Tennessee Truck Injury Lawyer & Attorney : Morgan Adams : Trucking Accident, Truck DUI DWI, Semi-Truck Accidents

The federal government has listed the reasons that truck drivers are involved in collisions. According to the FMCSA 2007 report on the 2005 crash results, the top 10 causes of truck accidents, where the truck driver is a fault, are:

1. Failure to keep in proper lane
2. Driving too fast for Conditions
3. Fatigue
4. Failure to yield right of way
5. Overcorrecting
6. Erratic or reckless driving
7. Illegal Drug use (By experience this would also include prescription and over the counter drug use)
8. Illegal maneuver, improper turn
9. Failure to obey Traffic signs
10. Cell phones

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The American Trucking Association estimated in 2005 that by 2014 there would be a shortage of 111,000 drivers. This shortage of drivers frequently causes trucking companies to hire drivers that are unqualified rather than having to turn down lucrative trucking contracts.

It is critical in a trucking case to have the Driver's Qualification File reviewed by an experienced lawyer to see if the trucking company knowingly hired an unqualified driver.

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