Delivery Truck Accident Lawyers Serving Massachusetts and Connecticut
When Companies Rush Deliveries, Raipher Fights For The Win
Delivery trucks are everywhere, on residential streets, in downtown corridors, and on busy highways from Springfield to Hartford. Companies like Amazon, UPS, FedEx, and Walmart move millions of packages every day using fleets of vans, box trucks, and cargo vehicles operated by full-time employees, contractors, and gig drivers. With speed and volume as top priorities, safety often takes a back seat and when it does truck accidents happen and innocent people pay the price.
These cases are more complicated than they appear. Liability isn’t always limited to the person behind the wheel. Drivers may work for third-party contractors, logistics companies, or temporary staffing firms. Determining who is responsible, and whose insurance applies, requires experience, resources, and persistence. Raipher, P.C. has all three. With decades of trial experience and more than $100 million recovered for clients, our delivery truck accident attorneys know how to hold delivery companies and their insurers accountable. Free consultations are available, and you pay no attorney’s fee unless we win.
How delivery truck crashes happen
Delivery drivers face relentless pressure to meet impossible quotas. That pressure translates to risk. Fatigue, distracted driving, and rushed decision-making are common factors in serious crashes across Massachusetts and Connecticut. These accidents occur in neighborhoods, loading zones, parking lots, and intersections, often at times of day when pedestrian and bicycle traffic is highest.
Common causes of delivery truck crashes include:
- Distracted Driving: Using navigation devices, handheld scanners, or phones while moving.
- Fatigue and Rushing: Skipping rest breaks or speeding to make deadlines.
- Improper Backing or Parking: Reversing into blind spots or blocking crosswalks and driveways.
- Inexperienced or Untrained Drivers: Contractors hired without proper commercial driver’s licenses or safety training.
- Poor Vehicle Maintenance: Brakes, tires, and mirrors neglected due to fast turnover and high demand.
These factors represent negligence and when proven, it creates a path to compensation for injured victims. A skilled lawyer can secure critical evidence such as GPS data, delivery route records, and vehicle maintenance logs before they’re deleted or altered.
Liability in delivery truck accident claims
Liability in delivery truck accidents is complex because multiple companies may share responsibility. A driver might work for a contractor, but the truck could be owned or insured by a national corporation. In some cases, the vehicle displays a brand like Amazon or FedEx, but the driver technically works for a separate logistics or franchise company.
Potentially liable parties include:
- The Driver: For negligent operation or traffic violations.
- The Contracting Company: For negligent hiring, training, or supervision.
- The Parent Corporation: When policies, quotas, or app systems encourage unsafe driving.
- Vehicle Owners or Lessors: If the truck was defective or improperly maintained.
- Third-Party Maintenance Providers: For mechanical failures linked to poor servicing.
Establishing who is legally responsible requires access to contracts, employment records, and insurance documentation that only a lawyer can obtain. Raipher’s legal team has the experience and national reach to trace every layer of liability and ensure no responsible party escapes accountability.
Injuries and compensation in delivery truck accidents
Delivery truck crashes often occur in tight spaces, like crosswalks, parking lots, and residential streets, but the injuries they cause are rarely minor. Victims may suffer spinal cord injuries, Traumatic Brain Injuries, fractures, internal bleeding, or severe orthopedic trauma. Pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists struck by these vehicles often face long-term disabilities or wrongful death claims for their families.
Compensation in these cases may include:
- Medical treatment and rehabilitation
- Lost wages and diminished earning capacity
- Pain, suffering, and emotional distress
- Home or vehicle modifications for disability
- Wrongful death damages for grieving families
Raipher’s attorneys work with medical and economic experts to document every cost, ensuring settlements and verdicts reflect the full scope of loss, not just what insurers are willing to offer.
Why injured delivery truck accident victims choose Raipher for the win
Delivery truck accident claims demand strategy, strength, and speed. Raipher has built its reputation across Massachusetts and Connecticut as the firm that trucking and delivery companies take seriously. We have national reach and prepare every case as if it will go to trial, which is why insurers know that lowball offers won’t work.
Our firm handles all delivery truck accident cases on a contingency fee basis, so you pay no attorney’s fee unless we win. If you were injured in a crash involving Amazon, UPS, FedEx, Walmart, or another delivery company, don’t wait. Evidence disappears quickly and so do opportunities to prove fault.
Contact Raipher today for your free consultation. This is your shot at justice. Make it count.