What Causes a Tennessee Truck Rollover?
The truck accident attorneys from the Berkley Law Firm in Tennessee discuss the common causes of truck rollover accidents. We would like to share tips on how to prevent a truck rollover if you are the driver of a 18 wheeler truck or semi truck.
An accident involving a truck rollover can lead to horrific consequences, for the truck driver, the driver of another vehicle involved in the crash, and any passengers. Simply due to the sheer size of the truck, injuries suffered tend to be far more severe than those suffered in the collision of two automobiles. If you have been injured in a truck rollover accident, or a loved one has been the victim of a rollover, you may be entitled to compensation for the injuries suffered. The experienced and knowledgeable truck rollover accident law firm, the Berkley Law Firm PLLC, can help you get the damages you deserve.
What causes a truck to roll over?
First, there is driver error:
- Excessive speed
- Excessive speed on curves
- Excessive speed on exit or entrance ramps
- Excessive speed for weather conditions
- Miscalculation resulting to rear tires hitting an obstruction such as a curb
- Inexperience
In each case, the drivers negligence may have been the cause of the accident.
Second, there is improper loading of the truck, which may cause the load to shift when the truck goes around curves or makes turns. The truck may have been loaded by the driver, by a carrier company, or by any other entity for whom the driver is hauling the load. In these cases, the driver and the person or company responsible for loading the truck may have been the cause of the accident.
Third, there may defects in the truck itself, or in parts of the truck, in which case the truck or parts manufacturer may be to blame for the accident. And fourth, in some cases, the road itself may have been designed defectively, leading to the rollover accident.
These brief examples of causes of a rollover accident demonstrate the complexity of these types of truck accidents. Attorney Drayton D. Berkley of the Berkley Law Firm can apply his engineering background and 15 years of trucking accident experience to your case and help you get the compensation you need.
