Truck Accident Litigation

Our Experience

Hornblower Manning & Ward has handled an extensive docket of truck accident cases all across the State of Texas. In the five years from 1995 to 2000, the Firm handled over 150 accident cases involving commercial trucks. During that time, the firm has demonstrated the benefits of early response and effective liability assessment of truck accidents, in coordination with experienced and qualified accident investigators and reconstruction experts.

The Firm has handled litigation arising from a wide variety of motor vehicle accidents, including the following types of truck accidents:

Head on collisions
Rear end collisions
Broadside collisions
Right hand squeeze (car attempts to pass truck on right side while truck is making a wide right turn)
Center line bump and lane change collisions
Stationary or slow-moving trucks hit from behind by other vehicles
Jack-knifed trailers
Vehicles sliding under trailers
Vehicles losing control on road in front of or near eighteen wheeler
Loss of control by truck driver, including single vehicle rollovers.
Alleged hit and run or bump and run cases

Truck Accidents are Different:

Truck accident cases present unique challenges and issues not usually encountered in typical motor vehicle accident cases, including:

Greater likelihood of substantial damage claims
Juror prejudice against truck drivers and trucking companies.
Claims of negligence in the areas of driver hiring, qualification and training
Claims of negligence in the areas of vehicle maintenance
Conflicting or overlapping insurance coverages for leased tractors or trailers
Claims by co-drivers or unauthorized passengers
Claims by employees covered by workers' compensation insurance in a different state
Subject to more governmental regulations than non-commercial vehicles
Unique physical limitations on driver and equipment due to the size and bulk of vehicles.
Identification of vehicle operation and ownership in alleged bump and drive cases.

Representative Clients and Insurers:

Insurers:

A.I. Transport	Royal & SunAlliance Insurance Group
Vanliner Insurance Company	Garage Services and Equipment Dealers Liability Association of America
TransProtection Service Company	National Transportation Adjusters
Nautilus Insurance Company	Worldwide Outfitter & Guides Association
Guaranty National Insurance Companies	Prime Insurance Company
Orion Specialty
Interstate Insurance Group

Trucking Companies:

Action Delivery Service, Inc.	Masters Moving & Storage Co.
American Transport, Inc.	McClatchy Bros., Inc.
Armstrong Moving & Storage, Inc.	Merchants Dutch Express, Inc.
A-Plus Towing	Mill Transportation Company
A-Rocket Moving & Storage	G. H. Miller & Sons, Inc.
Arrow Moving and Storage Co., Inc.	P & S Trucking, Inc.
Barbour Trucking Co.	P.A.M. Transport, Inc.
O. F. Barnes Company	Polar Express, Inc.
Beech Trucking Company, Inc.	R & D Trucking Co., Inc.
Bowling Green Freight, Inc.	RBX, Inc.
Bright Truck Leasing, Inc.	Alan Ritchey, Inc.
Carpet Transport, Inc.	Ruel Smith Transportation Services, Inc.
Continental Express, Inc.	Vernon Sawyer, Inc.
DAE Trucking, Inc.	Southwest Freightlines
Dallas Carriers Corporation	Stiles Truck Line, Inc.
deBoer, Inc. Transportation	Suddath Relocation Systems, Inc.
W. M. Dewey & Son, Inc.	Suddath Van Lines
Ronnie Dowdy Trucking Service	TCB Transportation, Inc.
Fikes Truck Line, Inc.	Thomas Transfer & Storage Co., Inc.
Harold Ives Trucking Co.	TLC Lines, Inc.
Harris Transport Co.	Trans-Western Express, Ltd.
Hawk Transport, Inc.	The Transporter, Inc.
James Helwig & Son, Inc.	United Van Lines, Inc.
Hill's Van Service of Florida	Valley Trucking Co., Inc.
Houston Moving Systems	The Waggoners Trucking
Howard Trucking, Inc.	Wald Moving and Storage Services, Inc.
J.W. Delivery Moving and Storage	Walton Transportation Company
Kelly Truck Line, Inc.	C.A. White Trucking Company
Kennedy-Simmons Trucking Company	Whittier Transfer & Storage Co., Inc.
Mayflower Transit, Inc.	Yellow Freight System, Inc.

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