Truck Accident Lawyer Blog

Everyone on the roadways has a duty to drive reasonably, and to obey the rules of the road. So, a collision involving a tractor trailer or a large commercial vehicle is just like any other traffic accident, right? Wrong!

They are not the same. Tractor trailers are profoundly larger and heavier than ordinary vehicles on the road. Collisions involving these trucks cause thousands of life-altering injuries and fatalities each and every year. They pose a tremendous safety hazard to everyone on the roads and interstates, when they are not safety maintained, inspected, and driven. These facts were recognized by lawmakers decades ago, and so interstate truck drivers and the trucking companies for whom they drive, are subject to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, and often state safety regulations, as well. When a trucking company puts profits over the safety of the human beings out on the roads and interstates, they may be engaged in recklessly or intentionally disregarding those Safety Regulations and even the company's own internal safety rules. It happens all the time. And when it happens, the trucking company's disregard of those safety rules and safety regulations can end up being the cause of catastrophic injuries and fatalities.

There are thousands and thousands of lives on the line. That is why it is so important that the safety rules be respected by the truck drivers and the trucking companies.