Las Vegas Truck Accident Lawyer

Truck Accidents Are Serious:

A car vs. semi-truck accident certainly is a David vs. Goliath scenario. However, in this real life contest, Goliath almost always wins because of his size. More often than not, unfortunate David suffers significant, if not fatal injuries, while Goliath continues trucking down the road.

A semi-truck, even without its trailer weighs approximately 16,000 to 20,000 pounds. With an empty trailer attached to the tractor, the semi-truck may weigh in excess of 30,000 pounds. Whereas, the average weight of a passenger car may be only around 3,000 to 5,000 pounds. Due to these weight differentials, the people in the car are much more likely to suffer serious injuries as compared to the truck driver.

For example, in a real life contest, a young man driving a Honda Civic crashed into a Peterbilt semi-truck. The driver of the Honda was killed but the semi-truck driver was not even hurt. If you’ve been injured in a trucking accident, it is extremely important to start your investigation of the accident immediately before critical evidence disappears.

You should take immediate action to make certain that the following information is not lost or destroyed:

The truck driver’s complete employment file, including but not limited to his or her qualification file and all incident reports involving the driver
The truck driver’s logs and other driving records
Any and all pre and post-accident drug tests administered to the driver – DOT regulations require mandatory drug testing under certain circumstances
Any and all compliance audits involving the driver and the trucking company
Any satellite tracking information relating to the truck and its whereabouts
Any and all information contained in or from on-board data recorders, such as ECM units, also called black boxes, inclinometers, etc.
Records of any and all communications between the truck driver and his employer or any other person at time periods relevant to the collision
Maintenance records, pre-trip inspection reports, post-trip inspection reports and annual inspection reports for the truck involved in the collision
Any and all incident reports relating to the truck driver
Any and all incident reports relating to the truck driver
Any and all incident reports relating to the trucking company
Any and all trip receipts, weight tickets, bills of waiting and other operational documents relating to the trip the driver was on when the collision occurred
The truck driver’s cellular phone records for several days before the collision