| Preparing to Get Your Truck Accident Case Handled |
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Table of Contents: We have prepared information for those who have been recently involved in a commercial truck accident.
Introduction Preparing to get your claim handled. What should I do and not do? What should I expect now? You may need to call an attorney immediately that is experienced enough to handle commercial truck accident claims. The nature of commercial truck accidents generally requires more investigation than a simple car accident. In any truck accident case, time is of the essence as these cases require immediate investigation. This is necessary in order to preserve information that will be important to your case and also to avoid spoliation of valuable evidence. A motor carrier is only required to keep the bulk of its records for a very short period of time. Most importantly, log books (those documents that reflect a driver’s hours of service, hours on the road and hours on duty) are only required to be kept for a six month period. Therefore, the destruction of these records has been known to occur within with the trucking industry. Immediate efforts must be made to preserve evidence, inspect and document the scene and vehicles involved, as well as record and document witness recollections. It is necessary to have a focused strategy and understanding of the law & commercial trucking regulations to achieve justice. |
