Truck Accidents
BIG TRUCKS cause BIG CRASHES.
BIG CRASHES often cause BIG INJURIES.
BIG INJURIES deserve BIG SETTLEMENTS.
The Personal Injury and Workers’ Compensation lawyers at the Schmidt-Salita Law Team have decades of experience in handling big cases, involving big trucks and big injuries. They have the know-how, skill and determination to bring justice to the victims of Personal Injury, Workers’ Compensation and Wrongful Death. If you or a loved one have been involved in a motor vehicle collision involving a large commercial truck, it is very important that you hire a Personal Injury lawyer with that type of experience in tracking collision cases.
OUr IRON RANGE Injury Lawyers Can Help You Get Compensation
Approximately one out of every eight automotive accident fatalities involves a large commercial truck such as a semi-truck tractor trailer combination or other commercial vehicle.
When a commercial truck is involved in a collision, approximately 80% of those injured are the drivers or passengers of the smaller vehicle which was involved in the collision.
Size and Weight Matter-Bigger Trucks, Bigger Crashes, More Damage.
Federal commercial vehicle law is the law large commercial trucks to weigh as much as 80,000 pounds gross vehicle weight. In most states, large commercial trucks can be as long as 53 feet with longer truck and trailer combinations allowed under special circumstances. These size and weight considerations make it difficult for large commercial trucks to maneuver on the highways and cause additional difficulties with the maintenance of a proper lookout do to “blind spots.”
Large trucks have high crash rates-more collisions per mile traveled.
Large commercial vehicles, including semi-truck/trailer combinations, account for a large percentage of the usage of the highways of the United States. Recent statistics show that large trucks account for approximately 4% of the registered vehicles on the roadway and 9% of the vehicle miles traveled. Statistics show that the percentage rate of fatal crashes per miles traveled is roughly the same as between large commercial vehicles and a regular passenger vehicles. Accordingly, because of the higher rate of miles traveled, it logically follows that large trucks will be involved in a higher percentage of injury related collisions.
Large truck collisions involve a higher fatality rate-more people killed.
According to the statistics of the insurance Institute for Highway safety (IIHS), in 2014, 3,660 people died in crashes involving large trucks. 68% were occupants of passenger vehicles. 15% were pedestrians, bicyclists or motorcyclists. Only 16% were truck occupants.
The Duluth Car Accident Lawyers at Schmidt Salita Law Team have over 70 years experience in bringing justice to the victims of car accidents throughout northern Minnesota. The IRON RANGE LAW CENTER is a resource which provides top quality legal services to the residents of the Minnesota Iron Range, including the cities and towns of Duluth, Two Harbors, Silver Bay, Cloquet, Eveleth, Virginia, Hibbing, Babbit, Orr, International Falls, Bemidji, Park Rapids, Ely and surrounding areas.
Additional Resources
The Iron Range Law Center recommends these websites for more information regarding Truck Accidents.
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