San Jose Fatigued Truck Driver Accident Lawyer

With the records around the crash: hours-of-service logs, GPS and route data, dispatch records, delivery schedules, and the driver’s duties before the trip. Witness accounts of drifting or no braking help too. We compare them to find hours that don’t add up.

Often, yes. A company that pressured a driver to keep going, denied necessary breaks, or scheduled unsafe shifts can be directly responsible, and a claim against the company can increase what you recover.

You may still have a claim. Long hours cause fatigue even under the limit, and poor sleep, illness, or drowsy medications all play a part. The question is whether the driver was driving safely, not only whether a rule was broken.

Long shifts, strict deadlines, pay by the mile, poor sleep in a cab at a noisy truck stop, loading and inspection duties that cut into rest time, late-night schedules, and no relief when a driver is sick.

Then we pursue whatever did cause it. Any negligent truck driver, and often the company behind them, can be held responsible; fatigue is one way to prove fault, not a requirement.

Generally two years from the date of the crash in California, and only six months when a government vehicle is involved. Call early: driving records can be overwritten long before either deadline.

Nothing upfront. We work on contingency; you pay a fee only if we recover for you.