Thursday, July 11, 2013

Trucking Accident Attorney for Albuquerque Tractor Trailer, 18 Wheeler, Semi Truck and Big Rig Settlements

Albuquerque, NM Truck Accident Attorney for Personal Injuries or Wrongful Death From Big Rigs, 18 Wheeler, Tractor Trailer, Commercial Vehicles and Semi Truck Crashes, Accidents and Wrecks

By: Mark Caruso, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Attorney (Albuquerque, NM)

If you are visiting this blog because you were recently involved in a vehicular accident with a truck, I hope to answer as many of your questions as possible. Truck cases include accidents, collisions, wrecks and crashes with a tractor trailer, 18 wheeler, semi truck or other type of commercial vehicle. I invite you to contact me directly at 505-883-5000 for more detailed answers.

Hopefully by now your high blood pressure following the collision has subsided. Let's face it...collisions with large trucks are frightful. The truck might have dragged you or its tires may have ended up on top of your smaller car. Maybe you were just pushed a few feet or several feet. Either way, it's scary to be hit by a large commercial vehicle.

New Mexico truck accidents between small passenger vehicles and massive commercial vehicles such as delivery trucks, 18-wheelers, semi-trucks and tractor-trailers present unique legal challenges. We are equipped to handle all of these challenges.
First, it's important to know who you will be dealing with at the trucking company. A commercial vehicle’s owner is most likely be a national or even international corporation. Usually these large commercial vehicles are owned by out of state corporations.

Risk management officials working for these trucking companies are among the most skilled insurance claims adjusters in the business. Often, the trucking company will hire a local New Mexico adjusting company like Crawford and Company, Keenan and Associates or Frontier Adjusters as their local representative in New Mexico to handle your claim.

The sole job of the trucking company's claims adjuster is to pay you as little money as possible. You probably just want fair compensation for your damages and injuries. But their job is not to be fair, but to pay as little as possible. Most trucking company claims adjusters receive substantial bonuses for paying out the least possible on large claims. They answer to their company and its board of directors, and most care little about you.

The damages and injuries you may have experienced can typically be severe. The vehicle is usually totaled. Oftentimes, the result is death or severe and crippling injuries. Nevertheless, you are entitled to the market value of your totaled vehicle and compensation for all your injuries, pain and suffering, lost earnings and permanent injury.

With large amounts of money at their disposal and even employment and trucking licenses at stake, commercial vehicle drivers and their claims adjusters have ample motive to be dishonest. Drivers always carry a camera in their vehicle and are extremely careful about statements given to you, the local investigating authority and state agency in charge of commercial vehicle safety and traffic through our state.

The federal government and the state of New Mexico have specific trucking rules and regulations governing the operation of commercial vehicles on New Mexico roadways. There are too many to list here. However, once we begin investigating the collision, we normally find several safety and roadway violations. There are specific rules and regulations for the operation of semi trucks, tractor trailers, 18 wheelers and commercial trucks on our highways.
The trucking companies use lawyers that exclusively handle personal injury claims with experience in handling large trucking accident claims. You need a similar attorney on your side. It is extremely important that you have an attorney that only handles personal injury claims and has broad and extensive experience in trucking accidents.

New Mexico truck accident lawyer Mark Caruso with Caruso Law Offices in Albuquerque, New Mexico has successfully handled many legal disputes involving 18-wheelers, semi trucks, tractor trailers and other types of commercial vehicles. His law firm only handles personal injury and wrongful death claims.

As a former insurance company lawyer Mark Caruso knows the ins and outs of the insurance claims business. These out of state claims adjusters working in the trucking company's risk management departments and their local claims adjusters and attorneys are no match for his legal skills.

Have you been injured in a New Mexico truck accident or crash involving a semi truck, 18-wheeler, tractor trailer or other commercial vehicle? We can help you immediately. Mark Caruso and his staff of lawyers, paralegals, legal assistants, investigators and experts are fully familiar and experienced with the unique challenges of motor vehicle crashes involving large commercial trucks, and can help you achieve a fair resolution of your case.

Mark Caruso and his attorneys, staff, investigators and experts are ready to go NOW to help you one your claim.


What are some of the facts that are important to us?

  • Truck drivers often deny the essential facts of an accident. We can obtain the driver’s log, depose the driver and interview witnesses, and work to prove fault and liability.
  • Truck drivers sometimes leave the scene of an accident. We can use the truck’s GPS system to prove the vehicle was at the scene of an accident.
  • Truck drivers sometimes have two sets of official books. We can work to obtain both sets, illustrate discrepancies and prove liability.
  • Truck drivers sometimes useillegal drugs, prescription drugs and alcohol when driving, or drive with insufficient sleep.
  • Trucking companies often fail to properly maintain their trucks in accordance with state and federal law. We can obtain maintenance records to prove negligence.
  • We work with some of the country's best and most renowned trucking experts in proving that the driver AND his company were negligent. We can use these same experts to assist us on your claim.

Commercial vehicles are often highly insured, helping you obtain the financial compensation you deserve. It is rare to see a commercial vehicle with less than one million dollars of liability insurance coverage.

Contact New Mexico truck accident lawyer Mark Caruso at 505-883-5000 for a no-charge discussion of your case. With 31 years of experience and successful multi million dollar settlements to back up his reputation, Mark Caruso will get you the most money possible on your 18 wheeler, tractor trailer and semi truck crash. Call Mark Caruso NOW for a free consultation at 505-883-5000 or mark@carusolaw.com or visit our web page at www.carusolaw.com

When you partner with New Mexico Truck Accident Lawyer Mark Caruso, you have a winning team on your side to stand up to the large commercial trucking companies.

When we meet with you we will explain that we require no money up front and accept all New Mexico truck accident cases on a contingency fee. You pay no attorney if we don't recover money for your claim. We also reduce our fee to 29% on all cases that we settle before the filing of a lawsuit. This puts more money in our client's pocket.

We have two offices in Albuquerque to serve you--Northeast Heights and West Side. We also travel statewide and have lawsuits pending statewide including our state's pueblos and reservations. We will meet you on weekends and offer evening appointments, hospital visits and home visits.

Call us for a FREE CONSULTATIONS today with one of the best truck accident lawyers in New Mexico at 505-883-5000.

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