Moving trucks — U-Haul, Penske, Budget, Ryder — present a unique liability landscape. The driver is often a regular consumer with no commercial license, no professional training, and limited insurance, operating a vehicle they’ve never driven before on Louisiana roads. When that goes wrong in Houma, our Houma moving truck accident lawyers pursue the driver, the rental company, and any commercial mover involved.
At Kopfler & Hermann, our Houma moving truck accident lawyers have been representing injured Louisiana clients and their families for over 45 years from our office at 306 Grinage Street in downtown Houma. We know how the trucking companies, insurance carriers, oilfield operators, and chemical plants build their defenses — and we know how to dismantle them.
Call (985) 851-3311 for a free consultation with an experienced Houma moving truck accident lawyer today, or use our online contact form.
U-Haul, Penske, and Budget rental trucks are typically driven by consumers with regular driver’s licenses, not commercial drivers. The rental companies provide minimal liability coverage and try to disclaim further responsibility through rental agreement fine print. Recovering full compensation requires going beyond the rental driver’s policy to reach the rental company and any commercial moving company that may have been involved.
When a Moving truck truck causes a serious crash, the legal questions are: was the driver a Moving truck employee or an independent contractor, what was the driver’s hours-of-service status, what does the onboard telematics data show, and what training and supervision policies were in place. Our Houma moving truck truck accident lawyers know how to extract this information.
Moving truck and other delivery companies have spent years trying to classify drivers as independent contractors to limit liability. Courts increasingly look past the label to the actual working relationship — and even with contractor classifications, doctrines like apparent agency, joint employer, and negligent entrustment can still attach liability to the parent company.
Our Houma moving truck truck accident attorneys investigate the full chain of command — the driver, the immediate employer, the freight broker, and Moving truck itself — to identify every liable party.
Modern Moving truck delivery trucks generate enormous amounts of data: GPS location, speed, hard-braking events, route deviations, delivery times, and driver behavior scoring. This data is the strongest evidence in a Moving truck truck accident case — but it’s also routinely overwritten if not preserved quickly.
We send spoliation letters within 24 hours demanding preservation of all telematics data, dash cam footage, dispatch records, route assignments, and the driver’s qualification file.
Our Houma moving truck truck accident lawyers pursue every category of damages: past and future medical bills, lost wages and lost earning capacity, pain and suffering, mental anguish, disfigurement, loss of enjoyment of life, property damage, and wrongful death damages for surviving family members.
Our Houma moving truck accident lawyers see the same patterns in case after case:
Our Houma office serves injured clients throughout south Louisiana:
Sometimes. Rental companies disclaim liability through rental agreements, but federal law (the Graves Amendment) limits rental company liability. Negligent maintenance and entrustment claims may still apply.
Many personal auto policies exclude moving truck rentals. We investigate the renter’s policy, any optional rental insurance, and any commercial coverage that may apply.
Yes. Commercial movers operate under federal trucking regulations and carry commercial liability insurance. We pursue them and the truck rental company both.
One year in Louisiana.
Yes. Get photos and dash cam footage immediately before the truck is gone. Our Houma moving truck accident lawyers help preserve evidence quickly.
The longer you wait, the more evidence disappears and the harder the insurance carriers fight. Call our Houma office at (985) 851-3311 for a free consultation with an experienced Houma moving truck accident lawyer, or visit us at 306 Grinage Street in downtown Houma.
