Tire Blowout Truck Accidents in Casper

Lawyers at The Law Firm for Truck Safety have successfully settled many claims for injury and for death resulting from tire blowout on commercial motor vehicles. Truck tires and car tires are different in some important ways. Depending on what type of car you have and what kind of surface you intend to drive on, a safe amount of air in your tires should produce somewhere between 30 and 35 pounds per square inch (PSI) of pressure pushing out from the tire’s inner tube to its outer tread. For tractor-trailers, however, manufacturer-recommended tire pressures typically range from 90 to 95 PSI. Some trucks require as much as 130 PSI on their rear tires to handle exceptionally heavy loads.

Those numbers alone make it clear how much pressure the average semi-truck tire is under, and how disastrous a sudden tire failure can be if it occurs while a truck is traveling at speed. Our compassionate truck injury attorneys here at the Law Firm for Truck Safety are experienced in helping those injured in tire blowout truck accidents in Casper seek compensation.

Determining the Cause of a Semi-Truck’s Tire Failure

The best approach to seeking compensation after a truck wreck in Casper depends on the cause of the burst tire. For example, if a tire failure occurred while a truck was in motion because the truck’s tires were dangerously old or worn down, liabilityLegal responsibility for one's acts or omissions. In negligence cases, liability includes proving negligence, proving causation, and resulting damages. for any injuries could possibly lie with whoever should have replaced those tires but failed to do so. This may include the truck’s owner or operating company, a specific mechanic, or even the truck’s driver if they failed to take it in for scheduled maintenance and inspection.

Conversely, if a tire failure occurs because the tire itself has a serious design or manufacturing defect, liability could lie with the company that made and sold the defective product. Likewise, if a blowout stems mainly from a dangerous flaw in a roadway, such as a deep pothole or debris left over from a previous accident, you may be able to seek compensation from the local government body that failed to maintain the road in a safe condition.

What Damages Are Recoverable After a Blowout Truck Wreck?

Often, more than one person is at fault for a truck crash caused by a tire blowout in Casper. Far from disadvantaging you, being able to sue multiple people over an incident such as this could be vital to recovering full and fair compensation for the immense physical, financial, and psychological harm that crashes involving tractor-trailers so often cause.

We can work diligently on your behalf to help you seek financial compensation for things such as:

• Emergency medical bills and expected future care costs
• Lost work income, benefits, and future earning capacity
• Personal property damage and related expenses
• Disability-related costs for mobility aids, in-home assistance, or other support
• Physical pain and discomfort
• Emotional trauma and suffering
• Decline in quality and enjoyment of life

Our assistance may also be crucial to building and filing your claim within the statutory filing deadlines set by state law, which can often come up much faster than you expect.

Call a Casper Attorney Today About Your Burst Tire Truck Crash Claim

Getting a flat tire is always a frustrating experience. When it happens while your car is moving at high speed, it can quickly become life-threatening. Commercial trucks that experience tire blowouts can be exceptionally dangerous not only to their drivers, but everyone else around that truck at the time.

Holding the right people accountable for losses after tire blowout truck accidents in Casper is much easier with support from one of our dependable truck accident attorneys. Call the Law Firm for Truck Safety today to set up a consultation.