Tractor Trailer Accidents

When the average 3,600-pound automobile suddenly meets an 18-wheeler weighing as much as 80,000 pounds and traveling at a speed of 60 miles per hour, enormous damage and injury are inevitable.

Due to their enormous size and weight, semi trucks can cause dangerous accidents, resulting in catastrophic injuries or fatalities. If you’ve been involved in an accident with a tractor trailer, call the experienced Virginia lawyers of Collier & Collier at 804-364-5200.

In order to prevent such an accident and protect everyone on the road, truck drivers and truck companies are required to follow a series of state and federal regulations, including logging driving hours, conducting regular maintenance checks and hiring specially licensed drivers.

Despite these regulated precautions, the major causes of accidents involving commercial trucks are mechanical failure, rushed deadlines, overloading of the truck, driver fatigue, alcohol and the lack of proper licensure and training.

Large truck accidents cause significant damage and often cost trucking companies a lot of money. For this reason, they employ big insurance companies who will begin investigating immediately in order to minimize their costs and pay you as little as possible. That’s why it’s important to call the tractor trailer accident attorneys of Collier & Collier right away.

Truck accident cases are complex and determining fault requires fast action and proper resources. Many factors must be assessed to determine all responsible parties. Drivers may be contracted to a company, vehicles are often leased, and it’s often difficult to tell who is responsible.

Furthermore, important evidence may be difficult to decipher after the accident has occurred. As soon as you contact Collier & Collier, our investigators can quickly go to the scene of your accident and begin research immediately. We also know what to look for in the truck’s maintenance record, the trucking company’s history, and the driver’s background.

Get the compensation you deserve. Don’t sign anything until you talk to the truck accident lawyers at Collier & Collier.

Contact us at 1-804-364-5200 or toll free at 1-877-825-0543 for a free consultation to discuss your case. Let us put our resources to work for you.

The tractor trailer accident attorneys of Collier & Collier serve clients hurt by 18-wheelers throughout the state of Virginia. The law firm's offices are located in the Richmond area, right off I-95, I-195, I-295 and I-64. The truck accident attorneys commonly serve the areas of Petersburg, Charlottesville, Tappahanock, Staunton, Fredericksburg, Colonial Heights, Hopewell, Chesterfield, New Kent, Mechanicsville, Powhatan and Prince George.