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An accident involving a truck can be tragic given the size of the vehicles. Its no wonder that quite a few of the accidents involve fatalities. There are factors that impact trucks in ways 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 over, just swerving into another visitors lane can be a disaster.

Jackknifing is an additional hazard limited to tractor trailer trucks. When a truck jackknifes, exactly where the trailer goes in a different direction from the tractor, the driver has no control. The result in of the jackknife itself could be beyond the manage of the driver, even one particular with years of expertise. 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 extra cargo, the even more he will earn. Put one more way, the quicker he goes and the longer he drives with no stopping indicates additional capital for him and his household.

The Numbers Tell the Story

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and the National Highway Visitors Safety Administration (NHTSA) conducted the Huge Truck Crash Causation Study (LTCCS). The study covered 120,000 substantial truck crashes from April 2001 to December 2003, and then narrowed the study by a representative sample: each crash involved at least a single massive truck and resulted in a fatality or injury. In the chart below you will see driving too quickly for conditions and fatigue amongst the aspects contributing to accidents.

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