Truck Accidents: Major Causes and Contributing Factors Major causes of accidents involving commercial trucks have been well-documented by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, or FMCSA. The process of determining these causes involved hundreds of hours of data analysis on truck accidents, road conditions, driver fatigue and other contributing factors. One of the top causes…
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Commercial Truck Accidents and Distribution of Liability Claims The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reports that around 10% of all highway accidents involve a large commercial truck. Although these types of crashes represent a small percentage of the total number of accidents occurring every year, they tend to cause more damage to other vehicles and…
