How a Truck’s Black Box Can Support Your Truck Accident Injury Claim
A lot of drivers prefer not to drive around large commercial trucks if at all possible. Since trucking is a big industry in the United States and such an integral part of the country’s economy, large commercial trucks are here to stay. As a result, if you are traveling on any highway in most states, you will see your fair share of trucks.
It is not surprising that truck accidents are so common. In fact, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration recently reported 183,527 fatal and non-fatal crashes nationwide involving large trucks and buses. In New Jersey, there were 2,780. New Jersey has several busy truck routes where drivers have to travel alongside massive trucks.
Truck accident injury claims can be complex, more so than a typical crash between two passenger vehicles. The destruction tends to be more extensive, and the physical bodily harm and death are usually also more significant. Individuals who take legal action and file truck accident injury claims must obtain full compensation for the totality of their damages.
If you were in a truck accident, a South Jersey truck accident injury attorney at Monaco Law, PC can help you with your claim and improve your ability to obtain maximum recovery.
Evidence Gathering After a Truck Accident
Trucking companies will put up a fight when an accident happens to shield their drivers and their bottom line. They will take whatever measures necessary to avoid liability or having some liability for an accident be placed on another party. So, collecting as much evidence as possible after a truck accident is critical to the strength and value of a claim against a trucking company.
Like car accidents, in a truck accident, taking pictures of the accident scene and the wreckage to vehicles, using medical records and doctor’s notes, witness testimony, and even securing possible video footage can all be used to support an injury claim. What is different in a truck accident from a car accident is the black box that trucks have. The data from the truck’s black box can provide critical information about the truck, but to get that data, the black box must be obtained quickly.
Black box devices have GPS tracking and can store a truck’s location, record changes in speed and acceleration, and offer greater details on gear shifting, brake engagement, and trip duration. All of this information can speak volumes about how a truck was driven and what actions were taken before, during, and after a crash occurred. This evidence can be persuasive and critical to a successful claim against a trucking company.
Since many black box systems can have their data deleted or written over, it is imperative that there are no delays in obtaining them. Losing the valuable information that a black box contains could jeopardize an injury claim.
Speak to a New Jersey and Pennsylvania Truck Accident Attorney Today
An attorney will know what the most crucial evidence is after a truck accident, including the urgent nature of securing a truck’s black box.
For a free consultation with our South Jersey personal injury lawyer at Monaco Law PC, please call (609) 277-3166 for our New Jersey office and (215) 546-3166 for our office in Pennsylvania.
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nj.gov/transportation/freight/trucking/pdf/largetruckmap2023.pdf
