There Is No Excuse for Truck Break Failure On the Road
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has strict regulations relating to truck equipment and scheduled maintenance. Truck companies are required to keep their equipment in good repair and truck drivers are required to report safety problems and equipment failure. At the first hint of a braking or stopping problem, trucks must be removed from the road for maintenance. Not when the truck gets back into town. Not during the next scheduled maintenance. Not when the truck driver finds the time.
If you or a member of your family was injured in a truck accident because of truck brake failure, you are entitled to seek full and fair compensation for your medical treatment, lost earnings and pain and suffering. If you are not sure whether the truck driver or transportation company was negligent, you owe it yourself to talk to an experienced truck accident lawyer.
For more than a quarter century, Humphrey, Farrington & McClain has been fighting on behalf of victims of truck driver and transportation company negligence on our roads. Our personal injury lawyers have won verdicts and settlements totaling hundreds of millions of dollars. Our trial lawyers are experienced and work diligently to prepare every case to win in court, in the event a fair settlement cannot be reached in negotiations.
Because we have been so successful, we have the professional and financial resources to keep fighting until we obtain the highest settlement or jury award possible. We will not promise you the world, and later encourage you to accept a low settlement.
We have experience in all types of injury and wrongful death claims involving commercial trucks and vehicles, including:
- Brake failure, failure to stop
- Steering and transmission failure
- FMCSA violations relating to scheduled maintenance
- Semi-trailer decoupling
- Truck jackknife and rollover accidents
- Defective truck design and failure
- Overloaded trucks and unsecured loads
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From our offices in Independence, Missouri, our lawyers represent clients in courts throughout the Kansas City metropolitan area, Missouri, Kansas, and the United States. Contact us to arrange a free consultation.
