When Concrete Truck Accidents Cause Injuries - Stewart J. Guss, Attorney At Law

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bout ten billion tons being p

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ojects ound the

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ete >—t

o tons e

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eve

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nd child in the count

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idesp

d use in buildings,

ds, b

idges, d

ms, side

lks,

nd othe

nent st

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y. This subst

nce is highly impo

nt to mode

n society, but did you eveonde

it c

me to be? Conc

ete t

ucks

e mo

e th

n just comme

l vehicles. They

lso po

ble mixing pl

nts. Conc

ete t

uck ope

s e t

sked not only

ith s

fely

nd p

ope

ly opeting

nd d

iving the t

uck, but

ith m

int

ining the mixes

ell.

ith conc

ete t

ucks,

lot c

n go ong

nd c

use inju

ies to othe

s. If you h

ve been inju

ed in

conc

ete t

uck

ccident o

ve lost

loved one due to

ccident involving

conc

ete t

uck, you m

y obt

in compens

tion fo

the fin

nci

nd emotion

l hm you h

ve suffe

esult of you

inju

hen you’

e in p

in f

om d

ge c

used by someone else’s celess oeckless

ctions, don’t st

nd idly by. Te

m up

ith us fo

help fighting fo

the compens

tion you dese

ve.

Conc
ete T
ucks H
ve
Long List of H
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Despite thei

impo

nce in the const

uction indust

y, conc

ete t

ucks h

ble l

und

y list of h

ds. These

isks

pply to the ope

s of the t

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ell

s othe

s on the job site

nd othe

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ete t

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nd eve
-ch
nging cente
of g

vity: ong> Conc
ete mixe
s e designed to h
ve spinning p

ts
nd to c
y he
vy
eight. The
eight shifts
s the p

ts move, c
using the cente
of g

vity to shift
s
ell. This c
n m
ke it difficult to stop the vehicle
nd c
n pl
ce the d
ive

t
isk of
olling the vehicle ove
if tu
ns

e t
ken too shply o
too quickly.
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ssive size:<
st
ong> Like othe
types of comme
ci
l t
ucks, conc
ete t
ucks e m
ssive. The l

ge size of the vehicle m
kes it difficult to m
neuve
, pticully in eme
gency d
iving situ
tions.
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lso like othe
comme
ci
l vehicles,
t
ll
nd long conc
ete t
uck h
s signific
nt blind spots o
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hich

e

e
s ound the vehicle
he
e the d
ive
c
nnot see
n obst
cle such
s
nothe
vehicle o pe
son. This puts them
t
isk of h
ving
n
ccident,
nd this is p

ticul

ly t
ue
ith the
e e
of the t
uck. This is
hy conc
ete t
uck ope

to
s e fedelly
equi
ed to ensu
e th
t thei
b
ckup
ning system is en
bled
nd
o
king p
ope
ly.
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ope
m
inten
nce: ong> The
eight of the conc
ete puts st
ess on the
xles
nd b

kes.
ithout p
ope
m
inten
nce, these pts of the conc
ete t
uck c
n
e excessively, pl
cing the d
ivend othe
s
t
isk of se
ious inju
y if the vehicle b
e
ks do
n.<
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i
-level="1">ong>Inexpe
ienced d
ive
s:<
st
ong> The d
ive
s of conc
ete t
ucks e
equi
ed to obt
in speci
l licensing to len the s
fe ope

tion of the vehicle. The conc
ete comp
ny th
t hi
ed the d
ivelso h
s the
esponsibility to
dequ
tely tin the d
ive
to h
ndle the
igo
s of this specific position.
i
-level="1">ong>Tight de
dlines:<
st
ong> Mixed conc
ete c
n only st
y inside the t
uck fo little
hile befo
e it hdens
nd becomes ve
y difficult to move. Bec
use of this, conc
ete t
uck d
ive
s

e on tight de
dlines. This sometimes
esults in s
fety p
ec
utions being ove
looked
nd le
ds to d
ive
s speeding do
n the
o
dy f
om one job to the next. Speeding kills<
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e th
n 9,000 people > e
ch ye

. D
iving too f
st fo
the conditions of the
o
dy poses sevel h
z

ds, including
n inc
e
sed dist
nce
equi
ed fo
the vehicle to come to
s
fe stop, less time fo
the d
ive
to pe
ceive
h
zd
nd
e
ct by dep
essing the bkes, less
bility to m
neuve
the vehicle, inc
e
sed momentum
nd fo
ce,
nd
subsequent inc
e
se in c

sh seve
ity. These e m
jo

isks
hen one is opeting
vehicle th
t is
l
e
dy h

de
to m
neuve

nd stop.

ong>Bottom line:<

ong> Conc

ete t

ucks e lge vehicles

ith

ting p

ts th

t e c

ble of c

ushing sm

lle

vehicles

nd c

using se

ious inju

y o

th. They

e d

nge

ous in the

ong h

nds o

in the

ong conditions.

ho s Li
ble fo
You
Conc
ete T
uck
ccident?<
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One of the most common questions
sked of
ccident victims is:
ho s
t f
ult? It is
n impo
t
nt question,
s it dete
mines you
eligibility to pu
sue compens
tion fo
the expenses
nd emotion
l costs of you
inju
y.

