Fort Worth, Texas Truck Accident Attorney

Dallas-Forth Worth Truck Injury Attorneys

There are many possible causes of trucking accidents. Negligence, defective truck or car parts, loading problems, road conditions, and driver error can all play a part. But for long-haul truckers, driver fatigue is a big problem. Fatigue causes a delayed reaction to danger and slows the driver's reflexes. It contributes to poor judgment. The driver may have dozed or fallen asleep at the wheel, drifting into another lane of traffic.

Long distance truck drivers sometimes take stimulants to help them stay awake, but these drugs have negative affects. They can disrupt the sleep cycle, making it even harder to get to sleep when the driver isn't on the road. Fatigue and stimulant use is a dangerous cycle, and other drivers on the road with the 18-wheeler pay the price for it when there is a semi-truck or tractor-trailer crash.

At the Dallas law office of Frenkel & Frenkel, we represent people who have been injured and families who have lost loved ones in fatal truck crashes. Contact us when you need a smart, aggressive advocate to protect your right to fair compensation. We leave no stone unturned when investigating an injury or fatality in an accident.

Identifying the Signs of Driver Fatigue

The federal government knows that driver fatigue is a problem, and there are laws that limit the number of hours a truck driver can be on the road.

As injury attorneys, we have handled hundreds of truck accident cases over the course of our legal careers. We know how some trucking companies try to cover up evidence of wrongdoing, so we look closely at the evidence to see if it all adds up.

• Truckers are required to keep a log book that documents their locations, routes and time on the road. Sometimes this book is falsified.
• Truckers also carry a "black box" in their truck, which captures information about their speed and location.
• Truckers need to sign in and out when they pick up cargo.
• Interstate truckers have to go through weigh stations, where the truck and its cargo are weighed.

By comparing the information gathered from each of these sources, we can determine if the log book is accurate and if the driver has been operating within the law — or may have been driving while overly fatigued.

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