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Truck Crash

When a truck crash occurs, the consequences for all involved can be catastrophic. Given the size of commercial trucks in comparison to other vehicles on the road, even slow-speed accidents carry the threat of major damages and fatalities. Despite trucks having much less control than other vehicle, the majority of truck accidents are actually the fault of other drivers. Most truck crashes are caused by reasons such as speeding, mechanical failures, driver fatigue, drunk driving and braking failure. In addition, although most truck drivers are not responsible for these accidents, there is a direct correlation between increases in commercial trucks on the road and increases in truck accidents. Additionally, trucks are more likely to be involved in crashes that involve fatalities then passenger vehicles are.

Fast Facts

  • Roughly, 15.5 million commercial trucks are licensed and operating on US roads
  • The NCSA stated that 4,669 large trucks where involved in fatal accidents in 2003
  • Only 1% of truck crashes involved the truck driver being guilty of a DUI

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  • Truck Driver Negligence and Liability in an Accident Case

    Truck accidents involving passenger vehicles often cause serious injury and death.  Truck accidents often invo...
    • By: William Seegmiller
    • Site: truckaccidentlawyer.com
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  • Truck Driver Accident Defense and Fault

    According to the law regarding negligence, the defendant in a truck accident case can avoid liability by provi...
    • Site: truckaccidentlawyer.com
  • Delivery Truck Accident Legal Tips

    There are hundreds of delivery trucks that frequent our streets and highways on a daily basis. Often times, t...
    • Site: personalinjurylawyer.com
  • Truck Accident Claim: Five Issues to Consider

    Winning a truck accident claim can be difficult. There are numerous hurdles that victims and their lawyer mus...
    • By: Dan McDevitt
    • Site: lawfirms.com
  • Truck Accidents Linked to Low Pay Rate

    The problem occurs when drivers work a regular schedule and only make a minimum amount of money. This forces d...
    • By: Steven J. Gordon
    • Site: truckaccidentlawyer.com

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  • Washington DC Bicyclist Dies in Personal Injury Accident with Security Truck

    In a tragic truck accident in Washington DC last night, a journalist died when her bicycle was struck by a 5-t...
    • Site: lexblog.com
  • Wrongful death suit filed in fatal Dan Ryan crash (SouthtownStar)

    The family of a Hazel Crest man killed after a tow truck driver allegedly rear-ended a van while speeding on t...
    • Site: Yahoo News
  • Los Angeles MTA Bus Accident Injures 13

    Thirteen people were injured in a bus accident in Los Angeles when a delivery truck collided with a Metropolit...
    • Site: californiainjuryblog.com
  • Newport Beach Bicycle Accident Proves Fatal

    A man who was killed in a bicycle accident in Newport Beach the morning of July 15, 2010, has been identified ...
    • Site: californiainjuryblog.com
  • Fatal Santa Barbara Personal Injury Accident Kills Three

    A fatal Santa Barbara personal injury accident took the lives of Leonel Leon, 22, Lorena Guadalupe Tellez-Pach...
    • Site: californiainjuryblog.com