Semi Truck Accidents.

Minimum Insurance Amounts for Commercial Trucks

Commercial trucks operating in Kentucky are required by federal law to carry minimum amounts of insurance. If you or a loved one is involved in an accident involving a commercial truck, that truck should carry no less than $750,000.00 insurance and perhaps more depending on the class of vehicle. The type of use, cargo, and weight of the commercial truck involved in a truck wreck also affects the amount of insurance required. A trucker operating without minimum insurance is not only breaking the law, but also putting the financial future of every other driver on the road at risk.

Federal law requires commercial trucks to carry the following amounts of insurance:

$750,000 - For-hire, non-hazardous property cargo trucks weighing more than 10,001 lbs.

$1,000,000 - For-hire and private, oil and hazardous waste cargo trucks weighing more than 10,001 lbs.

$5,000,000 - For-hire and private, certain classes of hazardous substance cargo trucks weighing more than 10,001 lbs.

$5,000,000 - For-hire and private, certain classes of hazardous substance cargo trucks less than 10,001 lbs.

At Browne Law Office in Madison County, you will work with Wesley Browne, an attorney who can help you navigate these complicated issues at a time in your life when your concerns are better focused on your healing or your family's healing. After a commercial truck accident, you need a lawyer who will fight tooth and nail with the trucking company and the insurance company to make sure you and your family are taken care of, not taken advantage of.

Since opening his law office in Richmond, Wesley Browne has fought for the rights of accident victims like you. Don't go it alone. Consultations are free and there is no fee unless we collect for you.

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