Justice For Victims of Trucking Accidents

Trucking Accidents

Accidents involving trucks are a major public safety issue on America’s roads. Federal government and insurance industry statistics estimate that each year large trucks cause:

• 350,000 accidents resulting in property damage
• 90,000 accidents resulting in 140,000 injuries
• 4,000 accidents resulting in over 5,000 fatalities

When large trucks collide with passenger cars, the car occupants suffer the vast majority of injuries and fatalities. The reasons are obvious—tractor-trailers weigh 20-30 times more than cars and their height and ground clearance makes them even more dangerous.

Truck drivers themselves can also be injured in accidents for reasons unrelated to their conduct.

Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky has litigated truck cases involving all of the common causes of these accidents, including:

• Driver error, substance abuse, fatigue, and distraction
• Truck design defects and malfunctions of major components such as brakes and tires
• Carrier violations of industry regulations, including overloading trucks, breaching hourly limits on driver work, and failing to properly maintain vehicles
• Poorly designed, constructed, and maintained roads

Skilled Attorney Teams

Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky’s skilled lawyers understand the complex mechanical and physical factors that contribute to truck accidents. Their thorough investigations include:

• Comprehensive depositions of all drivers, carrier personnel, passengers, and witnesses
• In-depth analyses to determine the relative roles played by driver error, carrier practices, and defective vehicles
• Biomechanics review: what happened to an injured driver or passenger during the crash sequence, and what does that say about how the accident happened?

Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky also uses independent accident reconstruction experts to recreate how an accident occurred through the use of advanced three-dimensional animations and graphics—a powerful trial tool.

Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky pursues all potential defendants that may be liable in truck accident cases: truck drivers, carriers, vehicle part manufacturers, establishments that sell liquor, and state and local governments that design and maintain roads.

The Trucking Accident Lawyers With Unmatched Results

Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky’s trucking accident lawyers have secured numerous multimillion verdicts and settlements for clients in Pennsylvania, including:

The Trucking Accident Injury Lawyers with Unmatched Experience

If you or a family member has been injured or killed as a result of a truck accident, Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky is committed to obtaining all of the compensation you need and deserve.