An accident can result in high medical costs, permanent disability, and even wrongful deaths by the negligence of another party which could have been avoided. Unfortunately, certain accidents occur due to defects in the vehicle, drunk driving, and even distracted driving. A victim from an accident could seek an insurance claim even if they were only mentally affected by an accident like emotional distress or mental anguish. Accidental trauma can be recovered easily.

Additionally, truck accidents can result in even more damage than a car accident since trucks are enormous in size and weight, especially if the truck had a cargo load when the accident occurred. Still, the damages can be compensated with an Ontario truck accident lawyer legal help.

Here are some of the common causes of truck accidents:

  • Tire blowouts

Truck drivers are entitled to ensure that their trucks are in good condition before taking them for a drive or a good transport since there are eight wheels in a truck, and even if one tire blows out, it can bring imbalance while driving and cause an accident. In some cases, if the tire blows out while traveling with cargo, the load might fall off due to the sudden shake of the blowout.

  • Fatigued driver

Good transport in truckers usually occurs in the early morning or late at night when fewer vehicles are on the roads. So truck drivers might have to stay awake throughout their journey to safely pick and drop the goods that are being transported through their truck. Most truck drivers are specially trained, but some might feel fatigued after long hours of driving and might unintentionally cause an accident resulting in damages.

  • Speeding 

Usually, truck drivers will be given a target of certain goods to be delivered within a period and fulfill their goal. They would try to rush and speed up with the cargo on their truck. Such speeding can result in a truck accident. Hence, truck drivers are advised not to rush even if there is less time for the cargo delivery because it is risky to speed up on a loaded truck.

There are certain mistakes that truck drivers make which result in unfortunate events. Additionally, a truck should be driven by an experienced truck driver only since inexperience can also cause an accident since the control of the truck is quite different from that of a car.