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Big Truck Accidents

A typical fully loaded tractor-trailer, 18-wheeler, semi truck weighs around 40 tons!

The car that you are driving weighs around an average of 3,500 pounds, or less than 2 tons. When a car gets so much as grazed by a tractor trailer semi truck, the damage done to both the car and the people in it can be devastating. 

There is no such thing as a “fender bender” when a truck is involved.

Truck accidents can wreck lives, and not only in a physical or emotional way. The financial situation of a truck crash accident victim can quite quickly deteriorate. There are, of course, the inevitable medical and recovery expenses, but you also have to consider the time that you have to take off of work to recover from a serious injury, if in fact you can return to work at all after being badly hurt. Many truck accident victims also suffer through post-traumatic stress disorder, and traumatic brain injuries, which can drastically affect not only the victim but also the lives of the victim’s loved ones. And this is only counting those who survive.

Any given operating tractor trailer or commercial truck can have several different insurance policies on it:

The driver might have one, while the owner of the truck might have another, while the owner of the trailer and the freight inside might have a separate policy. This can be especially problematic when you have four different insurers claiming that the other policy is responsible for paying damages. These insurance companies are also notoriously efficient when it comes to making a proper investigation as difficult as possible.

These are the circumstances facing any truck accident injury victim. Those who have been through a truck accident will need experienced and determined legal counsel and help. In Gainesville and Ocala, Lake City, Inverness and all of North and North Central Florida, that’s Jeffrey Meldon and Associates.

“In the 37 years that he has practiced injury law in North Central Florida, Jeffrey Meldon has established himself as a fierce advocate for justice and the rights of the injured."

Based on his experience he wrote “The Seven Biggest Mistakes That Can Wreck Your Florida Accident Case” which you can obtain your copy of for FREE, right now.  In addition, for the past seven years he has hosted “Law Talk Live,” a weekly radio show in which he discusses legal issues and helps citizens of North Central Florida without using complicated and pointless legal jargon.

Why Jeffrey Meldon and Associates for your legal representation? 

Since founding his practice in 1971, Jeffrey Meldon:

• Has gained an encyclopedic knowledge of subjects that are crucial to a successful case. These include accident reconstruction, biomechanics, economics, vocational rehabilitation, engineering and medicine.
• Has become known throughout Florida by both trial lawyers and insurance company lawyers as a tough negotiator with exceptional trial skills. Having him as your lawyer puts insurance companies on notice that their standard delays and lowball settlement offers will not work here.
• Has hired only the best associates with many years of practical courtroom experience to work at his practice.
• Has kept his practice up-to-date with the latest in legal research, accident reconstruction and technology.
• Has made it a point to confer with the best and most distinguished experts in medicine, vocational rehabilitation and accident reconstruction to help him prove his cases.
• Has every case thoroughly researched and investigated. There will be no “courtroom surprises” when Jeffrey Meldon is your lawyer.

Jeffrey Meldon and Associates is an established regional law firm that is dedicated to giving every single one of our clients the resources, expertise, and time and that they deserve.

To that end, we don’t accept every single case that walks through our door. Larger firms that spend millions on advertising are often no more than “settlement factories,” with crucial negotiations being handled by first year associates with barely any practical legal experience or even paralegals. That does not happen here. Every case that is accepted by Jeffrey Meldon and Associates is given our full attention and the benefit of our years of experience.

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Blog for Big Truck Accidents

• It's Important to Learn How to Share the Road with Semis - A Heads up from an Ocala Truck Accident Lawyer.
• Bicycle Safety Awareness Month, May 2009--6-year old cyclist survives Collision with FedEx 18-wheeler
• Semi's and Bicycles generally a deadly combination... Know the laws and teach bicycle safety to your children!
• It is Time for the Legislature to Not be Asleep at the Wheel!
• Sharing the Road with Tractor-Trailers: Protect Yourself now more than EVER!
• Beware of Trucks and Busses!

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Library for Big Truck Accidents:

• 3 Tips on How to Share the Road With Trucks From An Ocala Truck Accident Attorney   
  Description: According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, there have been more than 400,000 accidents involving trucks, which resulted in more than 5,300 deaths in recent years. Knowing how to share the road with trucks, especially large semis, is essential for your safety. In this article, Ocala truck accident attorney, Jeffrey Meldon, offers three tips one should keep in mind when driving near a semi-trailer truck:

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Frequent Questions for Big Truck Accidents:

• How is a big truck accident different from an automobile accident/wreck?
• How is a tractor-trailer truck accident different from a non commercial vehicle accident?
• Who can be held responsible for a commercial or big truck accident?
• I was just hit by a UPS truck, a crash; does that fall under the category of “Big Trucks”?

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