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Six Surprising Causes of Truck Accidents in Oklahoma
You might be surprised at what’s behind the seasonal increase in truck accidents this time of year. Let’s look at some of the causes of truck accidents in the fall.
The commercial trucking industry in the United States is huge, more massive than most people are aware.
Insight into its size and growth is given in these startling statistics illustrated in an infographic from the Business Insider:
Given these statistics, it is easy to see how this massive industry contributes to a massive problem - commercial trucking crashes.
Anyone who has been involved in a trucking accident knows how scary and stressful the experience is, both during and after the crash. People who survive are often left with serious, long-term, or permanent injuries. And since commercial trucks are so much larger and heavier than typical passenger vehicles, the rate of fatality truck accidents is significant.
After a crash with a commercial truck, injured people, and the families of those who are killed, have many decisions that need to be made as they try to heal and move forward in life. Dealing with injuries, medical bills, damaged vehicles, lost wages, and grief caused by a loved one’s death, can be overwhelming. It is crucial to get all available help, including legal help to manage the personal injury claim, so that healing can begin physically, emotionally, and financially.
You might be surprised at what’s behind the seasonal increase in truck accidents this time of year. Let’s look at some of the causes of truck accidents in the fall.
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