The New York Truck and Tractor Trailer Accident Attorneys of Parker Waichman Alonso LLP are here to Help You
The New York truck and tractor trailer accident attorneys at Parker Waichman Alonso LLP have a great deal of experience representing the victims of tractor trailer accidents and truck accidents. Our motor vehicle accident lawyers know how emotionally and financially devastating a truck or tractor trailer collision can be. We are committed to obtaining the best possible financial results for people who have suffered injuries and damages as the result of a collision with a truck or tractor trailer. If you or a loved one has been victimized by a truck or tractor trailer accident, we urge you to contact one of the New York truck and tractor trailer accident attorneys at Parker Waichman Alonso LLP immediately. Our compassionate and committed truck accident lawyers are dedicated to helping the victims of New York truck and tractor trailer accidents get their lives back on track.
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One out of every eight traffic deaths is caused by a collision with a large truck or tractor trailer. Large trucks, tractor trailers, 18-wheelers, and “semis,” often weighing over 10,000 pounds, account for a disproportionately large share of traffic accident deaths based on miles traveled. Often, the truck drivers are not injured. But fatalities from large truck or tractor trailer crashes have increased from 1995 to 1998 to 5,374 deaths. This number represents 13 percent of all motor vehicle accident fatalities, and the majority of these deaths were the drivers and passengers of the vehicles, not the trucks.
The fatal crash rate for large trucks is 2.6 deaths per 100 million vehicle miles traveled, which is more than 50 percent greater than the rate for all vehicles on the roads. Tractor trailers and large trucks are also more likely to get into multiple vehicle accidents, with nearly 80 percent of all large truck accidents involving more than one vehicle.
Studies show that truck driver fatigue plays a role in large truck crashes. According to such research, truck drivers are more likely to crash after many long hours of driving. Surveys reveal that many drivers of large trucks violate the federal regulations on hours of service. The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) implemented new rules in 2003. The compliance date for these rules was January 4, 2004.
The revised Hours of Service regulations include:
- Allowing truck drivers to drive 11 hours after 10 consecutive hours off-duty.
- Truck drivers may not drive beyond the 14th hour after coming on-duty, following 10 hours off-duty.
- Truck drivers may not drive after being on-duty for 60 hours in a seven-consecutive-day period or 70 hours in an eight-consecutive-day period. This on-duty cycle may be restarted whenever a driver takes at least 34 consecutive hours off-duty.
With huge numbers of tractor trailer trucks on the roads today and with truck drivers and trucking companies continuing to drive while sleep-deprived, drivers of smaller automobiles should be vigilant. The New York truck and tractor trailer accident attorneys at Parker Waichman Alonso LLP have a great deal of experience representing victims of tractor trailer and truck accidents throughout New York and will aggressively explore all avenues for recovery in every truck accident case we take.
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