Representing Injury Victims Harmed Due to Inadequately Supervised or Trained Truck Drivers - Serving Illinois and Wisconsin in Truck Accident Litigation
The supervision and management of truck drivers is often quite relaxed. As a result, drivers may be inadequately trained, leaving them misinformed about federal and state safety laws that govern interstate and intrastate trucking. Some drivers who have caused accidents are actually unconcerned about following the rules, while many others cause accidents through inadvertent mistakes. Inadequate truck driver supervision can cause serious accidents that result in injury and death to drivers and passengers in other vehicles. And when this happens the trucking companies must pay for the harm their drivers or their management caused.
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Chicago Lawyers Handling Truck Company Liability Claims in Wisconsin and Illinois
At the Chicago law firm of Rapoport Law Offices, P.C., our attorneys represent clients who were injured in crashes that resulted from inadequately supervised and trained truck drivers. We also handle wrongful death cases arising from fatal trucking accidents. Our law firm has many years of experience handling complex personal injury litigation. We also have extensive resources that allow us to investigate thoroughly and take cases as far as needed to obtain a favorable result for our clients.
Information About Truck Driver Supervision Cases
Improper supervision and management can involve:
- Inadequate driver training programs
- Insufficient investigation of driving and criminal records or failure to check applicants' references
- Loose enforcement of regulations regarding driver logs, load checks and drug and alcohol use
- Excessive encouragement to flout safety rules to speed up delivery dates
- Failure to keep adequate personnel records
An important issue in any truck accident, but especially those centered on truck driver supervision, is the way the trucking company's insurance policy reads. For example, in one case we found a trucking company had millions of dollars more in insurance than it or its insurance company claimed the company had; then we collected all of it and more. Our law firm is skilled at analyzing and evaluating insurance coverage and can determine quickly whether inadequate truck driver supervision is covered.
Investigating the Accident
As with any truck accident, it is important to determine the facts of the event. Our law firm is thorough in its investigations, working with experts and trucking industry specialists to get the facts. We interview witnesses, obtain all relevant records, review all available information from the vehicles involved such as from recording devices like black boxes, obtain the driver qualification file and copies of the driver's log. This information helps us determine whether the driver was at fault in the accident and if so, to prove it. Our investigation often leads to root causes at the trucking company itself such as inadequate truck driver supervision.
To speak with a Chicago Truck Accident Lawyer about an accident caused by inadequate truck driver supervision, contact us to schedule a free initial consultation. Our attorneys handle negligent truck driver supervision throughout Illinois and Wisconsin, including cities such as Milwaukee and Racine. You may also review our truck accident frequently asked questions for more details about working with an attorney after a trucking accident.
