Who’s really to blame in a truck accident?

I came across a news report on a dramatic two-truck wreck in our Houston area. The wreck resulted after one truck's driver realized he had received the wrong route plan directions from his company for getting to his destination. He decided to make a U-turn right there in the middle of narrow Highway 242. He began his turn from the eastbound lane to get himself on course westbound. Unfortunately, another big rig was approaching in the westbound lane and sliced his truck's trailer right in half. Trailer halves and cargo went flying across the highway. Fortunately, this rather spectacular Highway 242 truck wreck hurt no one.

What I noticed was that the truck driver who made the ill-calculated U-turn blamed his Highway 242 truck wreck on the company that gave him the wrong route plan directions. At the truck accident law firm of The Woodlands, I'm actually a previous truck driver myself. So I know a whole lot more about truck wrecks and their causes than you might expect of a mere lawyer.

And I know that a responsible truck driver should never even leave the lot without first checking his route plan for accuracy. You don't want to be in the middle of a road, narrow Highway 242 for instance, and realize you're going the wrong way and there isn't any legal turnaround point nearby. Trying to make corrections to wrong route plan directions on the fly can create major road hazards, as this Highway 242 truck wreck well demonstrates.

Trucks and their cargos represent major investments. Whether you're an independent truck owner who will lose his assets, or a company driver who will lose his job in the event of a costly wreck, you don't want to take chances with your drive. More to the point, you don't want to take chances with your life and limb. This Highway 242 truck wreck didn't cause any major injuries. But many truck wrecks are downright deadly.

When you've experienced a Texas big rig wreck, and you need lawyers who actually know something about truck accidents and how (and why) they occur, give us a call. Our Texas Board Certified truck accident law firm of The Woodlands could investigate your accident and get to the bottom of things. So you'll know who's really to blame for your accident losses.