You were injured in a Virginia truck accident – but who was really at fault for the crash? The Large Truck Crash Causation Study (LTCCS), conducted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), examined 141,000 truck accidents across America in order to discover what the most common causes of truck accidents were when the truck, trucker, or truck company was at fault.
Here are the results:
- Truck brake issues/equipment failure.
- Driving too fast for the conditions
- Trucker is not familiar with the area.
- The condition of the road.
- Driver is using over-the-counter drugs.
- Driver is not watching the road/inadequate surveillance.
- Trucker fatigue.
- Trucker pressured by employer.
- Driver broke a traffic law.
- Driver inattention.
- Distracted driving.
- Truck-tire failure.
- Trucker tailgating.
- Truck jackknifes.
- Cargo shifts in truck.
- Driver medical problem.
- Trucker using illegal drugs.
- Trucker under the influence of alcohol.
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