interstate commerce are required to carry a minimum of $750,000 in liability coverage. Many trucks are insured for far more. It is important that your lawyer identify all available insurance policies, including any excess or umbrella policies which may provide coverage applicable to your claim. You can be certain that insurance companies will fight hard with good lawyers to limit their potential losses. At Henry & Williams, you can be sure that we will fight just as hard to make sure you recover full compensation from the negligent truck driver or trucking company that caused you or your family to suffer your loss.

Although Missouri venue law has been significantly restricted since tort reform in August 2005, the issue of venue (where a suit can be brought) has been of paramount importance to trial lawyers for decades. Lynn and Roy have been integrally involved in helping their fellow trial attorneys understand that sometimes complex issues pertaining to the issue of where an action may be brought. In fact in 2001 Roy wrote an Article published in The Missouri Trial Attorney magazine entitled "Revisiting Venue in Trucking Cases."

If you have been seriously injured or have lost a member of your family in a truck accident you only have one chance to get the money damages you deserve. Call 417-256-8133, toll free at 888-653-4391 or e-mail Lynn or Roy for a no charge, no obligation initial consultation. We will advance all costs necessary to prove your case, and will only charge attorneys fees if we are successful in your claim.