FLORIDA TRUCK 18-WHEELER ACCIDENTS | SEMINOLE FLORIDA ATTORNEY G. ALAN TRIPP, JR.
TRIPP LAW FIRM - Florida Trucking Accident Injury Law Firm

Being involved in an accident with a tractor-trailer, 18-wheeler or other commercial oversized motor vehicle usually results in catastrophic property damage to the smaller vehicle as well as severe personal injury or even death in some cases.

Trucking accidents are not just big car accidents they are usually much more. The damages are greater both to the vehicle and yourself.

If you have been involved in a truck accident in Florida you can contact our firm to speak to us about the potential injury claim you may have.

In order to protect yourself out on the road you might want to consider these common acts done by automobile drivers that can result in horrible consequences.

• Driving in the "No-Zones" areas behind & beside a commercial truck where the driver has limited or zero visibility
• Changing lanes abruptly in front of a truck
• Maneuvering to the right of a truck that is making a right turn.
• Misjudging an approaching truck's speed at an intersection, and making a left turn in front of the truck.
• Merging improperly into traffic, causing a truck to maneuver or brake quickly.
• Failure to slow down or speed up when a truck begins to change lanes or merge.
• Unsafe passing, particularly passing with insufficient headway.
• Passing a truck, then being blown out of position by air turbulence or cross-wind.
• Pulling into traffic from the roadside in front of a truck without accelerating sufficiently.
• Driving between large trucks.
• Abandoning a vehicle in a travel lane, or failing to get a disabled vehicle completely off the highway and onto the shoulder.

Dangers Presented By Commercial Truck Drivers
Commercial truck drivers should be highly skilled and patient drivers. However, in addition to the dangers inherent in the size and weight of the trucks used in commercial transportation and shipping, a number of characteristics inherent in the business can contribute to traffic accidents. These include:

Inadequate training as to driving technique, safety concerns, and defensive driving. Systems of compensation that encourage faster vehicle speeds and more hours of consecutive vehicle operation than would normally be advisable.
Unrealistic schedules and expectations of trucking companies that encourage drivers to hurry, despite safety risks involved.

If you have additional questions that aren't listed please contact Tripp Law Firm 24 / 7 by phone at 1-888-392-LAWS or 727-398-2900 - we are here to help and answer all of your personal injury trucking accident questions!