Following a truck accident, the truck driver could be liable. The driver may have been driving while impaired, overly fatigued, or may have been inexperienced. The trucking company usually has some liability, even if the driver was “at-fault.”
Some commercial truck accidents are the result of improperly loaded cargo. If the accident is the result of worn-out tires or bad brakes, the trucking maintenance company may be held liable. Quite often, there is more than one defendant in a commercial truck accident claim.