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When you hire us, you’re adding unmatched experience to your team, ensuring you get the best possible outcome.
Our firm maintains an impressive 99% win rate, even while accepting difficult cases other law firms have turned away.
We are not afraid of trial, and insurance companies know this. If it’s in your best interest, we are always trial ready.
According to the Large Truck and Bus Crash Facts (LTBCF) 2017 from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), brake systems were the third-most common vehicle-related factor in fatal large truck crashes in 2017. Of the 47 accidents involving brake systems, 31 were multiple-vehicle crashes while 16 were single-vehicle accidents.
FMCSA Brake Regulations 101 is designed to introduce people to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulation (FMCSR) requirements for personnel involved in teaching, training, and testing the control systems and foundation brakes of air drum brakes including other types, and also reduce the occurrence of incorrect maintenance, repairs, and inspection practices due to the lack of knowledge and training of the FMCSA Brake Regulations. The manual discusses the requirement to inspect/repair/maintenance under Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) § 396 and brake component regulations under CFR § 393 as well as a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) warning statement on the dangers of manually adjusting self adjusting
brake adjusters.
Brake failure is often claimed by truck drivers following accidents because it implies the driver was powerless to avoid a collision. In truth, a trucking company can often be to blame for these crashes because they are usually the party that was responsible for making sure brakes were functioning properly.
If you sustained serious injuries or your loved one was killed in a truck accident caused by brake failure in California, get legal help as soon as you can. The May Firm can be contacted 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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Trucks that cannot stop because of brake failure thus strike most vehicles at full speed. Considering the average size of a tractor-trailer is several tons, this often means that the injuries can be quite severe.
Some of the kinds of injuries a person might suffer in a truck accident caused by brake failure can include, but are not limited to:
It is also possible that brake failure on a commercial truck could cause an accident that leads to fatal injuries. In such cases, a family member can usually file a wrongful death lawsuit to recover damages from the negligent party or parties.
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CFR § 393.40(a) establishes that every commercial motor vehicle is required to have brakes adequate to stop and hold the vehicle or combination of motor vehicles, and each one needs to meet the following applicable service, parking, and emergency brake system requirements:
Buses, trucks and truck tractors not subject to FMVSS Nos. 105 or 121 on the date of manufacture must meet the requirements of CFR § 393.40(e), and trailers not subject to FMVSS No. 121 at the time of manufacture must meet the requirements of CFR § 393.43. A bus, truck, truck tractor, or a combination of motor vehicles manufactured on or after July 1, 1973, and not covered under the above requirements must have an emergency brake system which consists of emergency features of the service brake system or an emergency system separate from the service brake system that meets the applicable requirements of CFR §§ 393.43 and 393.52.
Under CFR § 393.40(e)(2), a control by which the driver applies the emergency brake system needs to be located so that the driver can operate it from the normal seating position while restrained by any seat belts with which the vehicle is equipped. The emergency brake control can be combined with either the service brake control or the parking brake control, but all three controls cannot be combined.
If the brake systems required by CFR § 393.40(a) are interconnected in any way, they have to be designed, constructed, and maintained so that in the event of a failure of any part of the operating mechanism of one or more of the systems, the motor vehicle will have operative brakes and, for vehicles manufactured on or after July 1, 1973, be capable of meeting the requirements of CFR § 393.52(b).
Did you suffer catastrophic injuries or was your loved one killed in a truck accident caused by brake failure in California? You are right to believe that you deserve compensation for all of your newfound bills.
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