Car Accident Cases Attorney in Oklahoma CIty, Oklahoma
What is your approach to handling motor vehicle injury cases?
What is your approach to handling motor vehicle injury cases?
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Well, it’s like anything — you learn a language. If you’re going to go to France, you better know how to speak French. Similarly, if you’re going to handle motor carrier work, especially involving trucks and interstate trucking, you have to be familiar with the language of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. You need to know these regulations inside and out.
Additionally, you must understand the requirements that trucking companies have to meet, such as keeping logs. It’s surprising how often we find fake logs; sometimes, there are even two sets of logs. These drivers are often stuck between a rock and a hard place, facing pressure from their bosses to transport products quickly from point A to point B. While companies may officially advise against speeding, they are well aware of it. By examining logs, it’s easy to determine if drivers are speeding; calculating the time it takes to get from Los Angeles to New York City with a load of produce is straightforward if you review the logs properly. This kind of falsification happens frequently.
You also need to be proficient in calculating time and distance. For example, it takes about a second for your brain to signal your foot to hit the brake. If you’re traveling at 60 miles per hour, that’s 90 feet per second. By calculating this, you can reconstruct accidents effectively. We’ve handled hundreds of such cases. We speak the language, have interviewed countless Highway Patrol Troopers, and know how to present these cases to juries. Between the two of us, Mike and I have nearly a hundred years of experience in this field, proving that practice makes perfect.
Oklahoma City, OK personal injury attorney Reggie Whitten discusses his approach to handling motor vehicle injury cases. Learning the intricacies of motor carrier work, particularly in the realm of interstate trucking, is akin to mastering a foreign language. Just as one would need to learn French before venturing to France, those involved in motor carrier work must become fluent in the language of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. These regulations must be known inside and out.
Understanding the specific requirements of trucking companies is another crucial aspect of this work. Trucking companies are obligated to maintain detailed logs, yet it’s not uncommon to discover falsified records during investigations. The pressure exerted by employers on truck drivers to expedite product deliveries is a stark reality. Despite the companies’ written policies against speeding, they are often fully aware of the drivers’ violations. The ability to scrutinize the correct logs is essential for calculating the time and distance involved in accidents accurately.
For instance, consider the fact that it takes approximately one second for the human brain to signal the foot to engage the brake. At a speed of 60 miles per hour, a vehicle covers 90 feet in that single second. Such calculations are invaluable in accident reconstruction. With a wealth of experience in handling hundreds of these cases, they have honed their ability to speak the language of the industry.
Their expertise extends to interviewing numerous Highway Patrol Troopers and presenting cases effectively to juries. Combining their decades of experience, they have collectively amassed around a century of practice in this specialized field, where practice has truly made them experts.
