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Philadelphia Truck Equipment Failure Lawyers

Equipment failure may be a common cause of truck accidents in the United States, but there is no excuse for letting it lead to catastrophic injury or death. Trucks are only as safe as their equipment; therefore it must be inspected and maintained according to very strict guidelines set by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Truck equipment failure is often due to truck driver or trucking company negligence and lack of responsibility. In these tough economic times, drivers and truck companies are taking shortcuts in order to deliver their goods within a certain timeframe. These shortcuts often mean putting off repairs or routine truck maintenance to turn a larger profit. In other words, if the truck is off the road being repaired, the driver and the trucking company aren’t making any money.

Oftentimes, it is difficult to detect equipment failure just by looking at a large truck. It is only with proper maintenance and inspection that trucks can assuredly be safe. If not properly maintained and inspected, these 80,000 pound big rigs pose a serious danger to all other vehicle occupants who are traveling next to them on the nation’s highways.

Truck equipment failure endangers the lives of all drivers on the roads and highways, and because of a truck’s size and weight, a collision often results in serious injury (loss of limbs, brain trauma, spinal cord damage) or death. Common types of equipment failure are:

• Missing or defective safety equipment;
• Defective brakes;
• Improperly inflated/worn/improperly repaired tires;
• Inadequate reflectors/lights/turn signals;
• Substandard parts used in maintenance/repairs;
• Improperly-secured cargo;
• Unbalanced cargo;
• Dangerous cargo/hazardous material spills; and
• Poor maintenance.

A Pennsylvania truck crash lawyer at Reiff and Bily has years of experience handling these types of truck equipment failure accidents as well as many others. Our attorneys have the tenacity and resources to stand up against insurance companies and major trucking industries to ensure that those injured or family members of those killed receive the compensation they deserve.

If you or a loved one has been injured in a truck accident, you need a team of committed legal professionals to assist you with making sure that negligent truck drivers and trucking companies are held liable for your losses. At Reiff and Bily, we will conduct a thorough investigation to uncover all the facts in order to determine if equipment failure caused or contributed to your accident. If it is determined by our team of expert investigators that the driver or the trucking company was negligent in any way for truck equipment failure that contributed to the accident, the guilty parties will be held accountable for all of your losses – emotional and physical. For a hassle-free consultation, call (800) 421-9595 today.

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