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Dean A. Goetz is an experienced California truck accident attorney. Trucking accidents are often more complicated and also more severe than many car accidents and therefor require an experienced personal injury attorney to protect your rights.
Truck Driver Negligence in Trucking Accidents
Truck drivers are responsible for the safe handling of their trucks that occupy the same roadways as passenger vehicles. Truckers have a duty to ensure that their truck is maintained properly, they are physically and mentally prepared and capable of driving, and the weather is suitable for driving. This requires an experienced and properly trained driver who respects the rules of the road and follows them.
A truck driver has a responsibility to ensure that other drivers on the road are not placed in danger by his or her negligence. Trucking companies also have a duty to hire qualified drivers.
Types of Truck Driver Negligence
Truck driver negligence can manifest itself in a variety of ways. Some of the more common types of negligence encountered on the road include:
- Aggressive driving, failing to use a turn single, tailgating, and speeding
- Failing to properly inspect trucks before, during, and after a route
- Driving with an overweight load, improperly balanced load, or improperly secured load
- Continuing to drive despite an adverse road condition
- Violating the federal law on sleep and rest time
- Driving while intoxicated or while under the influence of a drug
- Driving too fast
- Driving when too sleepy
If you suspect you have been injured because of truck driver negligence, contact San Diego truck accident attorney Dean Goetz for a free initial consultation.
For more information about truck accident law, please see the following articles:
- Truck Accidents
- Truck driver negligence.
- Trucking company negligence.
- Violations of trucking laws.
- Truck maintenance issues.
