Not all trucks are the same, and over-sized truck accident can result in more serious injuries and long-term effects.
Trucks typically weigh around 10,000 pounds. Anything over that size is generally considered an oversized truck.
We’ve all seen the “oversized load” banners on the back of mobile home trucks and other larger shipments (wind mills, heavy construction equipment to name a few), which are legal to transport.
What is illegal, and becoming more prevalent, are load limit and weight violations that trucking companies knowingly violate in order to:
Overloaded trucks or weight limit violations exponentially increase the probability of trucking collisions and potential accidents due to factors such as the following:
The experienced attorneys at Pope & Howard P.C. began their careers representing trucking and insurance companies. With this expertise, they know exactly where to turn when researching the laws, talking to witnesses, and hiring experts.