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An accident involving a truck can be tragic given the size of the vehicles. Its no wonder that countless of the accidents involve fatalities. There are elements that impact trucks in methods that do not have an effect on passenger vehicles. A sudden gust of wind against the hundreds of square feet on the side of a tractor trailer can turn the truck into a sailboat. Even if the truck doesnt flip more than, just swerving into one other traffic lane can be a disaster.

Jackknifing is yet another hazard restricted to tractor trailer trucks. When a truck jackknifes, where the trailer goes in a diverse path from the tractor, the driver has no manage. The lead to of the jackknife itself could be beyond the manage of the driver, even one with years of encounter. A sudden patch of black ice or an oil spill on the road can turn the truck into an unintended weapon.

Truck drivers are paid to bring goods from point A to point B. The sooner the driver can get back to point A to choose up a lot more cargo, the even more he will earn. Put another way, the faster he goes and the longer he drives without stopping means far more income for him and his family.

The Numbers Tell the Story

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) conducted the Sizeable Truck Crash Causation Study (LTCCS). The study covered 120,000 big truck crashes from April 2001 to December 2003, and then narrowed the study by a representative sample: every single crash involved at least 1 big truck and resulted in a fatality or injury. In the chart below you will see driving also fast for circumstances and fatigue amongst the factors contributing to accidents.

Fully half of the study involved collisions among massive trucks and passenger vehicles, which the study defined as pickup trucks, passenger cars, SUVs and vans.