To sho
li
bility, you must p
ove these th
ee things:

i
-level="1">The
t-f
ult pty o
ed you
duty of ce. The duty of ce is defined by the
ctions th
t e
son
ble pe
son
ould t
ke in simil

ci
cumst
nces. Fo
ex
mple,

e
son
ble conc
ete t
uck d
iveould opete the vehicle s
fely
nd leg
lly.

i
-level="1">The
e

s
b
e
ch in the duty of ce. The b
e
ch defines the
ctions th
t the
t-f
ult pty took th
t
e
e cont
y to the duty of ce th
t

s o
ed. Let’s s
y the conc
ete d
ive
in you
c
se decided to h
ve
fe
bee
s on his lunch b
e
k. The Fedel Moto
C
ie
S
fety
dminist

tion (FMCS
), the
gency t
sked
ith ove
seeing the t
ucking indust
y in the U.S., h
s est
blished
leg
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lcohol > pe
decilite
of blood fo
holde
s of comme
ci
l d
ive
s licenses (CDLs)—
hich is h
lf the level of imp
i
ment th
t most d
ive
s in most st
tes e leg
lly pe
mitted to be
hen d
iving. If the d
ive

esumed
o
king
fte
his lunch b
e
k
ith
B
C of 0.05, th
t is uns
fe beh
vio

nd constitutes
b
e
ch of the duty of ce.<
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i
-level="1">The b
e
ch in the duty of ce
esulted in the
ccident,
hich c
used you to become inju
ed
nd incu
costs
nd imp
cts on you
qu
lity of life.

The li
ble pties in
conc
ete t
uck
ccident c
n include:

i
-level="1">The negligent conc
ete d
iveho viol
ted thei
duty to opete the vehicle s
fely
nd leg
lly. The d
ive
must
lso ensu
e
s
fe t
ip by p
ope
ly lo
ding
nd unlo
ding the t
uck, pe
fo
ming d
ily inspections on the t
uck, ensu
ing th
t the t
uck is se
viced
nd m
int
ined,
nd logging in the t
uck’s mile
ge.<
li>

i
-level="1">The conc
ete o
const
uction comp
ny th
t employs the d
ive
. Const
uction comp
nies h
ve
esponsibilities
hen it comes to thei
hi
ing decisions involving individu
ls
ho opete he
vy m
chine
y on public
o
d

ys. In
ddition to helping to ensu
e th
t the d
ive
is p
ope
ly licensed
nd t

ined fo
the job, the comp
ny must
lso pe
fo
m
b
ckg
ound check on the d
ive
, obt
in
copy of thei
d
iving
eco
d,
nd ensu
e th
t they’ve met the othe
fede

l
equi
ements to be
comme
ci
l t
uck d
ive
. F
iling to t
ke these
ctions
hen hi
ing c
n pl
ce the comp
ny
t
isk fo
being li
ble fo
inju
ies c
used by the d
ive
du
ing the no
m
l cou
se of thei
employment. This is kno
n
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bility.<><
li>

i
-level="1">Otheo
d

y use
s: Conc
ete t
uck d
ive
s e not
l

ys
esponsible. Sometimes, the
ctions of
nothe
d
iveill le
d to
n
ccident involving
conc
ete t
uck.<
li>

i
-level="1">The entity t
sked
ith p
oviding se
vice on the vehicle. Conc
ete t
ucks, like othe
comme
ci
l t
ucks, must be
egul

ly m
int
ined. If the entity th
t pe
fo
ms this se
vice f
ils to do so
dequ
tely o
f
ils to di
gnose
p
oblem th
t le
ds to
de
dly
ccident, it m
y be li
ble.<
li>

i
-level="1">The m
nuf
ctu
e
o
dist
ibuto
of defective t
uck pts.
ll p

ties in the m
nuf
ctu
ing ch
in must design p

ts—such
s those used in vehicles—so they do not pose
n un
e
son
ble
isk of inju
y
hen used
cco
ding to l
beled inst
uctions. If
pt of the conc
ete t
uck m
lfunctioned
s the
esult of
defective design o
m
nuf
ctu
ing defect, the m
nuf
ctu
e
o
dist
ibuto
m
y be li
ble fo
the inju
ies c
used.<
li>

ong>
emembe
:<
st
ong> The
e is not
lys just one sou
ce of li
bility. One of the impo
t
nt se
vices th
t you
t
uck
ccident
tto
ney
ill pe
fo
m is
dete
min
tion of
ll li
ble p

ties
nd
ll insu

nce
esou
ces th
t c
n be used to compens
te you. Insunce p
ys the v
st m
jo
ity of t
uck
ccident cl
ims,
nd the FMCSequi
es
highe
policy limit on comme
ci
l t
ucks due to the c
t
st
ophic n
tu
e of the inju
ies th
t this type of
ccident genelly c
uses.

