Trucking Accidents

With more than 3,000 deaths and 30,000 injuries resulting from accidents involving semi-trucks, 18-wheelers, tractor trailers and other commercial vehicles in the U.S. each year, someone is killed or hurt by a truck collision every 16 minutes. The U.S. Department of Transportation states that 86% of people killed and 77% of people injured in a trucking accident are in a non-commercial vehicle. Because of the large size of trucks and the significant size difference between trucks and other vehicles on the road, trucking accidents can involve catastrophic injuries.

Trucking accidents can be caused by many different factors, including:

• Defects in the Truck
• Unqualified Truck Drivers
• Fatigued Truck Drivers
• Faulty Equipment and Maintenance
• Overloaded Trailers

Trucking companies and truck drivers should not be permitted to put profit over safety and must be held accountable when they cut corners on training, maintenance, and safety.

With more than 75 years of combined litigation and practice experience, Langdon & Emison attorneys have the knowledge, experience, skills and resources to hold trucking companies accountable and successfully resolve any trucking accident case. Our founding partners, truck accident attorneys Bob Langdon and Kent Emison, are recognized as two of the best trial attorneys in the United States. The firm has successfully obtained eight-figure verdicts and settlements for truck accident victims and their families, including clients injured in collisions.

From the firm's offices in Kansas City, St. Louis, and Lexington, Mo., Langdon & Emison serve clients throughout the country. If a commercial truck has hit you, contact Langdon & Emison for a free initial consultation.