Truck Accidents

Truck Accident Attorneys in Philadelphia

The Philadelphia trucking accident attorneys at Young, Ricchiuti, Caldwell & Heller provide legal representation for those who have been injured in accidents involving trucks and other large vehicles.

Philadelphia Truck Accident Lawsuits

Tractor trailers, garbage trucks, tanker trucks, and oversized vehicles can turn into fatal hazards when the companies that own, operate, maintain, and drive them cut corners on safety. When a truck is involved, even the most minor collision can have devastating consequences. We have considerable experience uncovering the causes of these accidents. We are familiar with federal and state trucking regulations, and are all too familiar with the consequences to families and individuals, when companies and careless drivers disregard the safety of others.

Uncovering all the causes of an accident involves far more than reviewing police reports. An investigation can also involve a review of trucking company, maintenance company, and leasing company records; physical review of trucks, tires, and accident scenes; nationwide reviews of driving records; review of electronic “black box” data storage devices and global positioning system records; review of video surveillance records; and close collaboration with engineers and accident reconstructionists. The longer you wait to contact attorneys with experience investigating and pursuing these kinds of claims, the greater the risk that important evidence might disappear.

Experienced Philadelphia Truck Accident Lawyers

At Young Ricchiuti Caldwell & Heller, we have successfully represented truck accident victims in Philadelphia and the surrounding counties.

Truck accidents can have many causes. Tired or overworked drivers can drive for longer than federal regulations permit. Drivers can be pressured to take an unsafe rig or an overweight, oversized load onto the road. Drivers may fail to properly perform their own safety checks, sometimes because their own trucking companies have failed to properly train them on the kind of inspection required. Trucks and mobile equipment can be designed improperly. A truck can lose control because an inadequately secured load shifts, because a retreaded tire fails, or because a highway has not been designed properly.

At Young Ricchiuti Caldwell & Heller, we believe that companies that create trucking hazards should be held responsible for the harm they cause. The lawyers at YRC&H have handled numerous cases resulting in multimillion-dollar recoveries.

If you have a situation that you would like to discuss with the experienced truck accident lawyers at Young Ricchiuti Caldwell & Heller, you can contact our office by calling us at (267) 546-1000; you can fill out a contact form online; or you can send us an email. Lawsuits generally have strict deadlines, and if you do not file within a certain time period your rights may be lost forever.