Jump to Navigation

Truck Accident Company Negligence Lawyer | Video Transcript

[GRAPHIC: Company Negligence 1. Hiring Process 2. Truck Maintenance Program 3 Record Keeping]

STEVEN GORDON: Truck company negligence to me is, I don't know, I, I think it's sort of an interesting area because here you've got a company that knows it's going to be employing drivers to go out on the road and potentially kill somebody. So what standards does that company follow in hiring the truck drivers?

And we know that sleep apnea is a big issue in our society and people don't get good quality REM sleep. Conversely, the truck driver should not drive fatigued. So I have a question for you, should that truck company assess that truck driver's medical records to see if he has sleep apnea? Should they do that? And if they don't do that and they hire a driver and then he has an accident because of fatigue, are they negligent for not doing so? I say yes.

And so, a truck company needs to have in place a set policy to review its drivers. They should assess their medical records. They should assess their driving history. And in my opinion, they should make the driver swear under oath that they don't have certain tickets because what a driver will do sometimes, they'll get a ticket, they'll pay it and ask for deferred adjudication so it doesn't show up on their record. So just running a Motor Vehicle report on them may not be enough. I think they should submit under perjury that they don't have any tickets.

So medical records, driving history, social history, work history, and they should have this policy in force. And then finally, of course, they should go on a very decent check run with the driver. That's one area of company negligence.

The other area of company negligence is their maintenance policy on the trucks. If a truck drives a certain amount of miles, can it go over those miles with, without having the brakes checked or the fluids checked? Is that something that is a requirement?

In addition to these matters and in addition to their maintenance program, the other is record keeping. Do they require their truck drivers to turn in their driving records? And do they keep them and do they make sure that there's no falsification of them?

Sometimes a truck company or, or any type of company will turn its eye to reality. They'll know that the driver is driving more hours than they should but they don't say anything because it's a productive driver. Well when that driver, that productive driver has an accident and injures or kills someone, that company should be held liable.

[GRAPHIC: Gordon, Elias & Seely, L.L.P. Truck Accident Attorneys at Law Call Toll Free 1-800-773-6770 www.TruckAccidentLaw.org]

Truck Accident Attorney

Bold labels are required.

Contact Information
Email: Phone:
disclaimer
Please complete the math problem to prove you are not a robot: 4 + 1 = This graphic indicates a required field.
Truck Accident Lawyers

Semi Truck Crash Causes Bridge Collapse in Howard County, TX

BIG SPRING, TX – A semi truck crashed into a bridge support on I-20 in Howard County, TX on November 5 just west of Big Spring causing the overpass at Farm to Market 2599 to collapse. Big... read more

Semi Truck Jackknives Spills Fuel On Rainbow Bridge in Port Arthur Texas

PORT ARTHUR, TX – A semi truck jackknifed on Thursday, October 31, in Port Arthur, TX, spilling diesel fuel and causing a closure of the Rainbow Bridge on October 31, 2013. Port Arthur is... read more

Semi Truck Collides With Passenger Car on Texas State Highway 105 in Montgomery, TX

MONTGOMERY, TX – A semi truck collided with a passenger car on October 24, in Montgomery, TX. The city of Montgomery is located in Montgomery County, Texas in the southeastern part of the state... read more

Houston Semi Truck Accident Snarls Traffic On I-610 South Loop

HOUSTON, TX – A tractor trailer crash involving multiple vehicles stopped traffic on the I-610 South Loop Freeway in Houston, TX, on October 27, 2013. Houston is located in Harris County,... read more

Semi Truck Overturns in Waxahachie, TX

WAXAHACHIE, TX – A semi truck carrying a load of heavy paper rolls overturned, October 8, on a transition ramp curve from U.S. 287 onto Interstate 35E in Waxahachie, TX. Waxahachie is located... read more

Subscribe RSS
Attorney Referrals Video Transcripts

Gordon, Elias & Seely, L.L.P.
1811 Bering Drive, Suite 300
Houston, TX 77057
Toll Free: 1-800-773-6770
Fax: 713-668-1980
Map and Directions

4284