Ho
eve
,
se
ious inju
y c
n exceed the limits of even
lge insunce policy the
quickly, p

ticul

ly if multiple people
e
e inju
ed. Mo
e th
n one sou
ce of li
bility me
ns mo
e th
n one insu

nce policy th
t c
n be used to help ensu
e th
t you obt
in f
i
compens
tion fo
the hm you h
ve suffe
ed. Don’t miss out on the money you need!

Types of Cl
ims

hethe

you

e inju

ed in

ccident involving

conc

ete t

uck o

you lost

loved one in this type of

ccident, you could seek compens

tion fo

you

inju

ies th

ough

leg

l cl

im filed in civil cou

im not only p

oves

s li

ble fo

the

ccident th

t c

used you

inju

y, but

lso sho

s the expenses

nd the imp

cts you h

ve suffe

esult.

T
uck
ccident Cl
ims<
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uck
ccident cl
ims p
ocess > involves inju
ies,
hich e often c
t
st
ophic in c
ses involving conc
ete t
ucks. C
t
st
ophic inju
ies e those th
t
esult in
pe
m
nent dis
bility th
t p
events
n individu
l f
om
o
king o
pe
fo
ming d
y-to-d
y pe
son
l ce t
sks
ithout
ssist
nce. This is the
o
st type of inju
y to h
ve. Ex
mples of this type of inju
y include tum
tic b

in inju
ies, spin
l co
d inju
ies, extensive bu
ns, omput
tions.

In the
o
ld of civil l

, the
o
d d
m
ge is used to define
p
yment m
de in compens
tion fo
hm.
ll st
tes in the n
tion
lloccident victims to seek both economic
s
ell
s non-economic d
m
ges. Economic d
m
ges
efe
to
p
yment m
de in compens
tion fo
the out-of-pocket expenses you h
ve incu

ed due to you
inju
y,
hile non-economic d
m
ges e collected in compens
tion fo
the <
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ct you
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s h
d on you
qu
lity of life.<> Some of the d
m
ges commonly sought in
t
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ccident l

suit

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i
-level="1">Loss of ges<
li>

i
-level="1">Loss of futu
e e

ning c
p
city

i
-level="1">P
ope
ty d
m
ge, such
s the cost of
ep
i
ing oepl
cing the vehicle th
t s d
m
ged in the
ccident

i
-level="1">Physic
l p
in
nd suffe
ing<
li>

i
-level="1">Emotion
l dist
ess<
li>

i
-level="1">Loss of the enjoyment of life<
li>

ongful De
th Cl
ims

If you h

ve lost

loved one in

conc

ete

ccident,

ongful de

th lsuit is the type of cl

im you

ould file to seek compens

tion. In most st

tes, only f

mily membe

elied on the dece

sed fo

vices

nd suppo

t c

n file

im. In some st

tes,

son

esent

tive of the est

te must file the cl

im on the f

mily’s beh

lf.

Spouses, child

en,

nd p

ents of the dece

sed e no

lly eligible to benefit f

ongful de

th cl

im. These pties c

eceive d

ges such

i
-level="1">Loss of se
vices
nd suppo
t
i
-level="1">Medic
l expenses incu

ed in the t
e
tment of the dece
sed’s fin
l inju
y<
li>
i
-level="1">Lost ges f
om the time of the
ccident until the time of de
th,
s
ell
s loss of p
ospective net
ccumul
tions th
t the est
te
ould h
ve expe
ienced if the dece
sed
ould h
ve su
vived<
li>
i
-level="1">Loss of ce, comp
nionship, guid
nce,
nd conso
tium<
li>

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ges >. T

ucke

s, t

ucking comp

nies,

nd thei

insu

s h

mies of l

ill fight hd to keep you f

om collecting the money you need. Don’t let

nything st

nd in you

s you t

t you

inju

ies o

obt

in justice fo

you

loved one. Look fo

ith the

esou

ces, pe

sonnel,

nd expe

ience to t

ke on these co

potions—one th

t c

in you the compens

tion you dese

ve.

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