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An accident involving a truck can be tragic given the size of the vehicles. Its no wonder that numerous of the accidents involve fatalities. There are variables 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 over, just swerving into another targeted traffic lane can be a disaster.

Jackknifing is a further hazard restricted to tractor trailer trucks. When a truck jackknifes, where the trailer goes in a different direction from the tractor, the driver has no control. The cause of the jackknife itself could be beyond the manage of the driver, even 1 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 even more cargo, the additional he will earn. Put a different way, the more quickly he goes and the longer he drives without stopping signifies even more revenue for him and his family.

The Numbers Tell the Story

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) conducted the Significant Truck Crash Causation Study (LTCCS). The study covered 120,000 large truck crashes from April 2001 to December 2003, and then narrowed the study by a representative sample: every single crash involved at least one substantial truck and resulted in a fatality or injury. In the chart beneath you will see driving also quick for circumstances and fatigue among the elements contributing to accidents.

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