Tractor Trailer Accidents

Semi-Truck, Eighteen Wheeler, and Tractor Trailer Crashes

The numbers of large trucks traveling on Missouri's highways are increasing every year. Because trucking companies and truck drivers are motivated by profit, safety sometimes suffers. Missouri tractor trailer trucks also carry a higher probability of being involved in multiple-vehicle crashes than passenger cars. Trucking is regulated by both federal and Missouri motor vehicle laws, which govern areas such as safety of equipment and hours of the drivers. Trucking companies in Missouri and nationwide are required to keep records of equipment safety and driver's hours, and it will be necessary to find and research such records if you are involved in a Missouri semi-truck accident. Poor equipment and driver fatigue can be causes of such crashes, and a careful study of the Missouri trucking company records may be needed to determine if negligence has occurred.

The many types of Missouri trucking accidents can be grouped into the following categories:

• Head on collisions involving semi trucks
• Rear end collisions
• Broadside collisions caused by eighteen wheelers
• Right hand squeeze collisions (when a driver attempts to pass truck on the right hand side, not realizing the truck is making a wide right turn)
• Center line crossover or bump collisions
• Lane change collisions
• Stopped or slow-moving trucks
• Jack-knifed tractor trailer trucks
• Vehicles sliding under tractor trailers
• Loss of control of a vehicle
• Loss of control by truck driver
• Hit and run truck accident

If you have been the victim of a trucking accident in Missouri, the attorneys at James Law Group, LLC, conveniently located near I-70 in St. Peters, Missouri, are highly experienced in handling all types of trucking accidents. Contact one of our lawyers today for knowledgeable representation.