In Rancho Cordova and throughout Sacramento, large trucks coexist on the roads with cars, motorcycles, bicycles, and pedestrians. While these parties typically share the road with no adverse interactions, accidents can devastate those impacted by a commercial vehicle.

A collision involving a large truck and a smaller vehicle can result in horrific injuries and, in many cases, even fatalities. Unfortunately, the individuals in the smaller vehicles typically suffer the most severe harm. Recovery time for these injuries is often extensive, mainly due to the size differential between large commercial trucks and passenger vehicles. Tragic outcomes often occur when a tractor-trailer or other large truck is involved in a motorcycle, bicycle, or pedestrian accident.

If you have been injured in a large truck accident in Rancho Cordova, call our law office at (916) 921-6400 for a free consultation.

Many different types of negligence or recklessness may lead to a severe truck accident, but some of the most common include:

• Failure to maintain the vehicle
• Overloaded cargo
• Unsecured cargo
• Untrained drivers
• Fatigued drivers
• Drivers under the influence
• Distracted drivers
• Drunk drivers
• Aggressive drivers
• Negligent drivers

Truck accidents can involve a large truck slamming into a vehicle’s back, front, or side, but they also might result from a rollover or jackknife. In an underride accident, people suffer from severe injuries when their car goes partially or completely under a large truck. Unsecured cargo that falls off a car and impacts a vehicle or leads to a multiple-vehicle crash from drivers attempting to avoid the road hazards also leads to terrible and completely preventable suffering.

Watch the video below to learn more about the types of injuries caused by truck accidents.

To minimize the dangers that commercial trucks pose on the roads around Rancho Cordova and the rest of the country, the government has imposed restrictions on drivers, including how many hours they can operate a truck each day and week. Although the federal hours-of-service regulations are intended to make the industry safer, many commercial trucking companies and their drivers do everything possible to get around these regulations to maximize profits. When these shortcuts result in terrible accidents, innocent parties often suffer the most.

At the Law Offices of Edward Smith, we also represent family members who have lost loved ones in a severe truck accident. We help people get through what likely may be the worst time of their lives to get them the compensation they need to begin a life without a beloved family member.

Finding an attorney who understands how to deal with the nuances of commercial truck accidents is critical. At the Edward A Smith Law Offices, we are dedicated to providing personal service to get you through this difficult time. A large truck accident requires careful handling. If the driver operated the truck for a trucking company, the company likely had an attorney and an investigator on the scene before the injured victims even got through the initial emergency medical treatment. It is crucial to act quickly to secure the relevant records and evidence relating to the accident, maintenance records, driver training documents, and all other information that can assist in getting the right results at trial.