Trucking Accident Statistic

Trucking Accidents Every 16 minutes a person is injured or killed in a tractor-trailer truck accident. There are over 400,000 accidents involving tractor trailer and commercial trucks each year. Sadly, approximately 3,700 persons in passenger vehicles are killed each year in accidents with tractor trailers or other commercial trucks. A common violation of trucking regulations is failure to maintain the brake systems. ZZzz The most common cause of accidents involving tractor trailers and other large trucks is driver fatigue. Approximately 140,000 people are injured in big rig accidents each year. Copyright © Futeral & Nelson, LLC, All Rights Reserved