UPS Truck Accident Liability Claims
Las Vegas, Nevada

Injuries after UPS truck accident

If your accident involving the UPS truck resulted in a severe injury, you ended up in a hospital, or you lost your ability to work, call us at 702-432-1000.

There is no fee for a consultation.

We serve clients everywhere in Nevada.

Why do UPS truck accidents happen?

Demand for UPS and other delivery companies has spiked as more people shop online during the pandemic and avoid going into stores. The number of accidents increased too.

Common causes of the UPS truck accidents include:

• Insufficient driver's experience and training
• Distracted driving (e.g., texting, talking on a cell phone, and looking at a GPS)
• Speeding
• Failure of a UPS truck driver to yield
• Backing up without checking blind spots
• Failure to comply with federal safety regulations
• Improper load balancing
• Lack of delivery truck maintenance
• Extreme weather conditions (e.g., heatwave)
• Driver's fatigue

Excessive heat can cause UPS truck accident

UPS trucks don't have doors. The back of UPS trucks is not air-conditioned and becomes extremely hot during summer. In addition, the UPS drivers sometimes walk 10 miles a day. The UPS warehouse floors and docks, where the company's loaders work, can also get dangerously hot. It all contributes to the accidents.

In June 2022, a UPS driver died from heatstroke.

UPS truck accident statistics

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) collects statistics for truck accidents and injuries. At the time of writing, for the last 24 months, 1049 people got injured in UPS delivery truck accidents, and 72 accidents resulted in fatal crushes.

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Who is liable for the UPS truck accident?

In Nevada, the at-fault driver is financially responsible for all damages in any motor vehicle accident. When a UPS driver is an at-fault driver, in most cases, the UPS company will be your liable party, even if the truck driver was 100 percent responsible for the accident.

Other liable parties could include:

• Another driver
• A UPS truck manufacturer
• A UPS truck maintenance personnel
• A government office responsible for maintaining the roads
• A shipping company

If the at-fault driver is another vehicle driver, their insurance will pay for all damages up to the at-fault driver's insurance policy maximum.

In some cases, more than one party could be responsible for an accident.

Each case is different. If you need more information, call us at 702-432-1000. We don't charge for consultations.

What makes the UPS truck accident injury claim unique?

Like many similar size companies, UPS is mainly self-insured, which means there is no independent insurance company to negotiate with. Having a separate insurance company handling personal injury claims always drives settlement values down and slows the process of processing injury liability claims.

Types of UPS truck accident lawsuits

Typically, attorneys see four types of UPS truck accident cases:

• Blindspots collisions. Often it happens when the driver changes lines.
• UPS tractors-trailer accidents. The trailer sways when the UPS tractor-trailer moves into the lane of another vehicle.
• Cargo shifts. Improper package balancing and cargo shifts can cause a truck crash.
• Pedestrian accidents.

While the type of UPS truck accident is important, injury compensation depends on damages to the victim and the circumstances surrounding the accident.

What compensation to expect

Many clients ask, in Nevada, what injury compensation I should expect after the accident involving the UPS driver. There is no one size fits all answer. Your payment depends on the dollar amount of your medical bills, lost wages, and property damages. In addition, the pain and suffering and PTSD treatment will also be part of your injury compensation. The injury compensation could be in 5 or 6 figures, sometimes millions of dollars. Each case is different.

The best way to know what compensation to expect in your situation is to call a Las Vegas attorney who handled many UPS delivery truck accidents in the past and ask.

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What to do after a UPS truck accident

1. First and foremost, seek medical help. Can you move?
2. Take many pictures of the accident area from different angles, record the time and date of an accident, and gather eyewitness information. If you can't do it yourself, ask somebody else to help you collect this information.
3. Call the police and get an incident report.
4. Finally, contact a personal injury attorney. The attorney will evaluate your accident, explain your legal rights, and recommend what to do next. The attorney will help to set realistic expectations of your accident settlement, investigate parties responsible for an accident, and file a liability claim on your behalf to recover damages.

If the victim is partially at fault

Nevada uses a modified negligence rule. It means that if you were less than 51% liable for a UPS truck accident, you could still sue another party for damages. All UPS truck accident cases fall into this category.

Time limits to file a claim

Under Nevada law, typically, you have two (2) years from the incident date to file your claim. All UPS truck accident lawsuits are included in this category.

When multiple parties involved

UPS truck accident cases can be very complex. It is not unusual for a UPS truck accident to have numerous victims and vehicles. Under Nevada law, the at-fault party must compensate ALL victims who filed an accident liability claim.

We can help

Whether you are a UPS truck driver, a pedestrian, or another vehicle driver, injured in a UPS truck accident, call us at 702-432-1000 today and ask to speak with an attorney who can help pursue your accident compensation claim.

We work on a contingency basis, and you only pay us if we get you a settlement.

We serve clients in Las Vegas, Henderson, Summerlin, North Las Vegas, and the surrounding area of Nevada.

We also represent out-of-towners injured while vacationing in Las Vegas or Nevada.

Last updated on February 4, 2024.

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