Cement trucks, or concrete mixers, are the massive commercial vehicles that have large, slow-spinning cylinders or drums positioned at an upright angle on the rear bed. These massive, heavy vehicles travel our nation’s roads every day, hauling concrete to building sites in cities, suburbs, and small towns.
Have You Been Involved in an Accident Involving a Cement Truck?
Unfortunately, cement trucks are responsible for their share of motor vehicle accidents. These accidents can seriously injure or kill either the truck drivers themselves or the drivers and passengers who are in any other vehicles that are involved.
You or someone you love may have been affected by a cement truck accident. While many accidents involve collisions while driving, they can also occur on and around worksites, as construction workers maneuver the machinery and unload cement.
If you or a loved one has been injured in an accident caused by a cement truck driver, we invite you to fill out our online case form.
Why Are Cement Truck Accidents So Dangerous?
Many factors can cause an accident involving a cement truck. At times, poor road conditions and bad weather are responsible. In other instances, driver fatigue or failure to adhere to safe operating standards can lead to a catastrophic crash. No matter where the blame falls for an accident, victims will likely need to seek out the following:
- emergency medical attention to treat any immediate injuries
- long-term medical follow-up to treat potentially severe and permanent injuries
- dedicated and competent cement truck accident attorneys to help protect the victim’s right to recover damages for any medical bills, property loss, and lost wages.
The most common types of cement truck accidents involve direct collisions or rollovers. A cement truck can strike a guardrail and overturn easily. The truck’s driver and anyone in nearby traffic can be injured or killed. A cement truck can drift into oncoming traffic. Because of its sheer size and momentum, it is difficult for a driver to quickly maneuver the truck back into a safe zone before it strikes and severely injures anyone in oncoming traffic. Even on an enclosed worksite, a cement truck can accidentally back into construction workers, or its machinery can malfunction and injure anyone working nearby.
What Causes a Cement Truck Accident?
Some sort of human error or negligence is usually behind these devastating accidents. These include:
- driver fatigue. Drivers sometimes forego safety guidelines and drive while fatigued to earn more money. Many experts consider driver fatigue to be as dangerous a distraction as driving while under the influence.
- driving while intoxicated
- driver inexperience. When cement truck drivers haven’t received the proper safety training, they often do not have necessary skills to cope with challenges that occur on the open road.
- negligence. Some drivers disregard public traffic laws and knowingly commit moving violations.
When human error isn’t involved, cement truck drivers may be involved in accidents due to:
- mechanical failure and defective equipment
- inclement weather
- unstable loads
- debris, lack of visibility, or poor road conditions
Regardless of the reason for the accident, cement truck accidents are serious and have devastating impacts on those involved. If you or someone you love has been injured or killed in a cement truck accident, call us toll free at (800) 566-0585 so we can evaluate your claim today.
Call Goldberg & Osborne Today to Protect Your Rights
All states have established statutes of limitations on a person’s right to pursue damages. Do not delay in calling an attorney, as time may be running out for you to claim the compensation that is due to you for any losses you have sustained following your accident.
With more than twenty years of experience in a wide range of truck accident cases, Goldberg & Osborne will help you to recover costs for lost wages, property damage, medical expenses, future losses, and pain and suffering you experienced in your accident with a cement truck.
Through our association of experienced attorneys, we represent clients in all fifty states and can start your case on the phone or through email. There is no need to come into our offices. Best of all, you pay no money up front. You only pay if we win.
There is no obligation when you call for your free initial consultation. Our team of experienced vehicle accident lawyers can be reached 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at (800) 566-0585 or SUBMIT A SHORT AND SIMPLE CASE FORM HERE.
