Truck Driver Caused Accident Poorly Trained


POORLY TRAINED TRUCK DRIVERS CAUSE ACCIDENTS

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Car Accident Caused by Truck Driver

Truck drivers are in high demand. Most of the products you buy in the store get there by truck. As a result, there are a lot of trucks on the road at any given time. Unfortunately, companies often do not train their drivers properly. In part, this helps them keep prices low. Our firm has handed many cases where a truck causes a serious accident car accident.

Time Magazine recently published an article on this subject.In the article, they point out that barbers in many states need 1000 hours of training to get a license, and airline passenger pilots must have 1500 hours of flight time. But there is no minimum behind the wheel drive time required for truck drivers.

First year drivers are involved in more crashes than other truckers. Continued truck driver training is important as well. The consequences of inadequate training are most dramatic when a big rigs crashes into another vehicle. The truck driver has responsibility, of course.But the employer is responsible as well.It is not fair to the truck driver or the public to put an inexperienced trucker on the road with such a huge vehicle.Big trucks are simply too complicated to operate without proper training. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has proposed rules for additional driver training, but industry lobbying groups were able to defeat them.

CAR ACCIDENT WITH TRUCK RESULTS IN SERIOUS INJURIES

Many of our truck caused car accident cases result from rear-end collisions. The truck is just so big and heavy that there is always significant damage. Of course, there are often serious injuries to the car occupants as well. We have had several cases that resulted in a fatality.

If you are injured in a car accident caused by a truck, call us to speak with a lawyer. Our attorneys have more than 25 years’ experience. We represent people injured in truck and car accidents throughout Minnesota.The initial consultation is free. Further, we never charge anything unless until you receive compensation for your injuries.