Brake Failure
Getting justice from a Pennsylvania tractor trailer accident caused by brake failure requires aggressive Pennsylvania personal injury lawyers who fight for victims of serious tractor trailer and truck accidents. We handle Pa Truck & Rig accidents throughout Pennsylvania including US Routes 76,k 78, 80 & 81 and are motivated and aggressive in getting a tractor trailer truck accident victim the personal injury settlement they need. Contact Ciccarelli Law Offices if you or a loved one has been injured in a tractor trailer or truck injury caused by brake failure in Pennsylvania.
Poorly maintained truck brakes are often a significant factor contributing to truck accidents including truck, rig, tractor trailer, and 16 wheeler or 18 wheeler crashes caused by brake failure, brakes out of adjustment, worn brake components, or other problems with the truck brakes.
The tire and brake assemblies of a tractor-trailer, or 18-wheeler, are highly complex. They require regular maintenance by highly skilled mechanics or they will literally fall apart. When brake components weighing several hundred pounds are jettisoned from a truck traveling at 70 miles an hour the results can be deadly. Loose on the highway, truck brakes can crash through the windshield of a car traveling behind the truck. If they are flung into oncoming traffic, they can tear a car in half.
Also, total brake system failures are rare in trucking accidents. Most often, it is brake deficiency that is the cause of a truck accident. The truck can stop but it takes longer to do so had the braking system been properly maintained. This is why so many rear-end truck collisions occur. Often times, at a truck collision, the truck driver will say “the brakes just gave way” tying to shift fault from him to the brakes but, once agin, this is from bad, deficient or negligent maintenance.
Finally, improper brake pressure balance also is a cause of deadly truck accidents. This is often the cause of loss of control or lost control truck accidents. These imbalances are most often seen in air brakes. Sometimes these imbalances cause trailer swing-outs and jackknifes.
When a truck’s engine isn’t working, the truck is stopped dead in its tracks. There is no option but to spend money on repairs. However, a truck with bad brakes still rolls-even though it may be hard to stop. Truck owners may cut costs by delaying truck brake maintenance. And brake trouble can be difficult for inspectors to see.
Our promise: You need a Pennsylvania personal injury lawyer who understands the seriousness of your tractor trailer accident case and will give it to you straight. You do not expect guarantees but you need a Pennsylvania truck accident lawyer that you can trust to fight for you and your family to the fullest extent of the law. Our Pennsylvania legal team promises to work for you; be thorough and aggressive in setting out the best strategies for you and your loved ones.
Our team of Pennsylvania personal injury lawyers are working on your case so that you have the benefit of several attorneys including Lee and using their combined efforts and experience to get you the justice you and your family need. Get Justice.
We accept Pennsylvania personal injury cases on a contingency fee basis; which means that we do not require an advance fee, retainer or hourly rate but base our fee on a percentage of the monetary settlement we earn for you. Call Us 24/7 toll free at (877) 529-2422. Learn how we will work toward the result you need.
We serve individuals and their families for tractor trailer accidents throughout Pennsylvania including accidents on US 76, US 78, US 80, and US 80 and in the following Pennsylvania communities including but not limited to: Allentown, Altoona, Bedford, Bethlehem, Bloomsburg, Butler, Carlisle, Chambersburg, Coudersport, Danville, Downingtown, Doylestown, Dubois, Easton, Gettysburg, Harrisburg, Hazleton, Hershey, Johnstown, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehighton, Levittown, Lewisburg, Lewistown, Lock Haven, Meadville, Media, Middleburg, Norristown, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Pottstown, Pottsville, Reading, Scranton, Shippensburg, Somerset, State College, Sunbury, Towanda, Wellsboro, West Chester, Wilkes-Barre, Williamsport and York.
When you have been seriously injured in a truck or tractor trailer accident in Pennsylvania caused by brake failure, you need justice; and you need a top Pennsylvania personal injury lawyer with years of experience winning the tough cases: contact Lee Ciccarelli and our Pennsylvania Personal Injury team today. Call 24/7 at (877) 529-2422.
