Accidents Involving Lawn Maintenance Trucks

At Silverman, McDonald & Friedman, our truck accident attorneys have a strong track record of protecting the rights of individuals who have sustained injuries in truck accidents. We are here to serve you throughout Delaware from our offices in Newcastle, Seaford, and Wilmington.

Although landscaping and lawn care maintenance trucks are not as large in size as commercial semi-trucks, they present particular risk to residents of Delaware. Driver inexperience is one reason for this risk. Unlike drivers of large commercial trucks, smaller lawn care trucks are often driven by nonprofessional drivers – those who are not required to obtain a CDL.

These individuals are generally trained or naturally skilled in lawn care activities, but not necessarily adept at maneuvering a truck that holes various types of lawn maintenance equipment through residential and urban areas. Driver inexperience in addition to other factors can lead to lawn maintenance truck accidents, potentially inflicting serious injuries to other motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists.

In the majority of landscaping truck accidents, the driver of the truck is the least likely to suffer injuries in a collision. Instead, pedestrians, bicyclists, or drivers and passengers of smaller vehicles are the ones exposed to the most danger.

Potential causes of lawn maintenance truck accidents

Towing a trailer that carries heavy lawn care equipment, including large mowers and other landscaping devices can make a truck more difficult to safely turn, park, backup, and stop. Drivers of trucks with these trailers must be fully aware of their position with respect to other vehicles and perform safe driving and passing maneuvers when necessary on the road. Changing lanes without sufficient passing room can result in serious lawn care truck accidents in Delaware.

When driving to a job site, lawn care truck drivers may sometimes be in a hurry or get stuck in traffic. If these drivers are pulling a trailer and drive in a hasty or aggressive manner, accidents can easily occur. Careless driving and not paying attention to surroundings around the truck can lead to a lawn maintenance truck collision.

Victims of lawn maintenance truck crashes

Due to the fact that lawn maintenance trucks serve many types of residential areas, including those that are suburban, urban, and rural, these areas and streets are often populated heavily by families and children. As such, accidents involving landscaping vehicles often result in injuries to pedestrians – both adults and children.

In order to determine the cause of the Delaware landscaping truck accident that has caused your injury, or the injury of a loved one, you will need the help of an experienced truck accident attorney. Your attorney can access the driving record of the truck operator involved in the accident. This information along with cell phone records and maintenance logs may help uncover the relevant facts to establish liability.

If you sustained a truck accident injury from a lawn maintenance truck or any other type of large truck, our attorneys at Silverman, McDonald & Friedman are here to fight for your right to compensation. We are dedicated to holding any responsible party for your injuries accountable. We serve clients across Delaware from our offices in Wilmington, Seaford, and Newark. Call us today at 302-888-2900 or use our contact form to send us a message.