Trucking Accidents in MA

Powerful attorneys for Massachusetts truck accident victims

When you pit a fully-loaded, 80,000-pound tractor-trailer against a 5,000-pound passenger vehicle, the odds for serious injury or fatality are predictably high.

In 2008, more than 4,200 people were killed and 90,000 were injured in crashes involving large trucks, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. While the fatality numbers are down considerably from the nearly 5,000 deaths in 1998, we still have a long way to go to make our roads safer.

At Baker & Abraham, P.C., our MA trucking accident attorneys believe that by holding truck drivers and their employers responsible for avoidable crashes, we can make Massachusetts a safer place to drive.

Truck accident litigation is complex

A trucking company whose rig has been involved in an accident and its insurance company will immediately begin an investigation in an effort to limit your recovery. It is essential that you obtain prompt medical attention for your personal injuries and quickly hire an experienced trucking accident attorney in MA to preserve evidence and protect your rights. Failure to act promptly can reduce or eliminate your chances of obtaining compensation for a truck accident injury.

Our experienced truck accident attorneys have specialized knowledge in this highly complex area of law. Pursuing a tractor-trailer accident claim is not the same as handling a typical car accident case. Our MA truck accident lawyers work to obtain or safeguard trucking company records, interview witnesses, and substantiate crucial, time-sensitive information, including driver logs and safety records that are vital to establishing liability. Many tractor-trailers are equipped with a computerized black box that records important information such as:

• Speed of the tractor in the seconds before the impact
• The amount of braking pressure applied before impact
• What gear the tractor was in seconds before impact
• Other critical information

While this information can help prove driver recklessness, it can also be lost if not preserved shortly after the crash.

We know how to photograph commercial vehicles, investigate brake and tire conditions, and conduct underride investigations. A thorough investigation of the trucking company's hiring, training, maintenance, and supervision policies is also required. We often find truck wrecks to be the predictable result of poor maintenance and/or training practices at the trucking company.  The U.S. Department of Transportation grades trucking companies on their vehicle maintenance, driver training, and safety practices. We have the ability to obtain these scores, and also to summon experts to explain their meaning.

Unfortunately, we have found over the years some shocking practices that could have prevented truck accident injuries and deaths.

Tractor-trailer accidents have many causes

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations designed to improve safety include requirements for:

Truck accidents have many causes, including mistakes by truck and car drivers. These causes include—

See our frequently asked questions about trucking accidents

We change our clients’ lives

To see the difference two exceptional Boston trucking accident lawyers can make in your case, contact Baker & Abraham in Massachusetts for a free initial consultation. If we take your case, you will pay nothing unless we recover compensation for you.

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