If you've been in an accident involving a truck accident in Palm Springs or Palm Desert, a semi, a tractor trailer, an 18 wheeler or a big rig accident in Orange County, or San Diego, you've probably been very seriously injured and your vehicle has likely suffered major damage or been totaled. Wrongful deaths, unfortunately, also result from accidents involving trucks. A truck accident is similar to a boxing tournament with a light-weight fighter going up against a heavy weight and the heavy weight usually wins.

Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Orange County and San Diego truck accident lawyer Sebastian Gibson has represented truck accident victims throughout Southern California, from San Diego to Orange County, from Los Angeles to the Palm Springs and Palm Desert area.

For a truck accident attorney, a truck accident case is one of complexity. The trucking industry has a great many additional regulations that don't enter into the average automobile driver's concerns. As an example, the driver of an auto traveling across country isn't required to keep a log. The driver of a truck does have this duty. Claims brought against a truck driver are sometimes brought in conjunction with claims against the trucking company when the truck has not been properly inspected, loaded, or its drivers allowed to have the proper amount of rest.

Truck accidents don't simply involve rear-end collisions. They routinely also involve jack-knifed trailers, break failures and over-tired truck drivers.

Anyone who has driven California highways knows that truck drivers can be seen driving in excess of the speed limit just as drivers of autos are prone to do. However, as a rule, the average truck driver has been much more extensively trained in safety precautions and is a much safer driver than that of the average automobile driver.

Driver fatigue is believed to be responsible for 30 to 40 percent of all big rig accidents. Truck drivers have admitted to falling asleep while at the wheel, and a large percentage of truck drivers involved in driver fatigue cases are killed each year. While the number of hours a truck driver can operate his or her truck is regulated, a truck driver may also be involved in the loading or unloading of the truck.

At the Law Offices of R. Sebastian Gibson we are prepared to meet the tactics of the insurance adjuster who questions whether there may have been driver error on the part of the auto driver involved in a truck accident.

If you've been seriously injured in an accident involving any kind of truck, it is more important than ever that you consult with a knowledgeable San Diego truck accident attorney. The Law Offices of R. Sebastian Gibson are on your side.