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Truck Driver Fatigue

Chicago Truck Driver Fatigue Accident Attorney

An 80,000 lb. truck traveling down the highway at 70 miles per hour has an enormous amount of momentum. If the truck driver is fatigued or asleep at the wheel, that truck becomes a weapon capable of causing tremendous damage.

Each Chicago truck driver fatigue accident lawyer of The Horwitz Law Group represents clients injured in truck accidents caused by truck driver fatigue. We hold all liable parties responsible when a truck driver’s negligence causes harm to others. The driver is only the most obvious person who bears responsibility for an accident caused by driver fatigue. The trucking company itself may also bear legal responsibility if it failed to comply with federal regulations or if its schedules and payment structures encouraged drivers to remain behind the wheel while dangerously fatigued.

Violation of Hours of Service Regulations

Truck drivers must comply with federal hours of service regulations that specify:

  • The total number of hours a driver can drive in a day
  • The total consecutive hours a driver can be on duty in a day
  • The total number of hours a driver can drive during a week
  • The number of consecutive hours a truck driver must spend off duty between duty shifts

Our Chicago truck accident lawyers will review the truck driver’s logbook and seek data from trucks equipped with an electronic control module (black box data recorder) or satellite tracking system to determine whether the driver was in compliance with hours of service regulations. We will also gather information on the trucking company’s policies to determine if they tacitly encouraged drivers to violate hours of service limits.

Our law firm knows the trucking industry. We know how to investigate truck accidents and how to build a solid and persuasive case for our clients.

Contact an Illinois Truck Driver Fatigue Lawyer

To arrange a free consultation about your case, please contact The Horwitz Law Group. We have the experience and skill needed to succeed in complex truck accident claims.

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$6,900,000.00

for a motor vehicle wrongful death case.

$5,300,000.00

for a 75-year-old woman who suffered an above the knee amputation due to being run over by a private school bus.

$4,500,000.00

for a young lady who was run over by a private waste hauling company while crossing the street.

$3,600,000.00

for a trucking accident resulting in the death of the driver.

$3,000,000.00

for a 70 year old man who died, without any living relatives, seven months after being hit by a car while crossing the street.

$2,300,000.00

for a client whose family was killed by a street sweeper that ran a red light.

$2,100,000.00

for a client injured in a 2005 Metra train derailment case.

$1,600,000.00

for a minor rear-ended on an expressway in Kankakee.

$1,400,000.00

for a premises liability accident resulting in below the knee amputation.

$1,200,000.00

for a woman who was hit by a car while crossing the street.

$1,197,000.00

for a client who was injured on the CTA red line train.

$900,000.00

for a bicyclist hit by a car.

$800,000.00

for a passenger injured in a rideshare rollover accident.

$750,000.00

for a rideshare accident injury.

$600,000.00

for a low-speed rear-end accident.

$500,000.00

for injuries in a van accident pulling a trailer.

$500,000.00

for a minor injured in a ride-share accident.

$495,000.00

for a pedestrian injured due to a sidewalk defect.

$350,000.00

for a passenger injured in a rideshare rollover accident.

$289,000.00

for a driver injured in an auto accident.

$270,000.00

for injuries from a right-turning truck.

$260,000.00

for a family injured in an auto accident.

$255,000.00

for a law enforcement officer rear-ended by a truck.

$250,000.00

for a motorcyclist rear-ended.

$233,000.00

for an individual injured by a dog.

$225,000.00

for a bicyclist hit by a car while crossing the street.

$201,000.00

for a driver rear-ended on the expressway.

$175,000.00

for a client who had lawyers at another law firm trying to settle the accident case for only $60,000.

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