How Can a Maintenance Issue Cause a Truck Accident?
More often than you may realize, truck accidents are due to maintenance issues that are out of the truck driver’s threshold of control. And the sheer size and weight of a truck can make these accidents catastrophic. Continue reading to learn in what ways a maintenance issue may cause a truck accident and how an experienced Pasco County, Florida truck accident lawyer at Wendy Doyle-Palumbo, Esq. can help you out of this devastating situation.
In what ways might a maintenance issue cause a truck accident?
It falls on the responsibility of trucking companies to carry out routine inspections and maintenance on all their trucks. And if they fail to uphold this duty, a maintenance issue may cause a truck accident in any of the following ways:
- Failed brakes:
- Brakes are not inspected and repaired in a routine manner which causes a crash.
- A truck enters the road even after brakes fail inspection which causes a crash.
- A truck enters the road even with failed brake lights which causes a rear-end collision.
- Tire problems:
- Tires are underinflated or overinflated which causes a tire blowout.
- Tires are mismatched to each other or to the truck which causes a tire blowout.
- Tires have inadequate tread which causes a tire blowout.
- Improperly loaded trailers:
- A trailer is overloaded which causes a tire blowout.
- A trailer is unevenly loaded which causes a rollover.
- A trailer door is not properly locked which causes contents to fall onto the road.
What other circumstances might cause a truck accident?
In addition to truck maintenance issues, there are other ways in which a trucking company may be identified as negligent. In a similar sense, a truck driver’s negligence may be the ultimate catalyst of an accident. Examples of both are as follows:
- Trucking company negligence:
- Failure to conduct background checks on all truck drivers before hiring.
- Failure to train all truck drivers before sending them on the road.
- Failure to give all truck drivers ample break times (i.e., working over 16 hours within 24 hours or 60 hours within seven days).
- Truck driver negligence:
- Failure to hit the brakes at an ample time and distance.
- Failure to check large blind spots before merging or changing lanes.
- Failure to drive below the enforced speed limit.
And regardless of who the at-fault party of your truck accident is, you must hold them accountable for your injuries and damages by filing a personal injury claim. As you may likely conclude yourself, you may have an important case on your hands that requires prompt action. That is, “prompt action” translates to a two-year statute of limitations. So you must not hesitate in reaching out to a skilled Hudson truck accident lawyer at Wendy Doyle-Palumbo, Esq.