Under the law, Truck Companies must adequately train and maintain truck driver's hours. Accidents involving trucks, motorcycles, and cars are the leading brain injury, back injury. Truck accidents are the leading cause of death on the road in IL while working and off work. There are numerous reasons why a truck driver and trucking company may be negligent. Josephine Cullotta is a Truck Injury Lawyer in Glenview, IL who will identify what the semi-truck company and driver did wrong under IL law.
Types of Trucking Accidents May Include:
- Vehicle Overturned
- Pedestrian Struck
- Strike another vehicle
- Hit Non-collision Parked Vehicle
- Rear-End
- Head-On
- Sideswipe-Same Direction
- Driving -Opposite Direction
- Improper or wide Turning
- Improper Lane Usage
Truck Driver's Negligence:
- Speeding
- Driver fatigue
- Falling asleep at the wheel
- Wide angled turns
- Lane drift
- DUI/DWI
- Lack a rear guard, resulting in under riding
- Lack of proper safety reflectors
- Tire blowout
- Load shift