Trucking Accident Attorneys for Mobile, AL, Montgomery, AL and surrounding areas

Cunningham Bounds, LLC

Commercial trucks can weigh up to 80,000 lbs. while the average passenger vehicle weighs 3,000 to 5,000 lbs.  Because large trucks weigh up to 38 tons more than passenger cars, accidents involving commercial trucks and automobiles often result in devastating injuries and fatalities.  In 2007, more than 100,000 people were injured by a collision with a large truck.

When a commercial truck is involved in a collision, the trucking company's team of investigators, lawyers and insurance company representatives get to the scene of the accident immediately.  They begin to work on a lawsuit defense while the injured victim is on the way to the hospital.  The trucking company’s team interviews witnesses, gathers evidence, makes measurements, and begins communicating with the investigating law enforcement officers.  While all of that is happening, the victim is dealing with serious personal injuries at a hospital, or worse the victim's family is planning a funeral because a family member was needlessly killed.

Innocent victims of trucking accidents need a team on their side.  If the family hires a law firm with the experience, personnel and resources to immediately protect their interests, the playing field can be leveled before it becomes too tilted in favor of the trucking company.  The lawyers of Cunningham Bounds have litigated hundreds of truck accident cases throughout Alabama.  In addition, our team of investigators has worked thousands of accident scenes while employed here at Cunningham Bounds and in their former positions with the Alabama State Troopers and the Mobile Police Department.

A Legal Team for the Injured

Cunningham Bounds recognizes the importance of gathering evidence in a timely manner and investigating the accident scene as soon as possible.  That is why we employ a team of four full-time investigators with more than 70 years of combined experience investigating accident scenes.  This is also why we have a full-time licensed airplane pilot, which enables us to access truck accident scenes throughout Alabama and elsewhere when necessary.

Truck wreck litigation requires technical expertise. We hire technical experts who are among the best in the United States in the fields of accident reconstruction, occupant kinematics, tire design, truck driver qualification and training, duties of inspection and maintenance of large trucks, big rig safe driving practices and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.  These experts are located in various places around the country, and they charge hundreds of dollars per hour, which means the law firm representing the injured victim must be committed to advancing the money necessary to properly and professionally represent the injured person. 

Very simply, a large trucking case is not like a simple car wreck, and it is a costly mistake when someone thinks these two very different types of accidents can be handled and litigated in the same manner.  The laws that regulate the operation of large trucks are complicated.  There are federal regulations that must be followed, and each state has its own set of laws for commercial motor vehicles.

If you or a loved one needs help, please call us toll free at 1-888-438-6171.  There is no cost to you unless there is a financial recovery.

Cunningham Bounds practices in Mobile, Montgomery, and all Alabama counties.