
TRUCK ACCIDENTS
Trucks are considered large, medium, or heavy trucks, excluding buses and motor homes, with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) greater than 10,000 pounds, many weighing at least twenty-five times the weight of a car. Source, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Truck accidents are caused by the overall size and weight of the truck, driver fatigue due to unrealistic schedules, increased vehicle speed to meet demand, weather, and distracted driving. Like motor vehicle crashes, the at-fault party is determined based on negligence to exercise reasonable care on the road resulting in physical or financial damages to another person.