North Carolina Amazon Truck Accident Lawyer

If you or a loved one have been involved in an accident with an Amazon delivery truck, you may be wondering what steps to take next. The law firm of Tatum & Atkinson, ‘the Heavy Hitters,’ has worked with hundreds of families involved in delivery truck accidents to receive the compensation they deserve.

Amazon Truck Accident Lawyer

Contact us today by calling us at (800) 529-0804 or contacting us online to receive your free case evaluation. Over the past decade, Amazon has quickly grown to become one of the largest corporations in the world. In the U.S., Amazon delivers billions of packages annually, leading to countless delivery trucks and vans being on the road at any given time to meet the demands of this retail giant. Unfortunately, due to the massive demand for Amazon products and hundreds of Amazon delivery vehicles out on the road, Amazon delivery trucks are responsible for collisions almost daily.

Amazon

Amazon was created in the mid-1990s by founder Jeff Bezos in Seattle, Washington. While starting primarily as a book, video, and music retailer, Amazon quickly grew to sell additional products. Now, Amazon is one of the largest companies in the U.S. information technology industry and employs an estimated 1,298,000 employees. In addition, Amazon utilizes several transportation services to deliver its packages and also hires independent contractors to deliver packages.

Amazon Delivery Truck Accidents

Amazon delivery drivers are expected to make around 300 package deliveries a day, often within an eight-hour window. This puts incredible pressure on delivery drivers to meet their quota. As a result, hundreds of accidents have occurred with Amazon delivery trucks, with some of those accidents sadly resulting in fatalities. If you or a loved one have been involved in a collision with an Amazon truck driver and have sustained an injury, you may be able to seek compensation for the damages incurred to you by pursuing legal action.

Amazon Delivery Truck Accident Causes

Several common causes result in an accident caused by an Amazon delivery truck or van driver. These causes include:

Amazon Delivery Truck Accident Injuries

Just as with any other type of vehicle, an accident involving an Amazon delivery vehicle can result in mild injuries to severe or life-threatening injuries depending on the circumstances surrounding the accident. Common injuries that may be incurred from an accident with an Amazon delivery truck include:

What To Do After An Amazon Delivery Truck Accident

After an accident with an Amazon Flex driver or Delivery Service Partner (DSP) vehicle, you must know what to do to protect your bodily well-being and legal interests. Since Amazon has an elaborate insurance system and worker agreements, taking the correct steps after the accident is vital to getting financial compensation.

Assess Injuries & Call Emergency Services Immediately

You need to ensure your well-being first by checking if injuries have occurred to you or anyone else with you, and call 911 immediately to request an ambulance and police response. 

Remain Safely Inside Vehicle & Avoid Admitting Fault

Stay inside your vehicle until it is unsafe to do so. Avoid saying sorry or making statements like “I am fine” or talking about blame with the Amazon driver.

Record Physical Proof and Details about the Local Scene

Ensure you take proper pictures and videos of the damaged vehicles, license plates, USDOT numbers for the Amazon delivery vehicle, skid marks, road conditions, and the important traffic signals along the way. You should also note down the police officer’s name, agency, and report ID number. 

Determine Eyewitnesses and Gather Data from the Driver

Get contact information, name, and phone numbers of all bystanders before they leave. Find out from the driver whether or not they are an Amazon Flex driver or employed with a third-party delivery service partner, and ask them for the details of their insurance and active status on the app for the delivery.

Go to the Nearest Medical Facility

A full medical evaluation should be carried out immediately at an emergency center such as Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center, or UNC Health, even if the symptoms appear mild, since adrenaline often masks soft-tissue injuries, brain trauma, and internal trauma.

Consult a North Carolina Amazon Truck Accident Attorney

Before making any statement to the insurance company, you should contact a law firm like Tatum & Atkinson by calling (800) LAW-0804. An experienced Amazon truck accident lawyer will immediately file evidence preservation requests to preserve Amazon route logs, telematics data, and onboard camera footage before the retention deadlines.

Amazon Litigation

If you or a loved one have been injured after a collision with an Amazon delivery vehicle, you may wonder if you can sue Amazon directly for your injuries. However, in many instances, using Amazon directly will not be possible. This is because many delivery vehicles used by Amazon are not owned directly by Amazon, and the drivers are not Amazon-hired employees but rather independent contractors hired by a division of Amazon. Therefore, in court, the liable party will often be the independent contractor or the company that hired the independent contractor, not Amazon itself, as Amazon drivers are not employed directly by Amazon. However, Amazon will require that all of their independent contractors hold liability insurance to cover accidents in which the driver is found liable.

Why You Need a North Carolina Amazon Truck Accident Lawyer

Accidents with Amazon delivery vans and freight vehicles include a complicated network of Delivery Service Partners (DSPs), independent Amazon Flex drivers, and multi-layer insurance policies. To ensure complete financial recovery, we need an aggressive legal strategy to hold every negligent party accountable.

The lawyers at Tatum & Atkinson defend you by taking care of all the aspects of the case:

  • Uncovering Corporate Liability: We seek app activity records, location data, and employee agreements to hold both Amazon and its subcontractors liable. 
  • Countering Insurance Tactics: North Carolina’s pure contributory negligence rule means the corporation’s insurance will want to place at least 1% of the fault on you and avoid payment. We handle all communications on your behalf to protect you from lowball settlement offers. 
  • Preserving Critical Evidence: We send formal spoliation letters and evidence preservation demands to protect the driver’s monitoring cameras’ footage and “black boxes” before any useful information gets lost. 
  • Calculating Full Lifetime Damages: From initial emergency care at facilities like  Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist or Novant Health, we collaborate with consultants in order to determine all your losses, including medical bills, salaries, future therapies, pain, and mental suffering.
  • Meeting Critical Statutory Deadlines: According to the N.C.G.S. § 1-52, the law of North Carolina imposes a 3-year limitation period for claims of personal injury (and two years for wrongful death under § 1-53(4)). Therefore, taking prompt actions ensures that all of the key evidence and witnesses remain available.

Have you suffered injuries in a crash involving an Amazon delivery van? Get in touch with Tatum & Atkinson at (800) LAW-0804 for a free case review.

North Carolina Amazon Truck Accident Attorney

After a significant accident, taking on a multi-billion-dollar corporation such as Amazon can appear to be an insurmountable task. Amazon, along with its shipping partners, relies on corporate insurance adjusters trained to minimize the amount of money it must pay according to the negligence rules of North Carolina. When clients choose to work with an experienced Amazon truck accident lawyer, the scales of justice are balanced, and accountability is enforced.

At Tatum & Atkinson, we take care of all aspects of the claim, including getting app tracking data and driver’s video recordings for you. Let us protect your interests so you can concentrate on your physical recovery.

Call our truck accident lawyers now at (800) LAW-0804 or contact us online for a free consultation.

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