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An accident involving a truck can be tragic offered the size of the vehicles. Its no wonder that quite a few of the accidents involve fatalities. There are aspects that impact trucks in ways that do not impact 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 more visitors lane can be a disaster.

Jackknifing is a further hazard limited to tractor trailer trucks. When a truck jackknifes, exactly where the trailer goes in a distinct direction from the tractor, the driver has no manage. The cause of the jackknife itself could be beyond the manage of the driver, even one with years of knowledge. 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 pick up additional cargo, the much more he will earn. Put a further way, the more quickly he goes and the longer he drives devoid of stopping indicates more income for him and his loved ones.

The Numbers Tell the Story

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) conducted the Large Truck Crash Causation Study (LTCCS). The study covered 120,000 significant truck crashes from April 2001 to December 2003, and then narrowed the study by a representative sample: each crash involved at least one huge truck and resulted in a fatality or injury. In the chart below you will see driving also rapid for conditions and fatigue among the components contributing to accidents.

Fully half of the study involved collisions between significant trucks and passenger vehicles, which the study defined as pickup trucks, passenger automobiles, SUVs and vans.