Causes of Truck Accidents
One of the worst causes of truck accidents is exhaustion. Commercial truck drivers can legally be scheduled to work 14-hour days and 70-hour weeks. Even after one shift, they can start to feel fatigued while driving, which dramatically increases the chances of causing a crash.
Other causes of truck accidents include:
- Texting-and-driving
- Speeding
- Intoxication
- Changing lanes without checking mirrors
- Overloaded trailers
- Truck part defects