Because tractor trailer combinations weighing as much as 40 tons are almost certain to cause fatal or disabling injuries in any accident at highway speeds, truck safety has long been a focus for government regulation, driver training, and the insurance industry. Unfortunately, recent trucking industry attempts to weaken federal regulations with respect to driver hours of service, mandatory rest periods, and the weight and length of trailers threaten to increase the hazards presented by semi truck traffic on California highways and freeways.

If you need reliable advice about your rights in the aftermath of a serious or fatal semi accident suffered by someone in your family, contact an attorney who is familiar with trucking industry safety standards and the complexities of truck accident investigation. Call Guenard and Bozarth in Sacramento or Elk Grove for a free consultation.

Because we limit our caseload our lawyers can take the time to make a thorough investigation of the causes of a truck accident, an analysis of the contractual and corporate relationships between owners, drivers, shippers, or lessees, and a complete examination of the full range of your physical, economic, and intangible losses. Much of the evidence on these issues will be developed and presented through experts and forensic specialists from a wide range of disciplines.

Another important aspect of our truck accident litigation practice is our ability to integrate defective vehicle and component claims concerning the truck or your own vehicle with more obvious factors such as truck driver negligence or violations of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. By expanding the range of potential defendants, we make it more likely that your eventual financial recovery will be sufficient to cover your needs over a long period of medical treatment or disability.

Semi truck accidents typically result in such injuries to surviving victims as the following:

• Quadriplegia or paraplegia resulting from injury to the spinal cord
• Severe and incapacitating nonparalytic injuries to the neck or back
• Amputation of a limb
• Extensive burns resulting from a vehicle fire or explosion
• Moderate or severe traumatic brain injury

The attorneys at Guenard and Bozarth Firm have long experience with the proof and presentation of damages claims related to each of these injuries, and we make sure that every component of your loss and projected expenses is documented and included in your demand for compensation.

As well as representing the passenger vehicle victims of semi truck accidents, we also represent commercial drivers (such as Federal Express, U-haul, UPS) injured in 18-wheeler crashes caused by such factors as improper highway design or the defective design or manufacture of their own big rigs. To learn more about your right to compensation in a truck accident case, contact a lawyer at Guenard and Bozarth in Sacramento or Elk Grove for a free evaluation of your claims.