Common Types of Trucking Accidents

If you are ever involved in a trucking accident, it can be overwhelming and confusing in the aftermath of these types of accidents. Understanding the types of trucking accidents, can help you understand whether you have a personal injury claim or not.  Accidents involving commercial trucks and tractor trailers can be fatal or seriously injure multiple parties.  If you have questions or want to understand your rights after a trucking accident, call the trucking accident experts in North Florida and South Georgia – Fonvielle Lewis Messer & McConnaughhay.

Jackknife: Jackknife accidents occur due to sudden braking or loss of traction, causing the tractor to fold in on itself forming a V-shaped angle.  Common causes are brake failure,  mechanical failures, or improper braking by truck drivers.  These types of accidents can be especially dangerous given the unpredictable nature of the skidding of the trailer.

Rollover: Rollover accidents are some of the most dangerous types of trucking accidents.  These types of accidents involve a truck rolling over onto its side or roof and often can be deadly for anyone involved. Unbalanced loads, weather conditions, and taking turns too fast are often contributing factors in these types of accidents.

Tire blowouts: Commercial truck tires are put under tremendously heavy loads and stressful road conditions every day.  Tire blowouts can result in truck drivers losing control of the truck or other vehicles swerving out of the way of a truck with a blown tire, resulting in significant danger to nearby vehicles on the road.

Head-on: Head-on collisions occur when a truck and another vehicle moving in opposite directions collide head-on with each other.  Head-on collisions typically occur on highways and interstates, where speeding is common and the volume of trucks is high.  For these reasons, these types of accidents can be deadly and often result in multiple serious injuries.  In addition, other factors such as driver fatigue, falling asleep at the wheel, or distracted driving contribute to the severity in these types of accidents.

Underride: An underride accident is when a tractor trailer stops quickly and smaller vehicles slam into either the rear or side of the tractor trailer causing them to slide underneath it.  Because of the nature of underride collisions, these accidents can cause catastrophic injuries and be fatal.

If you or a loved one has been injured in a trucking accident, call the trucking accident experts – Fonvielle Lewis Messer & McConnaughhay.  We have represented thousands of trucking accident victims and are dedicated to helping truck accident victims get the compensation they deserve!