Truck Accidents in Tennessee

Tennessee’s central location makes it a focus for semi-trailer traffic in America’s increasingly road bound distribution and logistics system. Trucks transporting manufactured goods from Mexico to New York are likely to ply the roads of our state. Similarly, Canadian and Midwestern suppliers shipping their goods to the South are more than likely to use Tennessee’s roads. These factors plus Tennessee’s rolling terrain, wet weather, and human error, and you end up with road conditions that regularly result in serious personal injury.

While the vast majority of car accidents result in only minor property damage, truck accidents almost always involve serious personal injuries. The physics involved with truck accidents are exponentially worse than auto accidents, and are much more likely to result in injuries that require significant long-term care.

If you’re a Tennessean who has been on the losing end of a truck accident, you need to hire a personal injury lawyer. The trucking companies who are liable in Tennessee truck accidents are seldom based in our state, and you need a personal injury lawyer who is familiar with the complexities inherent in long-term medical care and rehabilitation, as well as filing suit against companies based in other states.