Category: Truck Accidents

Commercial trucks require regular maintenance to stay in safe working order. Routine maintenance includes replacing fluids and worn-down parts like tires and brake pads. Federal regulations require truck owners and operators to maintain their fleets. However, some truck owners and operators defer or forget maintenance for their vehicles due to…

Were you involved in a truck accident? If so, you will likely face mounting medical bills, lost wages, and painful symptoms. Understandably, preserving evidence is the last thing on your mind. However, evidence is crucial to building a strong compensation claim. An experienced truck accident attorney from Craig, Kelley &…

You can file a claim and seek compensation after being injured in a semi-truck accident, regardless of where in the U.S. the accident occurred. Car insurance sold in the United States covers the policyholder as they drive in any U.S. state. It can be incredibly stressful to deal with insurers…

The semi-truck accident lawyers at Craig, Kelley & Faultless, LLC understand the threats semi-trucks pose to other road users because we’ve seen the devastating consequences of truck accidents time and again. We’ve recovered millions of dollars in compensation for people injured in truck accidents and the families of those who suffered fatal…

Mechanical failures cause many commercial truck accidents. Air brakes fail, or a tire blows out, causing a driver to lose control of a tractor-trailer, and serious injuries follow. Truck drivers and trucking companies are responsible for ensuring that the large trucks they operate are safe. Federal rules require daily inspections when…

While more than a quarter of all drivers killed in passenger vehicle crashes in Indiana are found to have been legally drunk or impaired by drugs, the rate of alcohol and illicit drug use among commercial truck drivers is much lower. The latest statistics from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety…

Commercial truck accident cases are complicated to investigate and may take more than a year to resolve, particularly if they go to trial. A truck accident case may require the expenditure of $100,000 or more by the law firm to hire forensic investigators to help develop the case. Many law…

If you have suffered injuries in an accident with a large commercial truck, you may be eligible to claim significant compensation. Yet you might find it challenging to know what steps to take when the trucking company tries to deny liability following the truck accident. The trucking company’s refusal to…

Personal Injury, Wrongful Death Case Analysis Every year people die in construction zone wrecks. Even more, people suffer serious injuries, such as brain injuries, broken bones, paralysis, and permanent soft tissue injuries. According to Harry Adler from the Institute for Safer Trucking: “One out of every three fatal construction zone…

The value of a truck accident claim depends on the severity of the injuries, who is at fault, the insurance coverage available, and other factors. In most commercial truck accident cases, our attorneys pursue compensation for our injured client from the trucking company that employed the truck driver or owned…