Tempe Truck Accident Attorneys

Types of Tempe truck accidentss

Whether a truck driver is driving a small truck to make local deliveries or the truck driver is a commercial truck shipping inventory into and out of Tempe, if they cause an accident, the driver deserves to be held accountable. In 2018, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation, pickup trucks were involved in more than 36,000 accidents. Other trucks involved in fatal crashes and non-fatal crashes included tractor trailers, concrete mixer trucks, dump trucks, garbage trucks, tanker trucks, tow trucks, and other truck combinations.

Trucks, like cars, can be involved in single-truck crashes, rear-end collisions, sideswipes, head-on crashes, and broadside crashes. In addition, trucks, because of their size, cargo, and operation difficulties, are also often involved in:

• Rollovers. Due to a different center of gravity than cars, trucks are susceptible to rolling over when the driver goes around a curve too fast or drives too fast.
• Jackknifes. In this type of accident, the tractor and trailer end up at right angles to each other. Tempe jackknife accidents can kill or harm the driver. Other drivers can be injured as they try to steer around or avoid the jackknifed trailer.
• Spilled cargo. Cargo and inventory should be properly secured. The cargo should meet approved weight limits. If cargo spills, any driver near the spill can be involved in an accident running over the spill or trying to avoid the spill.
• Multi-vehicle accidents. When trucks rollover, jackknife, or spill cargo; they often cause chain-reaction accidents as other drivers try to avoid the truck. In trying to avoid the truck, these other cars may crash into each other, into the truck, or run off the highway.
• Improper backing up. Trucks that load cargo at shipping sites need to use spotters and other precautions when they back out into traffic. Failure to back out properly can cause a truck accident with any driver on the main road.
• Wide turn accidents. Truck drivers that make wide turns, especially right turns, often can’t see the vehicles directly behind them or directly to the side of the vehicle. As they make a wide turn at an intersection, they can crush any vehicles in their path. Truck drivers need to take extra safety measures when making a wide turn.
• Blind spots. Blind spots can also cause a truck accident in Tempe. Trucks don’t have windows to look out of which means drivers need to rely on mirrors to see around the truck. Mirrors can’t catch the blind spots where cars might be too close to the truck.

If truck parts are defective and the defect is the cause of a death or injuries, then the manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of the truck parts may be liable. Drivers of commercial trucks must have a commercial license.