3 Types of Truck Accidents and Why They Happen
Jackknife accidents, rear-end crashes, and rollovers are the three most common types of truck accidents. These accidents happen due to speeding, distracted driving, quick lane changes, panic stops, fatigued driving, and a variety of other reasons. No matter the cause, the aftermath is always the same: serious injuries and fatalities. Truck Accidents: Types and Causes Jack-Knife Accidents Jackknife accidents happen when the driver of a large commercial truck overcorrects after drifting across lanes. Because of their length and size, commercial trucks are hard to maneuver. Sharp turns or [...]
When Uninsured Truckers Cause a Crash
A person injured in an accident caused by an uninsured trucker in Nevada can cover medical expenses and other damages with his or her medical payments policy. The accident victim can recover compensation from his or her uninsured and underinsured motorist policy if he or she has it. The victim can also cover medical costs with his or her health insurance policy. An attorney may look for other potentially liable parties that may compensate the victim for his or her injuries. Medical Payments Policy An accident victim can [...]
Why Wide Turns Cause Truck Accidents
A wide turn requires a wide radius and an additional traffic lane, which increases the risk of serious truck accidents. A truck driver should keep in mind that there are other road users when making a wide turn. If the truck driver makes a reckless wide turn that causes injuries or even death to other road users, he or she can be held liable. What is a Wide Turn? A wide turn occurs when a big vehicle, such as a commercial tractor-trailer, uses a wide space or an [...]
Who Is Liable for Uber Freight Accidents in Nevada?
A negligent driver, carrier, truck manufacturer, and a government agency or contractor are some of the potentially liable parties in Uber Freight accidents. A rigorous investigation is required in most Uber Freight accidents to determine what took place and why. A comprehensive analysis of the evidence may demonstrate that multiple parties are liable for the accident. Potentially Liable Parties in an Uber Freight Accident Driver An Uber Freight accident may occur due to a driver’s negligent actions like speeding, drunk driving, fatigued driving, or distracted driving. In such a [...]
Trucking Company Urges Other Fleets: Embrace Safety Technology Before It’s Too Late
Bettaway Beverage Distributors, a four-decade-old, family-owned trucking company located in New Jersey, advises other fleets to embrace safety technology. It urges them to implement a rigorous driver training and risk prevention program that consists of in-cab cameras, safety culture, and collision avoidance system. Catastrophic Crash President John Vaccaro of Bettaway Beverage Distributors recounts a crash that was a turning point for him, his family, and his trucking business. Vaccaro admits that regardless of the company’s focus on technology, fender-benders, merge accidents, bumper thumpers, and blind-spot crashes occurred occasionally. [...]
These Dangerous Maneuvers Increase the Risk of Trucking Accidents
Making quick lane changes, moving too fast in response to changing conditions, tailgating, running yellow lights, and overtaking other vehicles are examples of dangerous maneuvers that elevate the risk of trucking accidents. These careless maneuvers are already disastrous when performed in small passenger cars. They are likely to cause more catastrophic accidents when performed by huge trucks. Common Dangerous Maneuvers That Truckers Make Making Careless Lane Switches Switching from one lane to another while operating a fully loaded commercial truck is riskier than doing the same in a [...]
These Safety Solutions Can Reduce Truck Crash Injuries and Deaths
Automatic emergency braking, underride guards, speed controllers, anti-distracted driving policy, and defensive driving are some of the safety solutions that can potentially minimize truck crash injuries and deaths. These safety solutions also minimize costly repairs, insurance premiums, and claim payouts. Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) AEB is a crash prevention technology that has demonstrated its effectiveness in reducing truck collisions and moderating their severity. This technology has been utilized by top U.S. trucking businesses for years and there are adequate data and research to back its essential use. Speed [...]
What You Should Know About Jackknife Accidents
Jackknife accidents refer to incidences where the front of the truck and the trailer abruptly stop moving in the same direction. The truck and the out-of-control trailer create a 90-degree angle that looks like a jackknife – a folding blade commonly used by campers and hunters. Just like a sharpened jackknife blade, the uncontrollable trailer can hurt anybody or anything on its way. What Are the Common Causes of Jackknife Crashes? Jackknife crashes are frightening, and there are many reasons why they happen. The common causes of these crashes include: High [...]
4 Safety Tips for New Truckers
Safe driving practices can help new truckers reduce the risk of traffic crashes. Operating a commercial truck requires a higher level of skill and attentiveness compared to passenger vehicles. Whether experienced or novice, truckers can follow these 4 safety tips to reduce the risk of an accident while on the job. Causes of Trucking Accidents Trucking accidents account for 74% of fatal passenger vehicle crashes. Of these fatalities, 67% were victims in the involved passenger vehicle. When truckers are unprepared, inattentive, or impaired, they risk their jobs as [...]
Head-On Truck Crash?
Head-on crashes with big trucks can yield serious and often fatal injuries. Victims that survive these accidents usually face extensive and expensive medical treatment, prolonged recovery times, and a lifetime of physical and emotional scars. While compensation from a personal injury case may not fully replace what an accident victim lost, it can make a big difference in his or her life. Head-On Truck Collisions Are the Deadliest Type of Crash The likelihood of being involved in a head-on or frontal impact collision with a large truck is small. [...]
