Trucking Injury Lawyers in Iowa

While personal injury cases are some of the most common types of legal issues that arise across America, some unique situations arise depending on how the injury was sustained. One of these scenarios occurs when a tractor-trailer is involved. Unlike regular car accidents, tractor-trailer accidents can be far more damaging and include many other parties.

For 40 years, Hopkins Law Firm has been helping clients to get justice in these often harrowing cases so that all medical bills, as well as pain and suffering concerns, are properly addressed. Learn more about the common ways trucking accidents occur and how they differ from regular car accidents below.

Forms of trucking accidents

Since tractor-trailers are so large, they require additional licenses to drive. These licenses are meant to teach people all the unique challenges of piloting them, but cannot 100% guarantee safety. Many trucking accidents occur every year from substance abuse, inexperienced drivers, part breakdowns, or dangerous weather, just to name a few. When accidents occur, they are often much more severe than a car-on-car crash due to the sheer scale of the vehicles involved. We can help you address all of the issues arising out of a tractor-trailer accident.

Forms of trucking accidents

Since tractor-trailers are so large, they require additional licenses to drive. These licenses are meant to teach people all the unique challenges of piloting them, but cannot 100% guarantee safety. Many trucking accidents occur every year from substance abuse, inexperienced drivers, part breakdowns, or dangerous weather, just to name a few. When accidents occur, they are often much more severe than a car-on-car crash due to the sheer scale of the vehicles involved. We can help you address all of the issues arising out of a tractor-trailer accident.

Multiple parties are responsible

Traditional vehicle accidents are more straightforward because only two drivers are involved and one of them must be proven at fault. When a large tractor-trailer accident occurs, it can become much more complicated due to all of the entities. This includes the driver, the trucking company, the broker, and even the people who are paying to ship the truck’s cargo! With our help, you can get the proper compensation from whatever party is at fault.

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