FL Trucking Accident Causes (& How an Attorney Can Help!)
A semi-truck and trailer can be more than 70 feet long and weigh up to 80,000 pounds. If you get hit by such a gigantic piece of machinery at highway speed, you will be lucky to survive.If you do survive, your injuries can be debilitating for life. So, what are some of the common causes of truck accidents? Here are some of the main accident causes in FL:
- Driving too fast for weather or traffic conditions. This is a form of speeding, even when a truck driver is driving below the speed limit.
- Drowsy or fatigued driving. There are federal regulations as to how long a driver might drive per day or per week. Both drivers and their employers might try to circumvent these rules due to tight schedules and delivery deadlines.
- Distracted driving like texting while driving, talking on a phone or inputting information into a navigational device.
- Driver error like taking needless and dangerous risks.
- Equipment issues involving tires and brakes.
- Overloaded or poorly loaded cargo that can shift and change the trailer’s center of gravity.
Truck insurers are well aware of the disastrous damage that an 80,000-pound big rig can do. That’s why a semi-truck driver or company’s minimum insurance requirements are so much higher than a private motorist. They also know that if there is an accident, they are in for far more financial exposure than ordinary drivers. They will try to shift some or all of the blame for a trucking accident over onto the injured or deceased motorist.
Do not let the blame for a trucking accident be pushed over onto you or your relative who was injured or perished because of it. Contact the Bradenton trucking accident lawyers at the Neri Law Group right away after an accident and arrange for a free consultation and case review. We want you to be fully compensated for your losses.
