Suing the Trucking Company

We see them on roads and highways across the country, those large tractor trailers hauling goods near and far and lined up at weigh stations. Unfortunately, as the number of large trucks on America’s roadways increases, so...

Trucking companies (as employers) can also be held liable when their drivers cause crashes simply because they’re the driver’s employer. To sue for “vicarious liability” under a legal principle called “respondeat superior,”...

Truck drivers assume the duty of protecting other motorists and pedestrians they encounter on the road by following traffic laws and trucking regulations. Any actions or inactions by the truck driver that breach this duty...