Truck Accident Lawyers

A truck accident is when a truck collides with another vehicle, object or pedestrian. Commercial truck accidents can be especially dangerous on the roads with their massive size and power.

Car Accident Helpline has commercial truck accident lawyers that can provide advice on your rights and entitlements when such events happen.

Establishing who’s responsible in a truck accident can sometimes be difficult, especially if any evidence that could help your case is lost.

When claiming compensation on a truck accident where it was not your fault, it will be crucial to take photos and gather information about the person responsible for the truck accident.

Try to collect the following details:

• The name and address of the person responsible
• Their insurer and policy information
• Their car registration number, make and details
• Statements and contact details from any witnesses at the event

When the person responsible refuses or fails to provide these details, call Policelink on 131 444.

Making a trucking accident claim against the at-fault driver can be challenging, however, if you are serious about lodging a trucking accident claim, our truck accident lawyers can provide you with the advice you need.

Our lawyers will help you gather all the evidence and documentation you will need for your claim and assist you through the process.

1. Collect Evidence

To lodge a successful trucking accident claim it will be crucial to gather and preserve credible evidence to support the trucking accident claim.

Some examples of evidence that can help your case:

• Any physical evidence at the truck accident scene
• Photographs from the scene
• Message and call history of those involved
• The police report
• Traffic laws that might have been neglected

2. Give Notice of Claim to the At-Fault Driver that Caused the Truck Accident

It is important to note, the Queensland law requires the person considering court action to give notice to the person or company they want to file the claim against.

Following this, a compulsory conference must be organised to identify and clarify the issues in the dispute, encourage a settlement of the dispute and to make orders and give directions that will be suitable to resolve the dispute.

Our truck accident lawyers will help you through this process.

3. File Trucking Accident Claim in the Court Registry

When the initial settlement offer is not accepted at the compulsory conference, there is a 9-month window from the date of injury, damages or death to lodge a formal notice of claim form, or 1 month after hiring or consulting a lawyer to represent or make a truck accident claim.

Not meeting these time limits requires a reasonable excuse for the delay to be provided. If the reasonable excuse for the delay is accepted, then the normal 3-year limitation period applies.

We are available to speak to you even if you are unsure about whether you would like to make a trucking accident claim now and simply want an opinion about your rights or entitlements.

We are often contacted by truck drivers in relation to truck accident claims. The process for a truck accident claim is the same as the process involved for car accident claims.

When making a truck accident compensation claim, truck drivers and/or the passengers need to be of assistance in the completion of Notice of Accident Claim forms. All persons who make truck accident compensation claims (arising from the fault of another driver) are entitled to compensation.

The first step prior to contacting us as your motor accident lawyers, is to seek appropriate medical attention. After we arrange for our clients to be medically assessed and we have determined the extent of their economic loss; we are then usually able to resolve the truck accident compensation claim for truck accident injuries directly with the insurer (through a process known as a Compulsory Conference).

We provide expert advice to people throughout Queensland including Brisbane and the Gold Coast, in relation to truck accident claims and relation to the compensation available for truck accident injuries.

The compulsory third party insurer of the vehicle at fault will be required to pay compensation to a person involved in a truck accident incident. This compensation is determined by reference to the following heads of damage:

1. General Damages – an amount for pain and suffering
2. Special damages – all medical expenses
3. Economic loss – money you have lost as a result of not being able to work due to your injuries, and potentially an amount for the future

As motor and car accident lawyers, we are able to determine the damages to which our clients may be entitled.

Truck accident claims can oftentimes involve a psychological injury, and the consequences of the accident involving a truck can be overwhelming.

Additionally, many truck drivers rely on truck driving for their living. This means the implications of having an accident can be especially significant from a psychological point of view.