{"id":575,"date":"2025-11-06T19:01:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T19:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firstchoicelaw.com\/new\/?page_id=575"},"modified":"2026-01-27T20:17:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T20:17:48","slug":"trucking-accidents","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.firstchoicelaw.com\/new\/personal-injury-attorney\/trucking-accidents\/","title":{"rendered":"Trucking Accidents"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is charged with managing the laws and regulations that control trucking in America. In 2017, the National Highway Traffic Safety Commission (NHTSA) identified 37,133 people died in motor vehicle crashes nationwide. Those who died in incidents related to only Trucking Crashes were 4,761 or 12.8% of all deaths on the highways. This represents a very large percentage compared to the total number of trucks versus the total number of cars involved in overall\u00a0trucking and car accidents<\/strong>.<\/p>

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Trucking transports over 10 billion tons of freight every year over America\u2019s roadways. As you drive along a major highway like Interstate 4 through Orlando, or Interstate 95, through Brevard County, you may wonder: are certain trucking companies involved in more accidents than others? If so, what does it say about those companies? Is it the size of the company (number of trucks), is it the age of the equipment, or is it that some companies have safety issues that they ignore or fail to address altogether. Some of these companies are clearly putting profit over safety.<\/p>

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Commercial carriers are supposed to employ only highly skilled and trained drivers for these positions behind the wheel. Driver\u2019s must be trained and specially licensed with a CDL (commercial driver\u2019s license.) However, too often, we at First Choice Law have seen where had a thorough background search been attempted, the company would have learned of serious violations of these driver\u2019s, including those with known drug and alcohol histories.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Common Truck Accident Injuries<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Due to the huge difference in size and weight that exists between a truck and a car, most of the time car passengers suffer\u00a0devastating injuries<\/strong>\u00a0when involved in an accident with a truck or a semi-truck. These injuries often include:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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When we at First Choice Law represent someone\u00a0injured in a Trucking Accident<\/strong>, we find out did the trucking company follow routine maintenance checks on the trucks? This includes inspection reports before and after every trip, as well as timely routine vehicle maintenance? Did the company load the cargo correctly? Did the driver get a thorough background check before being hired? Did the driver follow the DOT regulations for hours of operation? How is the driver compensated and\/or bonused? Based on delivery, miles travelled or is there a safety component to compensation? In answering these questions, we often learn that driver fatigue is a problem, vehicle inspection never occurred, or the motivation of placing profit before safety is dictated by policies put in place by corporate officers.<\/p>

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Jason Recksiedler, as Founding Partner of First Choice Law, is certified as an expert in Civil Trial Law by the Florida Bar and is highly experienced in representing those injured by the negligence acts of Trucking Companies and their drivers in\u00a0trucking accident cases<\/strong>. He has obtained results of millions for his clients. Call for a Free Consultation and put the expertise of First Choice Law to work for you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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There are many different factors that can be\u00a0involved in a commercial trucking crash<\/strong>. Among the\u00a0most common causes of truck accidents in Florida<\/strong>\u00a0are:<\/p>