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Page & Eichenblatt represent people injured in commercial truck accidents in Orlando and throughout Central Florida. Since 1993, our personal injury attorneys have represented injured Floridians in serious accident and injury matters.
Our role is to investigate how the collision occurred, identify the parties whose conduct may have contributed to it, preserve important evidence and pursue the damages available under the facts and applicable law.
Key Takeaways
More Than One Party May Be Responsible
Depending on the facts, potential responsibility may extend beyond the truck driver to a motor carrier, vehicle owner, maintenance provider, cargo-related company or another entity.
Federal Rules May Matter
Commercial trucking operations may be subject to federal rules governing matters such as driver hours, records and commercial vehicle operations.
Electronic Evidence Can Matter
Truck and carrier records may help establish how the vehicle was being operated before a collision.
Florida Deadlines Apply
Florida law generally provides a two-year limitations period for an action founded on negligence, although the deadline can differ depending on the facts and legal theory.
How We Help
Truck Accident Representation in Orlando
A tractor-trailer, semi-truck or other commercial vehicle operates within a larger business system. That distinction can make the investigation considerably more complex.
A serious truck accident may require examination of the driver's actions, the motor carrier's practices, vehicle maintenance, driving-hour records, electronic vehicle information and other documents that would rarely become relevant after an ordinary passenger-vehicle collision.
Page & Eichenblatt already handles truck accident matters involving potentially responsible drivers, trucking companies, cargo-related parties and manufacturers and recognizes the importance of trucking-company records and electronic vehicle data in these cases.
The objective is not simply to determine which vehicle struck the other. It is to understand why the collision occurred and who may legally bear responsibility for the resulting harm.
Preserving the Record
Truck Accident Representation in Orlando
Commercial trucking is subject to federal safety regulations that can become relevant to a negligence investigation. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulates areas such as hours of service for covered commercial drivers. Electronic logging devices, or ELDs, are used by many regulated drivers to record driving time and records of duty status. FMCSA explains that an ELD synchronizes with the vehicle's engine and automatically records driving time.
Responsability
Liability in an Orlando Commercial Truck Accident
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Free Consultation & Case Review
Liability in a commercial truck collision can extend beyond the person driving the vehicle. Determining who may be responsible requires examining the relationship between the driver, motor carrier, truck, cargo and other businesses involved in the operation.
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Trucking Company and Motor Carrier Liability
The motor carrier's conduct may require independent examination. Depending on the case, issues involving hiring, training, supervision, scheduling, regulatory compliance or vehicle maintenance may become relevant. The legal relationship between the carrier and driver must also be evaluated before determining what claims may exist against the company.
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Cargo and Other Third Parties
How cargo is loaded and secured can affect the handling of a commercial truck. In the appropriate case, the conduct of a shipper, loader or another company involved in the transportation process may warrant investigation. Vehicle or component manufacturers may also become relevant when evidence indicates that a defective product contributed to the accident.
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Truck Driver Negligence
A driver may be responsible when negligent conduct contributes to a collision. Examples can include speeding, distracted driving, unsafe lane changes, following too closely, failure to yield, driving too fast for conditions or other unreasonable driving behavior. Driver fatigue can also become an issue in some commercial trucking cases. Federal hours-of-service requirements regulate driving and rest periods for covered commercial drivers.
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Maintenance and Mechanical Failures
Commercial vehicles depend on properly functioning brakes, tires, steering components and other equipment. When mechanical failure appears to have contributed to a collision, inspection and maintenance records can help establish what was known about the vehicle's condition and who had responsibility for addressing it.
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Responsability
Building the Evidence After a Truck Crash
The strength of a truck accident claim often depends on evidence that begins disappearing long before a lawsuit reaches a courtroom.
Commercial vehicles may return to service. Surveillance footage can be overwritten. Electronic information may not remain available indefinitely. Witnesses become harder to locate, and their recollections can change with time.
Relevant evidence may include the truck's electronic information, ELD records, carrier records, maintenance documents, driver files, photographs, video and independent witness testimony.
FMCSA's ELD rules make electronic driving records particularly relevant in cases where driving hours or fatigue are disputed
Why does prompt action matter?
Identifying potentially important information early can help preserve a clearer record of what happened. Doing it ASAP gives the claim more strength because of it.
Injury and Recovery
Serious Injuries and Damages After a Truck accident
The Firm
Why Choose Page & Eichenblatt
Truck accident litigation calls for detailed investigation, careful analysis and the resources to pursue evidence held by commercial defendants.
Page & Eichenblatt has represented personal injury clients in Orlando since 1993. The firm's existing truck accident practice specifically recognizes the importance of multi-party liability, trucking-company records and electronic vehicle data.
We approach these cases by determining what the evidence actually supports and not by assuming that every commercial vehicle collision has the same cause or value. Initial consultations are free and involve no obligation to retain the firm.
Gregg Page
Owner & Partner
Steve Eichenblatt
Owner & Partner
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