Grand Rapids Truck Accident Attorneys Covering Western Michigan
Drew, Cooper & Anding can help you after a serious trucking accident in Muskegon or Kalamazoo MI
Approximately 500,000 trucking accidents occur each year, resulting in 5,000 fatalities. Because of the massive weight involved with a commercial motor vehicle, which can be as much as 80,000 pounds with a large fully loaded semi, the impact of an accident often demolishes smaller vehicles. When a passenger car gets caught in the undercarriage of an "18 wheeler", the results are often devastating and unfortunately frequently fatal.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration dictates safety regulations that the trucking industry must follow, such as vehicle weight and size, restrictions on cargo type and quantity, repair and maintenance requirements, driver qualifications, and other rules that concentrate on reducing crashes, injuries, and fatalities. States also provide commercial drivers manuals to promote safe driving of big rigs and other commercial vehicles of substantial size.
Because the rules and regulations embracing the trucking industry are extensive, trucking accident cases are often quite complicated. At Drew, Cooper & Anding, in our preparation and litigation of Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, and Muskegon truck accident cases, we collaborate with some of the nation’s finest experts, including traffic accident investigators, accident reconstructionists, engineers, and road safety professionals.
Through the scrutiny and meticulous approach our attorneys bring to cases, we have achieved some notable verdicts and settlements. Our results include a $1,470,000 verdict that was achieved after an initial settlement offer of $12,500.
Other trucking accident litigation results include:
- $1,470,000 (verdict)
- $1,400,000 (settlement)
- $1,000,000 (settlement)
- $1,000,000 (settlement)
- $750,000 (settlement)
Immediately after an accident with a commercial motor vehicle, the company that owns the carrier will send an investigator to the scene of the crash. Sometimes the transportation firm will send a truck accident lawyer as well. They are looking for violations that the truck operator made and problems with the truck. The investigators working for the trucking company will not be reporting violations they find to the victims. When you or a member of your family suffers serious personal injuries due to negligent actions in a Grand Rapids Michigan truck accident, it's best to get an experienced law firm like Drew, Cooper & Anding on your side as soon as possible so we can send our team of investigators to the accident scene to look for violations. The time window for finding evidence after a trucking accident in Western Michigan cities like Muskegon and Kalamazoo closes quickly. Especially in snowy weather. Call Grand Rapids attorneys at Drew, Cooper & Anding immediately for a free consultation if you or a member of your family has been hurt in a trucking collision with a passenger car.
