Trucking Accidents
Accidents
involving large trucks are among the most serious and most deadly in the U.S.
Trucking companies are required to follow Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations concerning their equipment and their drivers' hours of service.
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A typical
fully-loaded large commercial truck can weigh 80,000 pounds or more.
While
statistics show that truck drivers are much more careful on the road than
automobile drivers, fatal crashes involving trucks and other large vehicles has
declined in recent years, large truck crashes still accounted for 5350
fatalities and 133,000 injuries in 2001.
Alarming Statistics
Every 16 minutes of everyday, another person in
the U.S. will be injured or killed in a truck accident. The majority of fatal
truck accidents occur in rural areas during the daytime. About 27 percent of all
large truck drivers involved in a fatal truck accident throughout the U.S had at
least one prior speeding conviction compared to 19 percent of the passenger
vehicle drivers involved in fatal crashes. Large trucks were much more likely to
be involved in a fatal multiple-vehicle crash as opposed to a fatal
single-vehicle crash.
How Can a Lawyer Help?
When a passenger vehicle is involved in an
accident with an 18 wheeler or tractor trailer, the out come can be
catastrophic. Many truck accidents result in property damage or personal injury.
Without legal help from a personal injury lawyer, you may have no idea of the
real value of your 18-wheeler accident claim. Consult an experienced personal
injury 18-wheeler lawyer. Without legal help from your personal injury lawyer,
you may have no idea of the real value of your 18-wheeler accident claim.
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