Lafayette Louisiana Truck Accidents

The area of Lafayette, Louisiana in South Louisiana, in general, is laced with interstate highways over which thousands of large trucks operate everyday.  Many of these are providing regular business services to the cities of our area and many are hauling heavy equipment for oilfield, chemical, and fabrication industries in this area.  The number of serious truck accidents occurring on interstate 10 and US Highway 90 is staggering.  They are literally to numerous to list.

A traffic accident involving a large commercial truck, such as an 18 wheeler, can have disastrous consequences.  Typically, a large commercial truck can weigh 80 thousand pounds or higher.  A passenger car weighs about 3000 pounds.  Due to this sheer imbalance, a collision with a commercial truck is likely to cause serious injuries and sometimes death.

Companies involved in the trucking industry are regulated by numerous federal and state agencies.  These regulations govern all commercial vehicles engaged in interstate traffic and can be very expensive and confusing.  For this very reason, Jim Lambert has devoted a great deal of time and energy to practicing this area of truck accident law.

While many trucking companies observe the federal regulations faithfully, there are many companies and many individuals who ignore them.  Some of the common causes of truck accidents include drivers running over mandatory operating limits, insufficient training, missing reflectors required by law, overloading and faulty brakes.  These things can cause catastrophic and devestating consequences to those involved in an accident with a truck like this.

It is imperative that you have an experienced Louisiana personal injury attorney analyze a serious truck crash to determine the underlying cause of the accident and to file claims against the responsible parties.