Truck Accident Causes
How Truck Accidents Happen
Commercial truck accidents happen with devastating severity. Statistics show that the majority of these collisions cause catastrophic injuries and cause extremely expensive property damages.
At Langdon & Emison, we have seen the awful effects of trucking accidents and they never become easier to accept. We do know, though, that the causes of trucking accidents are the foundation of your personal injury or wrongful death lawsuit and that we can use our knowledge to get you the damages—and emotional closure—you deserve.
How Trucking Accidents Happen
Inadequate Training: Some truck drivers do not know the right techniques, safety concerns, or defensive driving tactics that are necessary for safe truck driving. These truckers should not be behind the wheel, and their lack of training may have caused your accident.
Fatigue: Truckers often drive for long hours, even though government and industry regulations prohibit them from doing so. When trucking companies pressure truck drivers to commit unlawful acts, devastating accidents can occur.
Intoxication: Truckers may use prescription or non-prescription drugs that prevent them from driving safely. This is illegal and may be a contributing cause to you or your loved one’s accident.
Unrealistic Schedules: Some trucking companies make business-to-business promises that mean truck drivers must drive over the speed limit and even sometimes hazardously to fulfill their assignments. Langdon and Emison attorneys can help determine if unsafe driving caused you or a loved one’s accident (?) .
This is only a partial list of trucking accident causes. Even though there are many causes of truck accidents , the effects are almost always the same—seriously injured, permanently disabled or dead victims and damaged property.
Langdon & Emison takes on the trucking companies, their drivers and their insurance companies.. We will hold those responsible for your accident accountable for their actions.
