Category: Truck Accidents

Yes. Federal law requires every motor carrier to systematically inspect, repair, and maintain the vehicles it controls; Florida applies those same rules to commercial vehicles on its highways, and a carrier that skips that work can be held liable when a mechanical failure causes a crash.

After a commercial truck crash, liability rarely stops with the driver. The trucking company, the truck’s owner, the cargo loader, a maintenance provider, and a parts manufacturer can each be held responsible, depending on the facts, and each may carry separate insurance coverage.

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