Old Dominion Freight Line Truck Accident Lawyers

18-Wheeler Attorneys Fighting for Victims of Old Dominion Freight Accidents

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. is a carrier company based in Thomasville, North Carolina. They utilize 8,740 vehicles and employ 10,083 drivers. As reported by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in June 2018, their vehicles were involved in 667 collisions over the last 2 years—killing 21 and injuring 199 people. Their drivers and vehicles have earned 2,043 violations. See for yourself—find out how often trucking companies get into accidents on the FMCSA website.

Old Dominion's violations included:

• Driving while texting
• Speeding 15+ mph above the limit
• Operating a commercial vehicle while fatigued
• Driving while in use or possession of drugs

In 2017, there were more than 150,000 large commercial truck crashes—resulting in thousands of fatalities and tens of thousands of injuries. Texas was the location for the largest number of truck accidents in the United States by far. Our home state is first in the nation in a great many ways, but this is one way where we shouldn't be first. Despite the fact that large commercial trucks make up less than 5 percent of vehicles on America's highways, crashes involving large trucks cause 11 percent of traffic fatalities. Part of the reason is sheer size—large trucks can weigh up to 80,000 pounds, causing serious and life-altering injuries.

Truck accidents often cause catastrophic injuries like:

• Burn injury
• Orthopedic injuries
• Post-traumatic stress disorder
• Neurological injuries
• Neck and back injuries
• Blunt force trauma

Despite the fact that large commercial trucks make up less than 5 percent of vehicles on America's highways, crashes involving large trucks cause 11 percent of traffic fatalities. Part of the reason is sheer size—large trucks can weigh up to 80,000 pounds, causing serious and life-altering injuries. Our Old Dominion Freight Line truck accident lawyers know that the only way to make our roads safer and help our clients provide for themselves is to hold shipping companies accountable for the pain they cause. If truck companies don't feel the impact of the losses they cause, they'll have no reason to change their practices.

If you've been injured in an accident with an Old Dominion freight truck, speak with Arnold & Itkin to learn what your options are. Call (888) 493-1629 or fill out our online form.

The Reason for the Increased Rate of Trucking Accidents

The trucking industry is designed to burn through new drivers, forcing them to work themselves harder and harder (at no extra cost to carriers). Part of how they do that is through pay-by-mile arrangements. Pay-by-mile rewards drivers between 25 and 40 cents per mile they drive, leaving them unpaid for all the vital non-driving work that truckers do. As a result, drivers are incentivized to drive for longer hours, putting themselves through punishing work routines just to make ends meet.

Vital non-driving trucking work includes:

• Driving to pick up new loads
• Planning routes
• Abiding by federally-mandated rest breaks
• Waiting for loading/unloading
• Submitting to rig inspections

Eventually, drivers are unofficially trained by other drivers or the company itself to defy federal regulations around hours of service, encouraging them to drive illegal amounts of hours to earn more. With thousands of tired drivers getting behind the wheel every day, it's no wonder that trucking fatality rates have increased in recent years. Exhausted drivers aren't just a theoretical danger—experts estimate that as many as 1 in 7 truck crashes are directly caused by fatigue. At least 1 in 4 trucking fatalities occur when a driver has been hauling for 17 hours or longer, according to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration data.

Truck accidents we've investigated include:

• Box truck crashes
• Flatbed truck accidents
• Garbage truck accidents
• Jackknife accidents
• Underride accidents
• Tanker truck crashes
• Tow truck collisions
• Rollover accidents

Recovering from a truck accident is a lifelong effort—and that effort requires every penny. Why should the victims of truck accidents pay for someone else's negligence? Why shouldn't companies like Old Dominion Freight Line pay for the accidents they cause?

Old Dominion Freight Line Truck Accident FAQ

How to Recover from Freight Truck Accidents

Trucking companies quickly put investigators and adjusters to work when an accident happens. As a result, crash victims and their families are immediately at a disadvantage, unfairly forcing many of them to pay for the expenses of their recovery. Arnold & Itkin believe there's a better way. The best way to recover what you lost and lower the odds that this happens to someone else is to hold shipping companies responsible for the damage they cause. Our Old Dominion truck accident lawyers have won billions of dollars for our clients. Their verdicts and settlements have paid for their medical care, helped them keep their homes, and put food on their tables. Our clients never pay a dime upfront— in fact, they pay nothing at all unless we win in court. There's no bill, no invoice, no cost. All our clients have ever given us is their faith in our experience and our results.

Call (888) 493-1629 or contact us online to review your options with an Old Dominion Freight truck accident lawyer.