Pennsylvania truck accidents are fatal

Truck accidents are always serious if not fatal simply because a big rig is more powerfully built than a car or SUV.

What causes truck accidents?

• Lack of preparation on the part of the truck driver or trucking company
• Drivers may not be prepared for the vast range in temperatures and weather conditions incurred in routes from state to state. Trucks may not be inspected or have on hand adequate equipment and supplies for cold weather or the hot parched desert.
• Drivers may forget or be totally inexperienced driving in cold, icy weather.
• In order to adhere to schedules where time equals money, truck drivers will drive at night even with reduced visibility ignoring safe speed limits.
• Truck drivers may take stimulants or consume alcohol to stay awake.
• Truck drivers may be texting their friends as a way to stay awake.
• Oversized loads can cause sway in one direction or another.
• Detours may route truckers on two lane highways where road conditions, hills, and traffic patterns are unknown.
• The truck driver may be careful yet bad things can still happen beyond their control.
• Trucks may not be maintained properly or at all.
• Truck maintenance companies may sign off on the truck without properly inspecting it.
• Truck recalled parts may be still in use.

What if you or a loved one is in a traffic accident?

When a truck accident happens, so does hysteria. Emergency vehicles are called and local and/or state police officers arrive on the scene. The best thing you can do to protect yourself and your family is call a Pennsylvania accident lawyer as soon as possible. Evidence will have to be collected. While there are teams who do that per government agencies, it's always better to have your lawyer or a representative present or soon thereafter. Don't delay. A lawyer in your corner will do a lot more for you the victim, than your insurance company.