A: Most Wisconsin accidents with large trucks involve not only the truck driver, but also the motor carrier, the trucking company that owns or leases the truck. As your Wisconsin truck accident attorney, we believe that this is the single most important reason why accidents with tractor-trailers should be handled by a law firm that has experience dealing with motor carriers and their insurers.
Except in the rare cases where the truck driver is also the owner of the truck, an employment relationship can be established between the motor carrier and the truck driver. For this, it is sufficient to show that the company exercised control over the driver and that the accident occurred while the driver was acting on behalf of this company.
Many truck drivers buy their own trucks and lease them to a large trucking company that provides them with regular business. In such instances, you must establish the same employment relationship between driver and motor carrier, in the form of control or supervision or freight instructions.
If you have been injured in a Wisconsin or Illinois car, truck or motorcycle accident, contact today the Milwaukee truck crash attorneys of Hupy & Abraham, S.C. today at 800-800-5676 (toll-free) or 414-223-4800 (local) for a free evaluation of your case, or send our lawyers an e-mail with your questions.