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Contact Siegfried & Jensen of Salt Lake City, Utah to speak with our truck accident attorneys about how they can help you determine whether your accident was caused by inadequate truck driver training.
Siegfried & Jensen
5664 South Green St.
Murray, Utah 84123
Phone: 1-866-883-5350
Fax: 1-801-266-1338
In order to minimize the chances of semi-truck accidents, responsible trucking companies only employ truck drivers who have undergone extensive specialized training. When trucking companies irresponsibly hire drivers who have not done so and do not meet numerous state and federal requirements, they place both the driver and the public in increased danger. Siegfried & Jensen in the Salt Lake City, Utah area can provide truck accident attorneys to determine whether your collision with a truck was caused by inadequate driver training. Contact our offices today if you would like to learn more about how we can help you pursue full compensation for your physical and emotional injuries.
All people who drive semi trucks are required to have earned a commercial driver’s license. A commercial driver’s license is only obtainable after completing and passing truck driving school and a subsequent apprenticeship. On top of that, truck drivers are responsible for staying up-to-date with changing trucking regulations.
Without the proper training, education, and knowledge, unqualified truck drivers place themselves and drivers around them in danger each time they are on the road. Some trucking companies knowingly hire unqualified truck drivers, while others do not verify their employee’s records closely enough. In either situation, the trucking company may be held liable if a driver with inadequate training injures others in an accident.
Inadequately-trained drivers may also be unprepared to respond quickly to inclement weather conditions, mechanical or structural failures in the truck, hidden curves, and sharply declining roads. Innocent drivers who are operating their vehicles in the vicinity of a truck driven by an inadequately-trained driver are therefore in constant danger. Those who are injured in collisions that could have been avoided by a properly-trained driver deserve to be compensated for their damages. By examining records and driver’s logs, our Salt Lake City, Utah-area truck accident attorneys can determine if the collision was a result of inadequate driver training.
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If you have been injured in Utah in a truck accident possibly caused by the inadequate training of the driver, our attorneys are willing to investigate your claim and pursue full and just compensation. Contact the law offices of Siegfried & Jensen to learn more about how our team of expert lawyers will fight for your right to be compensated for the physical and emotional hardships you have experienced and will continue to experience as a result of a truck accident.
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