Accidents involving semi-trucks can be utterly devastating due to their sheer size and weight. In most instances, the other vehicle that the semi-truck collided with suffers the most damage and the driver suffers personal injury. Murphy, Falcon & Murphy is a Baltimore-based personal injury law firm with exceptional truck accident lawyers. Below, we'll take a look at the most common causes of trucking accidents. Get a free consultation today!
Driver Fatigue
Due to the way some truck drivers are compensated, many drive when they are tired and should be taking breaks. Driving when you are tired is very similar to driving under the influence. Your reflexes slow down, and you can't react as quickly.
Defective Brakes
Since truck drivers drive a lot, their brakes often go out on them. Most trucks have air brakes, which help to stop heavy trucks quickly. So when these fail, a truck can be a deadly weapon on the highway as we recently saw in Colorado.
Blind Spot Accidents
Known as "no-zones," semi-truck accidents often collide with vehicles when they are driving in the truck's blind spots where the truck driver has either very limited or no visibility to where the driver is at. These are on the sides of the truck and directly behind a semi-truck.
Overspeeding/Overtaking a Truck
Truckers often speed in their semi-trucks in order to meet their delivery deadlines. As you can imagine, the faster a loaded semi-truck goes, the deadlier it is. Accidents often happen when passenger cars speed up to overtake a semi-truck, meaning they are exceeding the speed limit even more. This can cause rollover accidents or the car veering off the side of the road, which often results in fatalities.
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