Truck Accident Lawyer
Because of the massive size and weight of commercial trucks, getting into an accident with one often causes much more damage than a typical crash. The destructive potential also makes truck accident cases more complicated than standard car accidents, involving multiple parties, commercial insurance policies, and a web of federal regulations.
Harding Mazzotti, LLP has over 30 years of experience handling complex truck accident cases across New York, Massachusetts, and Vermont. If you’ve been hurt in a crash with a big rig, our trusted truck accident lawyers are ready to help.
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- Why Choose the Truck Accident Lawyers With at Mazzotti, LLP?
- What Types of Truck Accidents Are There?
- What Are Common Causes of Truck Accidents?
- What Compensation Can I Receive After a Truck Accident?
- Who Can Be at Fault for a Truck Accident?
- How Can a Truck Accident Attorney Help With My Claim?
- State-Specific Resources for Victims of Truck Accidents
- Contact Our Truck Accident Lawyers Today
Why Choose the Truck Accident Lawyers With at Mazzotti, LLP?
With more than 40 attorneys and 120 support staff, our team has the experience and legal might to investigate and take on big trucking companies. Our extensive experience in truck accidents involving catastrophic injuries and wrongful deaths, allows us to help your family when you need it most.
We combine the resources of a large firm with the personalized, compassionate service of a smaller practice, providing meaningful relief to our clients while we work to get them big results. We choose kindness in all our efforts, expanding our focus to include community safety initiatives and accident prevention efforts.
What Types of Truck Accidents Are There?
Truck accidents involve collisions with large commercial vehicles. Truck companies often operate across state lines and are subject to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) regulations, which can complicate an injury claim.
Different types of commercial trucks that can be involved in accidents include:
- Tractor-trailers
- 18-wheelers
- Delivery trucks
- Box trucks
- Dump trucks
- Commercial fleet vehicles
What Are Common Causes of Truck Accidents?
Commercial trucking accidents are often the result of drivers or companies violating safety regulations or driving recklessly. Some of the most frequent causes of truck accidents include:
- Driver fatigue, often due to violating mandatory off-time rules set by hours-of-service regulations
- Distracted driving
- Speeding or aggressive driving
- Improperly loaded cargo, which can throw off the vehicle’s balance
- Equipment failure
- Poor truck maintenance
- Inadequate driver training or negligent screening of new employees
- Driving under the influence
- Poor weather conditions
What Compensation Can I Receive After a Truck Accident?
Depending on the severity of your injuries, you can recover a variety of economic and non-economic damages after a truck accident. Economic damages help you recover financial losses and expenses, while non-economic damages compensate for personal impacts from the accident that don’t have a set monetary value.
Your damages can help compensate for:
- Medical bills and future treatment costs
- Lost wages and diminished future earning capacity
- Property damage
- Emotional distress
- Pain and suffering
- Loss of enjoyment of life
Truck accidents have a higher risk of catastrophic or even fatal injuries, including traumatic brain injuries (TBI), spinal cord damage, broken bones, and amputations. If your loved one died from their injuries after a crash, our compassionate truck accident lawyers can help you pursue additional damages for wrongful death, including funeral and burial costs.
In rare cases, punitive damages may be available when the at-fault party’s conduct was especially reckless, willful, wanton, malicious, or intentional. Availability varies by state. For example, Massachusetts generally limits punitive damages to cases where a statute authorizes them, like with certain wrongful death claims.
Who Can Be at Fault for a Truck Accident?
Truck accidents are unique because they often involve multiple liable parties. Any company or individual that bears responsibility for the safe operation of a commercial truck can be held liable for an injury crash.
Some of the parties most commonly held liable for truck accidents include:
- The truck driver
- The trucking company that employed the driver
- The truck’s owner, if separate from the operating company
- Contractors responsible for regular repairs and maintenance
- Cargo companies, if improper loading contributed to the crash
- Vehicle and parts manufacturers, if a defective component was involved in the accident
How Can a Truck Accident Attorney Help With My Claim?
While severe, high-value injuries and the involvement of multiple parties can result in highly complex claims, a skilled truck accident lawyer can pursue each at-fault party and maximize your compensation so you can focus on your recovery.
Proving liability among the potentially responsible parties can be difficult. Each defendant will typically dispute their own liability, and key evidence like black box data and operating logs can disappear quickly. Big trucking companies will often deploy rapid response teams to minimize their liability, turning your bid for fair compensation into an uphill battle.
Your truck accident attorney can help build a strong case by:
- Pursuing and preserving important evidence immediately
- Investigating the scene of the crash
- Reviewing driver logs and maintenance records to look for FMCSA violations
- Hiring accident reconstruction experts
- Identifying all liable parties
- Handling negotiations with each party and their insurance companies
State-Specific Resources for Victims of Truck Accidents
The legal process for pursuing a truck accident claim may vary based on each state’s laws. Our team maintains offices in New York, Vermont, and Massachusetts, and we’re available 24/7 to provide guidance on your case based on your individual circumstances.
Read on for a summary of important information for claims in each state we serve, as well as the resources we can provide you:
New York Truck Accident Resources
The following webpages can provide in-depth information on different New York State laws that can impact your truck accident claim:
- Comparative negligence: If you were partially at fault for a truck accident, you can still recover reduced compensation in New York.
- Statute of limitations: You have three years after an accident to file a personal injury claim under New York law in most circumstances, except for wrongful death claims, which generally have a separate two-year deadline from the date of death.
New York Truck Accident Law Offices & Appointment Centers
Our firm has offices and appointment centers located throughout New York State, including in:
Our Office Locations
Office Location
1 Wall Street
Albany, NY 12205
Office Location
173 Margaret Street
Plattsburgh, NY 12901
Office Location
40A Grove Street, Suite 220
Pittsford, New York 14534
Office Location
5046 Main Street
Manchester Center, VT 05255
Office Location
47 Maple Street 104 a
Burlington, VT 0540
Office Location
170 Main St,
Tewksbury, MA 01876
Office Location
670 Franklin St, 2nd Floor,
Schenectady, NY 12305
Office Location
286 Genesee St,
Utica, NY 13502
Vermont Truck Accident Resources
Read on to learn more about Vermont laws that can impact your truck accident claim:
- Comparative negligence: If you are 50% or less responsible for a truck accident, you can still recover damages in Vermont.
- Statute of limitations: The deadline for filing most personal injury claims in Vermont is three years after the date of the accident.
Vermont Truck Accident Law Offices & Appointment Centers
Our offices in Vermont include:
Office Location
47 Maple Street 104 a
Burlington, VT 0540
Office Location
5046 Main St,
Manchester Center, VT 05255
Massachusetts Truck Accident Resources
These pages can help you understand how different Massachusetts laws can affect your truck accident case:
- Comparative negligence: You can recover reduced damages if you’re 50% or less responsible for a truck accident in Massachusetts.
- Statute of limitations: In Massachusetts, you have three years after the date of your truck accident to file a legal claim.
Massachusetts Truck Accident Law Offices & Appointment Centers
Our Massachusetts office is located in:
Office Location
170 Main St,
Tewksbury, MA 01876
Contact Our Truck Accident Lawyers Today
If you or a loved one has been hurt in a big rig crash, our experienced truck accident lawyers are ready to help you. We’ve recovered over $1 billion for clients like you, and we don’t charge any fees unless you win your case.
Thank Big. Call The Heavy Hitters® at Harding Mazzotti, LLP today at 800-529-1010 or contact us online for a free consultation.
