The Most Common Causes of Truck Accidents
At any given time of day, there are thousands of trucks on the road around the country. Most of these trucks and drivers are following the law and not creating any problems for others who use our interstates. However, there are some trends that lead to accidents.
Drug Use – Most accidents that involve drivers of big rig trucks are caused by drug use. This can be illicit drug use, or abuse of over-the-counter drugs. Part of the reason is that drivers are using these drugs to help keep them alert or to fight off the boredom that comes after hours on the road. Either way, over a quarter of the truck accidents are directly related to drug use.
Fatigue – A huge cause of truck accidents is due to the fact that the driver is overly tired. Not only does fatigue cause a person to fall asleep at the wheel, but it also delays response time and causes lapses in judgment. A mistake that would never have been made if the driver was fully alert is easily made when tired.
Speeding – Drivers are often compensated when the make the shipment faster. This can lead to making poor choices such as speeding, turning when it isn’t safe, and other errors. These mistakes in judgment often lead to fatal truck accidents and the victim is almost always the smaller vehicle and not the truck.
Improper Training – Truck drivers need to have special training to operate the big trucks, and they need a lot of hours of practice before they can handle all the situations driving on the road can throw at them. When it comes to oil fracking, companies need drivers right away, and often training and practice is skipped. This often leads to truck accidents because the driver simply does not know how to handle the situation that arises.
Other Factors – There are a multitude of other factors that can lead to a truck accident. From distracted driving, to weather, to driving unfamiliar roads, truck drivers can make mistakes that unfortunately cost the lives of innocent people driving nearby.
Hire a Truck Accident Attorney
If you, or someone you love, have been in a fracking truck accident, you need a truck accident attorney to help you sort out everything that happened. Without an attorney you may not be able to reach the settlement that you deserve; instead you will be strong armed into taking something less than adequate by the aggressive attorneys who represent the trucking companies. To combat those attorneys, you need a highly trained truck accident attorney from Arentz Law who knows what your legal rights are. Call 1-800-305-6000, or fill out the contact form on this page, to schedule your free case review.
A truck accident attorney from Arentz Law can handle your claim whether it was a fracking truck accident in North Dakota, or another truck accident in any other state.