When would a trucking company also be liable for my injuries following a Baltimore accident involving a commercial truck?

A: When a Baltimore accident involves a commercial truck, the damage can be catastrophic. A trucking company may be held liable for the injuries you sustained in a Baltimore accident with a commercial truck if the company failed in its duties to provide for proper, reasonable safety. A team of Baltimore, Maryland lawyers may be able to assist you in determining liability against the trucking company.

A trucking company's responsibilities include: 

• ensuring that a truck driver receives adequate training and licensure;
• making sure that drivers are not too fatigued to live up to their job expectations;
• keeping proper records, such as travel logs;
• maintaining acceptable hiring standards and procedures, including checking for histories of alcohol-related driving offenses; and
• properly maintaining vehicles and safety equipment. 

Victims of trucking accidents often suffer serious injuries such as broken bones or loss of limbs, spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, and others. These injuries can require extensive medical treatment, surgery, hospital stays and rehabilitative therapies, all of which can easily cost thousands of dollars. If negligence on behalf of the trucking company was responsible for the Baltimore accident that caused your injuries, you should not have to bear the burden of these costs by yourself.

However traumatic injuries can be, Maryland's negligence laws make it difficult for victims to be compensated by at-fault parties, and trucking companies are notoriously aggressive against all accident claims. For this reason and others, if you have been injured, it is important to your rehabilitation that you contact a team of Baltimore, Maryland lawyers.

Contacting a Team of Baltimore, Maryland Lawyers

Maryland's contributory negligence statute makes it more difficult for Maryland accident victims to recover sufficient compensation when someone else is at fault for your Baltimore accident. This doesn't have to spell the end of your case! Protect your rights and give your Maryland personal injury case the advantage of experienced legal counsel by teaming with a Baltimore accident lawyer from Jimeno & Gray. Contact us today for a no-cost consultation - 1-888-689-8769.