Milwaukee Wisconsin Truck Accident Lawyer
Today's economy is highly dependant on the trucking industry. All of us depend on being able to get a product from one place to another quickly and efficiently, regardless of whether it is groceries or scrap iron. However, this means that there are huge numbers of trucks on the road that have to get from one place to another.
Time pressure, driver fatigue, inadequate training and drugs and alcohol abuse lead to truckers making serious mistakes. At the law office of Aiken & Scoptur, S.C. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, we have the experience and skills necessary to successfully bring the parties responsible for your tragedy to justice.
Contact Experienced Milwaukee Wisconsin Trucking Accident Attorneys at Aiken & Scoptur, S.C.
While no auto accident is ever good, an accident involving a truck can be disastrous. A fully loaded commercial truck can weigh over 40,000 pounds, where you average car or SUV weighs between 2,000 and 6,000 pounds. When you are dealing with this kind of weight disparity at speeds in excess of 60 miles per hour, the drivers of cars usually are the ones who are severely injured and killed . Some causes of trucking accidents include:
- Drugs and Alcohol many truckers use methamphetamines to stay awake so they can drive longer.
- Jackknife due to the pivot of the tractor-trailer connection, slippery conditions and suddenly stops can cause a trucking accident when the trailer jackknifes.
- Poor Maintenance many trucking accident could have been prevented by proper maintenance of brakes, pads, and the drive train. Unfortunately, these items wear out quickly under the stress and long hours of hauling heavy loads.
- Driver Fatigue Many drivers fake log book entries in order to make delivery deadlines. This leads to slow reflexes and poor judgment when they have been driving for too long at one time.
- Overloaded Trailers
- Inadequate Training
- Load Shifting
- Tread Seperation
Experienced Milwaukee Wisconsin Truck Accident Trial Lawyers
Our office employs state of the art techniques and trial strategies in truck accident lawsuits. Unlike trucks of years ago, the modern 18-wheeler has elaborate "black boxes" that track the movements of the truck. Using these technologies and our truck accident reconstruction experts, we can recreate the last moments before a tragic trucking accident. Our experienced trucking injury lawyers can make a jury understand what you or a loved one has gone through in order to get you the compensation you deserve.
Most important, if you have been the victim in a trucking accident in Wisconsin, it is vital that you contact a Wisconsin truck accident lawyer as soon as possible. Federal and State laws prevent you from bringing a lawsuit if you do not do so within a certain time after the accident took place. Our office always offers an initial consultations session so that we can go through your truck accident and determine how we can assist you. Once we have determined how we can help, we work on a contingency basis, which means we don't recover any attorney fees unless you are successful in your lawsuit .
Contact the trucking accident attorneys at the law office of Aiken & Scoptur, S.C. by calling us at (414) 225-0260 or by filling out our online contact form.
Our personal injury attorneys serve clients throughout Wisconsin including Portage, Wautoma, Elkhorn, Stevens Point, Rhinelander, Merrill, Mauston, Dodgeville, Menomonie, Delavan, Eau Clair, Appleton, Kenosha, La Crosse and Racine.
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