Category Archives: Accident Types

Tractor-Trailer underride accidents occur when the front of a small passenger car contacts the rear or side of a truck trailer. The small passenger car is less than 30 inches above the ground, while the bed of the truck trailer …

Large trucks, including tractor trailers, with a gross weight more than 10,000 pounds account for a disproportionately large share of traffic deaths based on miles traveled. Fatalities from large truck or tractor trailer crashes have increased approximately 10 percent from …