Truck accidents differ from other crashes because the involved trucker is typically an employee of a trucking company. In practical terms, this means multiple parties could bear liability for an accident. If the trucker involved was on-the-clock when the accident happened, a skilled Tangipahoa Parish attorney could use the legal mechanism of respondeat superior to assign liability for the truck crash to the trucker’s employer instead of just the trucker alone.
Holding a trucking company liable for the injuries suffered in a trucking accident could be essential for receiving full and fair compensation since individual truckers may be unable to cover the complete cost of a crash and the resulting injuries. Their employers might be able to pay that compensation and may be liable to do so if they were the true benefactor of the truck being on the road.