29 January 2019 - Posted by Monsour Law Firm
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration defines a commercial motor vehicle as one of two things:
Either way, they’re bigger and heavier than regular vehicles. The Texas Department of Transportation provides annual summary reports on commercial motor vehicle crashes. The most recent data available is from 2017. That year, Texas had 35,635 commercial motor vehicle accidents.
340 of those accidents were in Smith County. That’s almost one for every day of the year. Gregg County wasn’t far behind with 226 commercial motor vehicle accidents. In Gregg County, five of those were fatal crashes and 12 had suspected serious injuries. In Smith County there were two fatalities and 16 suspected serious injuries. The Shreveport area has similar statistics.
A big rig crash is different from a car wreck in several ways. Most of the time, regular vehicle accidents involve one driver or the other making mistakes, not paying attention or breaking traffic laws. Semi-truck accidents can be caused by driver fatigue, poorly maintained equipment and other issues. Here are a few other ways 18-wheeler accidents are different:
If you’ve been hit by a semi-truck, you need to talk to a personal injury attorney as soon as possible. Trucking companies invest heavily in protecting their bottom line. The driver who hit you may have a whole team of professionals in his or her corner. Look out for your own best interests by hiring a team with experience representing clients involved in 18-wheeler accidents.
It won’t cost a dime to sit down and talk about your case. It could result in a personal injury settlement for you. Check out our case results to read what others received for injuries from 18-wheeler wrecks and auto accidents with a commercial vehicle. Then set up your free appointment online or call us at (903)999-9999 today.
Douglas C. Monsour, or Doug Monsour, is a trial lawyer who handles important and significant injury cases in Texas and across the nation. He is one of a handful of trial lawyers who have successfully tried multiple pharmaceutical, medical device, and mass tort product liability cases as the lead lawyer. He also vigorously represents injured oil field workers, victims of 18-wheeler wrecks, industrial accident victims, and those that have been severely burned.
This page has been written, edited, and reviewed by a team of legal writers following our comprehensive editorial guidelines. This page was approved by Founding Partner, Doug Monsour who has more than 20 years of legal experience as a personal injury attorney.
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