Fighting for High-Stakes Cases
Trucking Accident Lawyers Fighting for Victims of Catastrophic Crashes in Kansas City and Nationwide
In 2021, the FMCSA recorded approximately 494,000 police-reported crashes involving large trucks, more than 110,000 of them resulting in serious injuries or fatalities. These vehicles weigh 20 to 30 times more than a passenger car, and when something goes wrong, whether a driver falls asleep, a company skips a safety check, or a truck's design fails in a crash, the consequences are almost never minor.
McCartney Stucky's Lenexa, KS office represents catastrophic injury victims throughout the Kansas City Metro area in serious trucking accident cases that most firms can't or won't handle. Our attorneys have the resources, technical knowledge, and trial experience to pursue maximum compensation.
Driver Negligence, Company Violations, and Truck Defects — We Investigate All Three
Every trucking accident is different, but the sources of liability follow familiar patterns: driver error, carrier regulatory violations, improper maintenance, and, in cases where the truck itself failed, manufacturer product defects. Our attorneys know how to identify every liable party and pursue each one.
We work with accident reconstruction experts, mechanical engineers, and federal motor carrier safety specialists to uncover the full picture. When a truck crash results in
wrongful death, we handle both the negligence and defect angles simultaneously, because the party most responsible is not always the most obvious one at the outset.
Trucking Accident Cases We Handle
Driver Negligence
Speeding, fatigue, distracted driving, and impairment, often enabled by carriers who set unrealistic schedules and look the other way on violations. We pursue both the driver and the company that put them on the road.
Mechanical Failures
Brake failures, tire blowouts, and steering system failures caused by poor maintenance or defective truck components. When a mechanical failure traces to a design or manufacturing defect, the manufacturer becomes a defendant alongside the carrier.
Hours-of-Service Violations
Drivers who exceed legal driving limits, skip mandated rest periods, and operate while fatigued, in violation of FMCSA regulations that exist specifically to prevent this. ELD data and driver logs are among the first evidence we secure.
Trucking Company Negligence
Failure to properly train, supervise, or vet drivers, or deliberate pressure on drivers to skip rest and meet deadlines. Carrier liability often runs deeper than the driver's own conduct.
cases in Bronx County Supreme Court. The Bronx is home to some of the most plaintiff-favorable jury pools in the state for serious injury cases, and we know how to try cases there.
Truck Accident Attorneys Serving Kansas City and the Surrounding Region
The Kansas City Metro is a major commercial freight hub. I-70, I-35, and I-29 converge in the metro, and Missouri River crossings at the state line generate some of the highest commercial truck traffic volumes in the Midwest. Crashes on these corridors involving negligent carriers and defective trucks are a consistent part of our Kansas City practice.
Our Lenexa, KS office handles trucking accident cases on both sides of the state line, Kansas and Missouri, including cases in Johnson County, Wyandotte County, Jackson County, and Clay County courts, as well as the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri and the District of Kansas.
Act Quickly — Trucking Evidence Disappears Fast
Trucking companies begin managing their liability exposure within hours of a crash. Driver logs, maintenance records, black box data, dashcam footage, and the truck itself can be altered, overwritten, or taken out of service before you've had a chance to speak with a lawyer.
Our in-house evidence storage facility means we can move immediately to preserve physical evidence, including the truck, that most firms have no capacity to hold. Contact us now. Say nothing to the trucking company's insurer before you do.