Texas Truck Accident Attorneys

Accidents involving tractor trailers and semi trucks are particularly precarious for drivers. Drivers of cars and SUVs must share the road with these large vehicles. Unfortunately, operators of these tractor trailers and semi trucks are sometimes negligent, and their negligent actions often result in dangerous trucking accidents. If you or your family member has been injured in a trucking accident, contact O'Hanlon, McCollom & Demerath for a free consultation today.

It is very important that you contact the attorneys at O'Hanlon, McCollom & Demerath soon after your accident. Laws allow trucking companies to dispose of their records, eve driver's logs, as soon as 180 days after an accident. Proving a case after these crucial documents have been destroyed is extremely difficult. Call the attorneys at O'Hanlon, McCollom & Demerath soon after your trucking accident so that we may preserve crucial evidence.

Operators of tractor trailers and semi trucks are required to undergo extensive training, as the potential for these vehicles to inflict great damage is high. Still, the following factors often contribute to trucking accidents:

• Driver fatigue

• Records falsification

• Driver drug abuse

• Driving while intoxicated

A tractor trailer or semi truck is many times more massive than passenger vehicles. Physics dictates that the larger vehicles will inflict greater damage. Because of this fact, many trucking accidents result in severe injuries or death to the occupants of passenger vehicles. The attorneys at O'Hanlon, McCollom & Demerath have experience in dealing with trucking accidents and can help you recover what you are owed. Contact us today.