Injuries
Truck crashes
Log trucks on Route 27, freight on I-295, delivery vans on every street in town. A truck crash brings a carrier, its insurer and usually its lawyers, often within a day.
A truck carries records a car doesn't: the driver's hours, the inspection reports, the electronic logging device, the dispatch notes and, for a log truck, how the load was secured. Some of it can be overwritten within weeks, so the first thing we do is send a letter telling the company to keep it.
More than one party may answer for a truck crash: the driver, the company that hired them, whoever loaded the truck, and whoever maintained it. We find out who, and which insurance stands behind each.
Tobiah Pelletier leads the firm's truck cases from the Bath office, with the other two lawyers on every one that goes to suit.
Trucks we see most
Log and pulp trucks
Tractor-trailers and freight trucks
Delivery vans and box trucks in town
Plow trucks and other road equipment
Wide loads and unsecured cargo
- No fee unless we recoverCosts in the note below
- We come to youHome or hospital
No fee unless we recover money for you. We advance case costs such as records, experts and filing fees; they're repaid from a recovery, and if there's no recovery you owe nothing for them. The written fee agreement sets this out before you sign.
Questions people ask us about truck crashes
Why does it matter how fast we start?
Electronic logs, dash-camera video and dispatch records may be kept for only a short time. A preservation letter, sent early, asks the company to keep them for the claim.
The trucking company's adjuster already called. What do I say?
Take their name and number, and tell them a lawyer will be in touch. You don't need to describe the crash or your injuries to them.
Is a truck claim worth more than a car claim?
Not by itself. Trucks often carry more insurance and cause worse injuries, but every claim is measured by what the crash did to you.
Talk it through with a lawyer
Tell us what happened. We'll say plainly whether we can help, and what comes next if we can.