Have you or a loved one have been victimized by a trucking accident in Houston?
It is common knowledge that trucking accidents usually cause considerably more damage than regular passenger car accidents.
What is less commonly known is that trucking accidents are considerably
different than car accidents in legal terms. The most monumental
mistake victims of trucking accidents can make is to approach a
trucking accident claim in a similar fashion to a car accident claim.
In the legal world, the differences are staggering.
Did you know: Large trucks are typically insured by very large
commercial insurance policies. These policies are generally about 50
times as valuable as a normal car insurance policy. With so much money
at stake, the insurance carriers will employ ruthless tactics to avoid
a large payout.
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Did you know: Commercial insurance policy adjusters are the most
aggressive adjusters in the industry. This is not an entry level
position; rather these adjusters are promoted to work on commercial
policies after years of proving that they are capable and efficient at
paying out as little as possible. Furthermore, the more money these
adjusters save for their insurance company, the more money they make.
The insurance adjusters who are assigned to commercial vehicle policies
are the most aggressive insurance adjusters in the business. They have
a vested interest in denying your claim.
Did you know: The commercial insurance providers that insure large
trucks have a team of defense attorneys on contract. As soon as a
trucking accident occurs, these attorneys are dispatched to the
accident scene. Their assignment is to discover anything that can
utilize to build a case against YOU. These attorneys have a vested
financial interest in protecting the insurance carrier.
Did you know: Large trucks are subjected regulations defined by the
Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration. In addition to that,
there are state level laws which also apply to these trucks.
This results in a complex scenarios where one set of laws may be at
odds with another. Commercial policy insurance adjusters routinely
assign an unfair portion of blame or deny claims based on
technicalities that you have probably never even heard of.
Did you know: Most 18-wheeler drivers have their entire ability to earn
income Most 18-wheeler drivers stake their entire livelihoods on their
ability to earn a living driving a truck. This results in a scenario
where the truck driver is under a great deal of pressure to say
whatever they have to in order to protect their livelihood. As you can
imagine, it’s not much of a stretch of the imagination to see how a
truck driver may be inclined to give an inaccurate account of their
fault in the accident. Insurance companies welcome the opportunity to
deny claims based on the statement from their driver.
Did you know: In regular car accidents it is very common for the two
drivers to simply exchange information and go on their way (sometimes
in an ambulance). In an 18-wheeler accident, the truck driver is almost always
obligated to stay behind and wait for his insurance company’s
investigative team to arrive.
Did you know: Commercial insurance companies have their own in-house
investigative team which is sent to the scene of the accident moments
after it is reported. These investigators are looking for any physical
evidence to place any degree of fault on you. Most people do not
understand just how quickly these investigators respond to an accident.
In many of the trucking accident cases that our Houston attorneys have handled,
these investigators have arrived on the scene before the accident
victim even leaves in an ambulance. In large cities like Houston, the
response time of these investigators is incredible.
Did you know: By the time you have found your way to this website, your
trucking accident is being investigated by the insurance company, an
aggressive adjuster has been assigned to the case, and the insurance
company’s defense attorneys have started building a case against you.
When dealing with such a coordinated effort against you, it becomes
readily apparent that you need a team of your own to have any chance of
success.
Our experienced trucking accident lawyers of Houston would like to be that team.
Our aggressive and experienced lawyers have spent the last 20 years
working devoting their time and expertise to our clients to make sure
that trucking companies and their insurance companies fairly compensate
our clients for the pain they have caused them.