Possible Driver Causes In a Semi Accident Just by the sheer enormity of their size a semi accident can become very dangerous, very quickly.
So if you have been involved in one and need to go to court to help cover any expenses associated with it here's some of what you or your lawyer need to find out.
A Tired Driver Can Easily Cause a Semi Accident Driver fatigue is the largest culprit when it comes to semi accidents.
Check the number of hours they've been driving against the actual distance that they've traveled to check for any holes in the story.
This is because drivers usually get paid based on either the amount of loads that they drop off or by the number of miles they drive.
So they obviously want to finish the job as quickly as possible because for them each job completed means they can get started on the next one, which ultimately leads to more money being made.
This may cause some drivers to make bad decisions to drive while they are very tired which puts themselves and everyone else on the road in danger of being in an accident.
Missed Safety Precautions That Can Cause a Semi Accident There are many laws in place to stop unnecessary an unnecessary semi accident due to the rig malfunctioning.
In fact one of the main problems is that every time a semi truck takes a load it should recalibrate in order to handle that particular load.
There are some drivers that aren't even aware about how to do this.
There are also many state licenses and inspections that need to be passed but are not always up to date.
With these two pieces of information you can start to put together how the accident happened and then decide how you want to proceed with the trucker and the trucking company.